Start application command

Launches an application on the device. Use this function at the beginning of a script to ensure a known starting point for the user. To use this command, one of the two application identifiers is required. For information on retrieving the application identifier, see Application identifier.

Tip: If you have an IDE that likes to default to webview, set the context to native to run this command.

Parameters

Name	Type	Possible values	Description
Device ID^*	String		The device for this command. By default, this is the device under test (DUT).
Application name	String		The application name as it is displayed on the screen.
Application identifier	String		The identifier of the application.
Timeout	Number		The time, in seconds, to wait for the application to start. A zero value starts the application without any validation or retries and returns immediately. On Android, a value greater than zero waits for the defined time and fails if the app is not loaded by that time. On iOS, the behavior is identical to the default undefined timeout. The command validates that the application has started on iOS devices only.
Comment	String		Adds a comment to the script
On-fail Result^*	Condition	Ignore \| Break \| Continue \| Abort \| Catch	The behavior when the command fails.

^* Mandatory parameter