# Handling Asynchronous Images in Android Screenshot Tests

DevFeed: [Handling Asynchronous Images in Android Screenshot Tests](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/handling-asynchronous-images-in-android-screenshot-tests-24846.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://alexzh.com/handling-asynchronous-images-in-android-screenshot-tests/>)

Author: Alex Zhukovich

Published: 2026-08-27T07:41:23Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Alex Zhuk - Android development and testing](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/alex-zhuk-android-development-and-testing.md>)

Topics: [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [test](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/test.md>), [Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/compose.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [asynchronous](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/asynchronous.md>), [junit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/junit.md>), [screenshot-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/screenshot-testing.md>), [tests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tests.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains why asynchronous image loading makes Android screenshot tests unstable or inconsistent. It presents two approaches for deterministic results: injecting fake images with the coil-test library and using Compose inspection mode when the first approach is unavailable.

## Source excerpt

This article is based on a chapter from my book, Mastering Android Screenshot Testing. Modern applications frequently load images asynchronously, which is a common cause of unstable screenshot tests or confusion when you review newly generated screenshots. A test can pass locally and fail on CI, produce a different image