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Installing Appium

Installing and running Appium on a windows machine

Step 1: Install the latest java version on your local machine

You can download it from here Java Downloads | Oracle

Please download according to your operating system Then set the JAVA_HOME in environment variables

Step 2: Install the Android SDK

You can download it from the below URL

Download Android Studio and SDK tools | Android Developers

Once installed set the ANDROID_HOME environment variable

Step 3: Install Appium on your local machine

Use the following link to download Appium

Appium Windows 1.21.0

Step 4: Connect the android device in developer mode

Open your android mobile goto settings > About Phone (varies from phone to phone) > Android version > next to android version check for build number or any version in formation next to android version click it more than 5 times it will prompt you are a developer now

Then a new developer options will be opened on your settings page

If you have a search in your settings, look for developer

Goto > developer options > enable it > USB debugging > enable it.

Now you can connect your device to your laptop/pc via USB and start using appium.

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