Appium interview questions — Hard
126 hard-level Appium questions from our Automation Testing bank, each with the correct answer and an explanation of why it is correct.
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What this covers
Appium appears throughout Automation Testing interviews. At hard level, interviewers are typically checking depth under pressure — edge cases, failure modes, performance characteristics, and the trade-offs you accepted. Work through these, then explain your answer out loud; the second part is what interviews actually test.
5 example questions
1. Regarding Appium, which of the following is a false statement?
- A. Appium automates native, hybrid, and mobile web applications using the WebDriver protocol.
- B. XCUITest is used for automating Android applications.correct
- C. Appium Inspector helps locate elements and view the app's UI hierarchy.
- D. Context switching lets Appium move between NATIVE_APP and WEBVIEW contexts in hybrid apps.
Why: The selected statement is false. The other options are accurate statements about Appium.
2. In a QA certification mock exam: Appium automates mobile apps primarily via which protocol?
- A. A custom binary protocol.
- B. The WebDriver (W3C) protocol.correct
- C. SMTP.
- D. FTP.
Why: Appium extends WebDriver/W3C to native, hybrid, and mobile-web apps.
3. Which statement about Appium is NOT correct?
- A. Appium Inspector helps locate elements and view the app's UI hierarchy.
- B. UiAutomator2 is the standard Appium driver for Android automation.
- C. Appium supports gestures like swipe, scroll, and pinch via W3C Actions or driver mobile: commands.
- D. Appium can only automate applications on Android devices.correct
Why: The selected statement is false. The other options are accurate statements about Appium.
4. Which of the following statements about Appium is FALSE?
- A. Appium Inspector helps locate elements and view the app's UI hierarchy.
- B. Appium can only automate applications on Android devices.correct
- C. The accessibility id locator strategy is generally the most stable cross-platform locator in Appium.
- D. Capabilities such as platformName, automationName, and deviceName configure an Appium session.
Why: The selected statement is false. The other options are accurate statements about Appium.
5. Identify the INCORRECT statement about Appium:
- A. XCUITest is the standard Appium driver for iOS automation.
- B. Appium requires access to the application's source code to run tests.correct
- C. Appium 2 uses independently installable drivers (e.g., UiAutomator2, XCUITest) instead of a monolithic server.
- D. Appium automates native, hybrid, and mobile web applications using the WebDriver protocol.
Why: The selected statement is false. The other options are accurate statements about Appium.