Advanced Appium: Scalable Mobile Test Automation is an intermediate-to-advanced level course designed for QA engineers, SDETs, and automation architects who want to build reliable, scalable mobile test systems using Appium. As your mobile product and team grow, isolated scripts and unstable CI runs won't cut it—you need modular frameworks, parallel execution, and stability strategies that hold up under pressure.
Advanced Appium: Scalable Mobile Test Automation
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Advanced level
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4 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
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Skills you'll gain
- Software Testing
- Apple iOS
- Maintainability
- Test Automation
- Test Tools
- Jenkins
- Mobile Development Tools
- Application Frameworks
- Cross Platform Development
- Test Case
- Test Execution Engine
- CI/CD
- Debugging
- Test Engineering
- Regression Testing
- Continuous Deployment
- Scalability
- Continuous Integration
- Automation
- Mobile Development
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October 2025
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There are 3 modules in this course
In this introductory lesson, learners will examine how to design mobile test automation frameworks that scale across platforms and teams. They’ll explore advanced Appium capabilities, architectural patterns like page object modeling, and best practices for creating reusable, modular test code. Through real-world examples and hands-on exercises, learners will understand how to build a sustainable foundation that supports long-term test coverage and team collaboration.
What's included
4 videos2 readings1 assignment1 plugin
In this lesson, learners will explore how to integrate Appium into CI/CD pipelines and optimize test execution at scale. They'll work with tools like Jenkins, Docker, and cloud device farms to implement parallelization and automation strategies. By analyzing real-world deployment flows and configuring test environments, learners will gain the skills to reduce execution time, improve feedback loops, and ensure consistent test runs across distributed systems.
What's included
3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 plugin
In this lesson, learners will investigate the root causes of test instability and flakiness in large mobile automation suites. They’ll apply debugging techniques, review platform-specific failure patterns, and develop strategies to enhance test reliability. Through troubleshooting scenarios and case-based analysis, learners will build the confidence to sustain automation quality in evolving app environments and complex team setups.
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4 videos1 reading3 assignments1 plugin
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