# LLM Based Android UI Testing - "Journeys with Gemini"

DevFeed: [LLM Based Android UI Testing - "Journeys with Gemini"](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/llm-based-android-ui-testing-journeys-with-gemini-25129.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://handstandsam.com/2024/12/09/llm-based-android-ui-testing-journeys-with-gemini/>)

Author: Sam Edwards

Published: 2024-12-09T15:17:57Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Handstand Sam](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/handstand-sam.md>)

Topics: [ui-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui-testing.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [Android Studio](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android-studio.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [Gradle](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gradle.md>)

Tags: [2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2025.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [android-studio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-studio.md>), [aosp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aosp.md>), [gemini](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gemini.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [gradle](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gradle.md>), [llm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llm.md>), [model](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>), [ui-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui-testing.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>)

## AI overview

The article examines the proposed "Journeys with Gemini" feature for Android UI testing. Based on public previews, it describes human-readable test steps stored in .journey.xml files, IDE-based tooling, and placeholder AOSP components, while presenting availability and connectivity details as predictions.

## Source excerpt

What Do We Know About "Journeys With Gemini"? "Journeys with Gemini" was first (to my knowledge) discussed publicly at Droidcon London during a segment of #TheAndroidShow by Tor Norbye of the Android Studio team. We saw a sneak peek of a new way to write UI tests for Android using Google's Gemini (AI Model) that [...]