longPressKeyCode

Press and hold a particular key code on the device.

Note: Falls back to the deprecated Appium 2 protocol endpoint if the driver does not support the mobile: execute method.

Usage

await browser.longPressKeyCode(keycode, metastate, flags)

Parameters

Name	Type	Details
keycode	number	The keycode to long-press (Android KeyEvent constant)
metastate optional	number	Meta state to apply during the key press (e.g. shift, ctrl)
flags optional	number	Integer flags for the key event

Example

longPressKeyCode.js

it('should long press the Home button', async () => {
    await browser.longPressKeyCode(3)
})

Support

Supported platforms: Android

nota

Refer to the official Appium driver documentation to see which driver versions support this command.