How to start automation on android?

Question

Android

Hello!
Experienced people, please help with a question!
I have been doing manual testing for about 1.5 years, I want to add automation to an android application (cloud storage), but I ran into the fact that I don’t know where to start, where to get information about the language (java / kotlin) in courses or books (to courses I tend the least, a lot of water on many, but maybe you will advise good ones).
I would like to build a development plan for myself in order to gradually reach the goal (android automation).
Where to move, what books to start with/language/environment, etc...?

Answer 1

When did you manually test - did you test the mobile?
There are a bunch of cases that can generally be classified into 3 categories:
-Rendering of interface elements, the availability of buttons and views
-Interaction with the server
-Handling of technical errors (no connection, problem with memory in the phone, etc.)
Autotests of elements - using Selenium-like frameworks (like Appium), emulation or using a real device
Interaction with the server - take the project in Android studio, add api tests (retrofit framework or something like that)
Handling technical errors - I don’t know here, maybe it needs to be checked manually for major releases.
Automation is needed not just "because", but for a specific purpose, otherwise it will be useless work. List the problems you are solving with it.
Languages: kotlin, Java