Capabilities

Espresso is a UI test framework (part of the Android Testing Support Library) that allows you to create automated UI tests for your Android app. Espresso tests run on actual device or emulator (they are instrumentation based tests) and behave as if an actual user is using the app (i.e. if a particular view is off screen, the test won't be able to interact with it). Espresso's simple and extensible API, automatic synchronization of test actions with the UI of the app under test, and rich failure information make it a great choice for UI testing. In many circles Espresso is considered to be a full replacement for Robotium.