Using the setLocation Method when Testing a Mobile Application

When testing a native mobile application on iOS, the setLocation method is not supported.

When testing a native mobile application on an Android version prior to Android 6.0, you have to enable Allow mock locations to use the setLocation method. To do so, open the settings of the Android device or emulator and tap Developer Options.

When testing a native mobile application on Android 6.0 or later, you have to set the app to Appium Settings to use the setLocation method. To do so, open the settings of the Android device or emulator and tap Developer Options > Select mock location app. Then choose Appium Settings.

Note: The Appium Settings entry is only available if you have already executed a test with Appium on the Android device or emulator.

To use the setLocation method when testing on an Android emulator on a Windows machine:

On the Windows machine on which the emulator is running, navigate to the %userprofile% folder.
Remove the content of the file .emulator_console_auth_token. This file is created when the emulator is started for the first time.
Set the .emulator_console_auth_token file to be read only.