Why does TestComplete now require Appium?

Question

I have some in my local tech circles (but not into automation testing) wondering why Appium is now required (in lieu of going the route of instrumenting via legacy method, or using BitBar)?

They're also wondering if TC requires Appium, then why not just use Appium without TC to do automated testing on Android apps? For this, I know there are some things like keyword testing, but would like to draw from the community's experiences and knowledge on this as well.

marsha_r · Answer

New mobile testing features require Appium
https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/app-testing/mobile/device-cloud/index.html
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The previous mobile testing features are still available
https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/app-testing/mobile/legacy/index.html

ackmondual · Answer

Thanks for the links, but I've went through those articles before.&nbsp; My question was more so about technical reasons why this was done.&nbsp; If I want to do automated testing on Android apps and need to use Appium with TestComplete, why bother with TestComplete when one could just use Appium on its own?

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