[Tutorial] How to run tests on real Android device remotely through Wi-Fi

kirill 2014-10-28 19:08:11 UTC #1

1. Connect device to computer via USB.
2. Make sure device and computer are connected to the same Wi-Fi.
3. Run this command to restart adb and make it work over tcpip:

adb tcpip 5555

4. Disconnect device
5. Get IP address of your phone ("Settings" -> Wifi -> “Your connected network” -> Your IP address")
6. Run this command to connect adb to your device over Wi-Fi using IP address:

adb connect <your phones ip address>

7. Verify, that adb works remotely:

adb devices

8. Run tests over Wi-Fi!

Source: http://qaautomationworld.blogspot.com/2014/06/appium-executing-test-throgh-wi-fi-on-real-devies.html

How to run tests on real Android device remotely through Wi-Fi(Without connecting thourgh USB once)

chaoskid42 2014-10-29 00:16:32 UTC #2

this is sweet. one small typo though. "adb device" should be "adb devices"

kirill 2014-10-29 00:34:57 UTC #3

You are right, thanks! Fixed

Sravanmedarapu 2014-10-29 08:21:24 UTC #4

Hi Kirill
Thanks for sharing the info :-)

Mayuresh_Shirodkar 2014-11-10 13:28:16 UTC #5

Hi @kirill,Have u ran an appium test wirelessly on iPhone device?

@jonahss Any idea if this can be achieved?As the Xcode doesn't provide search service

jonahss 2014-11-11 21:37:30 UTC #6

I haven't seen anything saying it can be done on iOS, but I'm not certain

kirill 2014-11-11 23:53:59 UTC #7

Yeah, I think the same way as well.

nirmal_kumar 2015-06-09 10:16:58 UTC #8

hi @kirill

It is possible to connect an android device from different network ?

vaish 2016-07-29 12:47:47 UTC #9

I get error when i follow above steps: unable to connect to 172.26.0.127:5555: cannot connect to 172.26.0.127:5555: No
connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. (10061)
Any idea how can i solve this?

faisalmiskhat 2016-08-02 04:13:59 UTC #10

I am getting the same error as well.

unable to connect to 192.168.5.95:5555: cannot connect to 192.168.5.95:5555: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. (10060).

NEED HELP here!

tindecken 2016-08-08 06:47:43 UTC #11

easy to folow, it works like a charm!

velavaluri_prathap 2016-10-21 23:05:48 UTC #12

i got the same error

Akhilesh_Chauhan 2016-12-22 05:29:44 UTC #13

may be your system firewall is blocking the incoming connection from device , please check once the Inbound and outbound rule for the opened port

Akhilesh_Chauhan 2016-12-22 05:30:39 UTC #14

may be your system firewall is blocking the incoming connection from device , please check once the Inbound and outbound rule for the opened port

sivan2503 2017-03-28 10:30:06 UTC #15

Thanks a lot for the info!! It works

Raj_jayanth 2017-04-04 22:54:56 UTC #16

Hi
I have tried to connect my android device over wifi
Able to connect using the adb commands but when i run the test script in eclipse the appium server automatically kills my adb server saying adb server out of date
After that the appium server is not able to detect my device.
Can any one help

sachin925 2017-04-05 05:44:50 UTC #17

Thanks @kirill for this information.

rameshbabup24 2018-08-20 18:19:47 UTC #18

Worked so easily. Thanks!