Selenium, primarily used for automating web applications for testing purposes, isn’t directly used for testing native Android applications. However, for testing web applications on Android browsers, Selenium can be quite effective. Additionally, when it comes to mobile application testing (including Android), Appium is a more suitable choice.

Here’s a brief overview of how you can use Selenium and Appium for Android testing:

1. Selenium for Android Web Testing:

   • Selenium can be used to test web applications on Android devices by automating interactions in mobile browsers like Chrome.
   • You would typically use Selenium WebDriver along with a mobile browser driver, such as ChromeDriver, and set the device configuration (like device name, platform, browser type) in your test scripts.
   • This setup allows you to run your Selenium tests on mobile browsers, ensuring that your web application functions correctly on mobile devices.

2. Appium for Native and Hybrid Android App Testing:

   • Appium is an open-source tool used for automating native, mobile web, and hybrid applications on iOS and Android platforms.
   • It extends the Selenium WebDriver protocol, making it familiar to those who have experience with Selenium.
   • Appium interacts with Android apps using the UIAutomator library, provided by Google, for UI testing of native Android apps.
   • For hybrid Android applications (apps that have both native and web components), Appium can automate the web views using Selenium WebDriver.

3. Setting Up Appium for Android:

   • Install and configure Appium on your system.
   • Set up the Android SDK and Android Virtual Device (AVD) or connect a real Android device.
   • Write test scripts using Appium’s extensions of Selenium WebDriver commands, specifying Android-specific capabilities.

4. Advantages:

   • Appium allows for cross-platform testing (iOS and Android), reusing the same test code with minimal changes.
   • It supports multiple programming languages like Java, Python, C#, Ruby, which are also supported by Selenium.

5. Integration with Testing Frameworks and CI/CD:

   • Both Selenium and Appium tests can be integrated with testing frameworks (JUnit, TestNG) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for automated testing.