Feature Request: Add support for external activity discovery tools (e.g. activity_finder)
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Description
Hi Appium team,
I would like to propose a feature enhancement that may improve Android automation debugging and activity handling.
I have developed a lightweight open-source tool called activity_finder:
https://github.com/jaxonister/activity_finder
Problem
In real-world Appium automation, especially on Android, one common challenge is discovering:
- current foreground activities
- available activities in an app
- activity transitions during testing
This often requires multiple adb commands or manual inspection, which slows down debugging and test development.
Proposal
The tool activity_finder provides a simple way to:
- list and detect Android activities
- identify current running activity
- help quickly locate target activity for automation scripts
It could be useful if Appium could:
- integrate similar activity discovery capability
- or provide a plugin / hook interface for external tools
- or expose a standardized API for activity inspection
Why this matters
Better activity visibility would significantly improve:
- test stability
- debugging efficiency
- onboarding for new automation engineers
Optional integration idea
Even a simple command or extension like:
driver.getCurrentActivity()driver.listActivities()
would help bridge this gap.
Conclusion
I believe this feature could improve Android automation workflows in Appium ecosystem, and I would be happy to contribute or discuss implementation ideas further.
Thanks for your time 🙌
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- Tech stack
- android, python
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
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- Over a week
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- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100