How to enable Espresso Test Recording

Question

As of yesterday's Google IO Keynote, there seems to be a major update in the way we do UI testing in our projects.

Automated testing is about to see a huge step forward thanks to a new test recorder feature. Developers will be able to start a recording and start using their app. As each action is performed, it is turned into Espresso code that can be played back across a number of platforms, including Google's Cloud Test Lab. This will likely cut time to write tests to a tenth of what it took in the past.

I installed the latest version of Android Studio 2.2 Preview 1 and I am wondering what should I do to enable this feature.

Answer 1

It's finally there! Android Studio 2.2 preview 3 (available here)

Be aware that any existing openened projects will be converted and might not be able to be openened again with older versions! (They do create a backup of the project)

You can stop looking for now. It's not in 2.2 preview 1 and neither in 2.2 preview 2. Fingers crossed for Preview 3

Unfortunately the Espresso Test Recorder is still not in this build; we're addressing a few more issues and then hope to have it ready in the next build!

Not until Preview 2 or 3. No dates yet. So I hear, https://twitter.com/JeremMartinez/status/733548682075721728. It would be interesting to see how many people have tried to find the feature and was unable to find so far.

Answer 2

It was shown in the talk today as being listed under the Run menu option. But, it is not. Hopefully, it will be updated soon.

Answer 3

The Espresso test recorder has been released in Android Studio 2.2 Preview 3.

Instructions to download: https://sites.google.com/a/android.com/tools/recent/androidstudio22preview3available