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Overview

Activate App brings the app under test back to the foreground. Use it when the screen has drifted away from your app — for example after opening an external link in a browser, a share sheet, an image viewer, or another app — and you want the test to return to the app to continue. It only re-foregrounds the app; it does not restart it. The app keeps its current state and screen. If you need a clean, from-scratch launch, use Restart App instead.
Activate App always targets the configured app under test. You cannot point it at a different app — to launch a different app, use Restart App with that app’s bundle id (iOS) or package name (Android).

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How to use

Write a step in plain language that asks to return to the app, for example:
  • Bring the app back to the foreground
  • Reactivate the app
  • Return to the app under test

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Example use cases

  • Returning from an external browser opened by an in-app link
  • Recovering after a share sheet or system picker closes
  • Re-focusing the app after a deep link bounced through another app

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Platform support

Works on both iOS and Android.