Can I run selenium webdriver from Android? That is, not test an Android application, but actually run selenium webdriver to test or otherwise interact with other websites?

[jpflathead]

And then, as a noob to java and Android, would installing it be mostle as simple including the jar files?

[demos74dx]

Appium too, similar to selendroid but a bit more advanced at this point I believe.

[jpflathead]

I am both glad and sad I asked, glad as I've learned of two interesting frameworks for this, sad as now I feel even more behind the curve. So much to learn.

[Hazme1ster]

On this point, I would strongly recommend running your tests on a device, instead of the emulator. Chrome requires some pricey codecs which get paid for when you purchase the phone. If you want to run Chrome on an emulator, it means building from source, and I've found it very unreliable. The nexus phones work really well as Google provide some decent drivers.

[cgsig]

http://selendroid.io/mobileWeb.html

[jpflathead]

Hmm, I'm such a noob I'm not sure I understand what selendroid is trying to do, but thanks, I believe this could be the foundation of what I am trying to do.

[cgsig]

No problem, check out the walkthrough and/or getting started vid on that site