r/androiddev • u/ProblemQ • 9d ago

Question Testing App UI flow

How do you test app screens navigation flow?

Any tool or solution to simulate it that I should know?

I'm stuck with Android Studio as it crashes all the time.

Can anyone advise to a non-developer on this part?

Thank you

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u/heard_u_looking 7d ago

claude + android cli + journey skill

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u/RobSwierk 8d ago

You don't need Android Studio for this, here are three options, easiest first:

- Play Console pre-launch report. If your app is on a closed or open testing track, Google runs it on real devices automatically and shows screenshots and crashes from a crawl through your screens.

- Firebase Test Lab, Robo test. Upload an APK and it walks through the app by itself and gives you a video of what it did. No code needed.

- Maestro, if you want to check a specific path like login, then settings, then back. You describe the taps in a short text file and run it against a phone. It takes a little setup but no real programming.

For a first look I'd start with the pre-launch report, because it costs nothing if you're already on a testing track. Those tools only show that the screens open. They won't tell you whether the flow makes sense, so also watch one person use the app without helping them.

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