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• Install Android Studio if you don’t have it

• Open Android Studio

• Click on More Actions > SDK Manager (or Tools > SDK Manager if a project is open)

• Click on the SDK tools tab, uncheck option "Hide Obsolete Packages"

• Check option “Android SDK Tools” and install version 26.1.1

• UIAutomatorViewer is now installed in Android SDK directory

• Add UIAutomatorViewer to your path:

  • On Linux: add the line export PATH=$HOME/Android/Sdk/tools/bin:$PATH in the .bashrc file and run the command "source ~/.bashrc"

  • On Mac: add the line export PATH=$HOME/Library/Android/sdk/tools/bin:$PATH in the .bash_profile file and run the command "source ~/.bash_profile"

  • On Windows: Windows start menu > Settings > System > About > Advanced settings > Environment variables > Path > Modify > Add the path C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\tools\bin. Replace username by the name of the user.

2. Launch UIAutomatorViewer

Check your java version with the following command:

java -version

2.1. Launch UIAutomatorViewer without installing

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Java 1.8

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Note
If you use a Mac, please follow the next part.

To avoid installing a different version of javaJava, you could set environment variables for your PC profile:

	Linux

Mac

Windows
ANDROID_HOME	Edit the ~/.bashrc file: export ANDROID_HOME=$HOME/Android/Sdk

Edit the ~/.bash_profile file:

export ANDROID_HOME=$HOME/Library/Android/sdk

	Windows start menu > Settings > System > About > Advanced settings > Environment variables > Path > Add: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk Replace username by the name of the user.
JAVA_HOME	Edit the ~/.bashrc file: export JAVA_HOME=$HOME/android-studio/jbr If jbr is not present (old version of Android Studio) replace it by jre

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Edit the ~/.bash_profile file:

export JAVA_HOME="/Applications/Android Studio

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app/Contents/jbr/Contents/Home"

	Windows start menu > Settings > System > About > Advanced settings > Environment variables > Path > Add: C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\jbr If jbr is not present (old version of Android Studio) replace it by jre.
PATH	Edit the ~/.bashrc file: export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

Edit the ~/.bash_profile file:

export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

Windows start menu > Settings > System > About > Advanced settings > Environment variables > Path > Modify > Add the path: $JAVA_HOME\bin

After adding the variables, you can open a new terminal (this is important to open a new terminal to take into account the variable variables you have just set) and use the following command to open uiautomatorviewer UIAutomatorViewer :

For Windows On Linux :

Code Block
language bash
java -Xmx1600M -Dcom.android.uiautomator.bindir="%ANDROID$ANDROID_HOME%\HOME/tools" -cp "%ANDROID$ANDROID_HOME%\HOME/tools\/lib\/x86_64\/swt.jar";:"%ANDROID$ANDROID_HOME%\HOME/tools\/lib\/*" com.android.uiautomator.UiAutomatorViewer

For Linux On Windows :

Code Block
language bash
java -Xmx1600M -Dcom.android.uiautomator.bindir="$ANDROID%ANDROID_HOME/HOME%\tools" -cp "$ANDROID%ANDROID_HOME/HOME%\tools/\lib/\x86_64/\swt.jar":;"$ANDROID%ANDROID_HOME/HOME%\tools/\lib/\*" com.android.uiautomator.UiAutomatorViewer

• The following program appears :

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2.2. Launch UIAutomatorViewer with

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Java 1.8

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Install Java 1.8:

• On Linux, do this on a new terminal run the following commands:

# Install java 8
sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk
# Check java version
java -version
# Update the java default version use by your system (if you have several)
sudo update-alternatives --config java

• On Mac, run the following command:

brew install openjdk@8

• On Mac, add the line export PATH=/usr/local/opt/openjdk@8/bin:$PATH in the .bash_profile file and run the command "source ~/.bash_profile"

• On Windows, install Java 1.8 by getting it on Oracle site web, the Oracle website. You need to create an account.

Launch UIAutomatorViewer:

• On Linux , on a new terminal, go to the directory $HOME/Android/Sdk/tools/bin and tap the and Mac, run the following command:

uiautomatorviewer

• On Windows, on a new terminal, go to the directory C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\tools\bin and tap run the following command:

uiautomatorviewer.bat

The following program appears :

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3. Use UIAutomatorviewer

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