--- title: "Verify the Android build you ship." description: "Automate Android app testing with Momentic. Write stable tests in plain English, run them on local or hosted emulators, and ship faster." canonical: "https://momentic.ai/android-testing" last-updated: "2026-10-09T17:17:31-07:00" --- # Verify the Android build you ship. URL: https://momentic.ai/android-testing platform / android-testing Test complete user flows across native screens and debuggable WebViews. Momentic checks your assertions and resolves controls again when the UI changes. [Try for free](https://app.momentic.ai/signup) [Get a demo](/sales) Works with Kotlin · Java · React Native · Expo · Flutter ## Verify Android apps and embedded web flows together. APK Your application build Cross-platform Kotlin, Java, React Native, Expo, and Flutter WebView Test app screens and debuggable WebViews in one flow. Parallel Fresh hosted emulators for independent tests MCP Coding agents test your running app ## How Android test automation works. Check the expected behavior on your APK. Save the test and run it again as your app changes. 01 ### Connect your app Run the wizard to install Momentic and try a sample. Upload your APK to start testing the build your team produces. 02 ### Describe the flow Describe the interaction and expected screen in plain English. Your coding agent can author and run the YAML test on a live emulator. 03 ### Verify the build Run tests on local or hosted emulators. Review screenshots and step results, then use the same tests to verify new builds in CI. ## One Android test across native and web screens. Describe the flow in plain English. Momentic navigates your APK, switches between native screens and debuggable WebViews, and verifies the expected result. android/sign-in.test.yaml yaml ```yaml fileType: momentic/mobile-test/v2 id: android-sign-in description: A user signs in and reaches the dashboard. platform: android steps: - openApp: com.example.shop - tap: The Sign in button - type: text: qa@example.com into: The Email field - type: text: test-password into: The Password field - tap: The Submit button - assert: The account dashboard is visible ``` Illustrative test. Replace the app ID, test credentials, and screen descriptions. After uploading an APK, run npx momentic-mobile run android/sign-in.test.yaml --channel staging --tag nightly --upload-results. ### Cross native and web screens Momentic detects debuggable WebViews and switches context as the flow enters or leaves them. Describe the controls in each screen and keep the complete user flow in one test. ### Run tests on fresh hosted emulators Momentic installs your APK on a fresh emulator for each hosted test. Run independent tests concurrently and keep your CI focused on the build and its results rather than emulator maintenance. ### Adapt when controls change Momentic uses the current screen and accessibility signals to find the control you described. It checks saved element matches before replaying an interaction and finds the control again when the match changes. ### Author with your coding agent MCP lets your coding agent inspect a live emulator, try steps, and run the test it saves. Engineers review the simplified YAML and run it against future builds in CI. Read the docs - [Android app setup](/docs/platforms/android/app-setup) - [Run mobile tests](/docs/cli-reference/momentic-mobile/commands/run) - [Mobile configuration](/docs/configuration/mobile) ## Android test automation that keeps up with your code. Keep native and web screens in one flow. Replay successful steps, find changed controls again, and run independent tests in parallel. ### Write Android tests in plain English Describe controls by their label, role, and surrounding screen. Mix preset steps with goal-driven AI actions, then assert the expected outcome. Review what the app should do. ### Fresh hosted Android emulators Momentic installs your uploaded APK on a fresh emulator for each test. Run independent tests in parallel without maintaining an emulator fleet. Spend time testing your app. ### Native and embedded web flows Test Kotlin, Java, React Native, Expo, and Flutter builds. Momentic switches between native screens and debuggable WebViews as your flow crosses them. Keep the whole flow in one test. ### Targets that adapt to UI changes Momentic checks saved element matches against the current screen and accessibility signals. When a match changes, AI finds the control again from your description. Keep testing as the screen changes. ### Reuse successful AI actions Momentic caches successful actions and replays their steps on later runs. If replay misses the goal, the agent attempts to repair the flow. Replay the flow and verify the outcome. ### MCP support for coding agents Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex can author and run tests on a live emulator. Your team reviews the resulting YAML beside application code. Your agent writes the test. You review it. How engineering teams use Momentic. Read how teams add repository tests, verify changes in CI, and investigate failed runs. “Momentic gave us a fast and reliable way to validate Poe.com's AI responses, even when they weren't deterministic.” Momoko F. Head of Product Operations, Quora 30 min daily test execution, down from 7 hours 500+ manual test cases replaced 100% critical tests created in one month [30 min daily test execution, down from 7 hours "Momentic gave us a fast and reliable way to validate Poe.com's AI responses, even when they weren't deterministic." Momoko F. Head of Product Operations, Quora](/customers/quora) [8x increase in release cadence "It's like giving someone your QA checklist and watching them execute it for you!" Sriram S. Engineering Lead, Source Control, Retool](/customers/retool) [80% faster release cycles "With Momentic, we've caught bugs that would have eluded even our most diligent internal tests." Alex C. CTO, GPTZero](/customers/gptzero) [6x faster end-to-end test creation "We've already seen a 30% decrease in production incidents thanks to Momentic's automated testing." Hanna K. Head of QA, CoverGo](/customers/covergo) [85% reduction in production incidents "Momentic gives us reliable end-to-end coverage, so we can focus on features instead of maintaining tests." Alec H. Staff AI Engineer, Mutiny](/customers/mutiny) [Browse all](/customers) ## Test web, iOS, and Android. Use the same simplified YAML format across web and mobile. Choose the CLI and runtime for each test. [01 Web End-to-end browser testing on Chromium and Chrome.](/web-app-testing)[02 iOS Native iOS apps and SwiftUI. Same authoring as Android.](/ios-testing)[03 Infrastructure Local or hosted execution for web and mobile tests.](/infrastructure) ## Android testing, answered. Do I need Android Studio to get started? No. Hosted runs need Android SDK platform-tools for adb and an exported ANDROID_HOME or ANDROID_SDK_ROOT. The install wizard can run the sample test when those prerequisites are available. Local emulators also need Java and Android Studio. What Android versions do you support? Android 15 is the hosted default. Local tests use an installed AVD image. See the [emulator reference](/docs/platforms/android/emulators) for available configurations. Can I test WebViews? Yes. Enable WebView.setWebContentsDebuggingEnabled(true) in your app. Momentic can then attach to the WebView and resolve its elements. How does Momentic handle Android-specific flake? Momentic rechecks saved element matches and finds moved controls from their descriptions. Enable Failure recovery for eligible CI failures; recovery does not turn a product bug into a passing test. What does authoring look like with a coding agent? Your coding agent uses the mobile MCP server to inspect the emulator, author steps, and run the test. It saves the simplified YAML in your repository for review. Can I run tests on physical devices? Not today. Android tests run on local or hosted emulators. Physical devices are on the roadmap without a committed date. How is pricing calculated for mobile? Usage-based credits. Ordinary steps cost one credit; AI-generated and recovery steps cost two. Hosted Android time adds eight credits per minute; see [pricing](/pricing) for the other charges. Where do my APKs live? In hosted asset storage. Upload an APK to a channel with an immutable tag. A floating alias such as nightly can move to a newer build without changing the test. How many emulators can run at once? One on Free. Pay-as-you-go allows five Android and five iOS devices concurrently; Enterprise is custom. Suite duration depends on the slowest shard and setup time. Can I gate a Play Store release on Momentic tests? Yes, from CI. Run the selected APK through momentic-mobile before the release job. Counted failures return a nonzero exit code. Quarantined tests do not block CI by default. Still have additional questions? ## Verify what you ship. Run your first test, or book a demo using your app. [Try for free](https://app.momentic.ai/signup) [Get a demo](/sales)