How can I switch ON/OFF AIRPLANE mode and wifi using Appium?

Question

How can I switch ON/OFF AIRPLANE mode and wifi using Appium ?

Selenium has below option:

NetworkConnection mobileDriver = (NetworkConnection) driver;
 if (mobileDriver.getNetworkConnection() != ConnectionType.AIRPLANE_MODE) {
   // enabling Airplane mode
   mobileDriver.setNetworkConnection(ConnectionType.AIRPLANE_MODE);
 }

But when I create AndroidDriver object and typecast it with above code, getting error that such typecast is not possible.

Any other way ?

Answer 1

This helper method will help you to turn on the wifi while your test case is still running:

static AppiumDriver driver;    

public static void wifiOff() throws InterruptedException {
    NetworkConnection mobileDriver = (NetworkConnection) driver;
    if (mobileDriver.getNetworkConnection() != ConnectionType.AIRPLANE_MODE) {
       // enabling Airplane mode
       mobileDriver.setNetworkConnection(ConnectionType.AIRPLANE_MODE);
    }
}

Works for me.

Answer 2

Try using hardware keys. Write the steps to turn it on and off by using hardware buttons.

Answer 3

According to the Appium Java API docs you'd do something like this (I haven't tested it):

driver.setConnection(Connection.AIRPLANE);

Note that only the Android driver supports this (not the iOS driver). See Adjusting Network Connection.

Answer 4

Currently you can switch between ON/OFF options of Airplane mode only in Android. There is still no option to do that on iOS. This being said, this is what you would do to enable/disable airplane mode in Android.

((AndroidDriver) DRIVER).setConnection(Connection.AIRPLANE);
boolean connectionStatus = ((AndroidDriver) DRIVER)
    .getConnection()
    .equals(Connection.AIRPLANE);
if (connectionStatus) {
    //Then do something
}

Answer 5

In Appium Latest Java client you can do it using To disable Wifi and Data in Android: driver.setConnection(new ConnectionStateBuilder().withWiFiDisabled().withDataDisabled().build());

To enabled WiFI and Data in Android: driver.setConnection(new ConnectionStateBuilder().withWiFiEnabled().withDataEnabled().build());

To Enable and Disable Airplane mode in iOS you can refer below article: Internet Offline Scenario Automation on Android and iOS Mobile App