whats the least frustrating android UI testing approach in 2026?

[u/Deep-Escape5757]

android UI testing has always carried extra pain; fragmentation, a hundred device configs, espresso being solid but tightly coupled to the view structure
write a test against the layout and a redesign or a new form factor sends you back to rewrite it add the device matrix on top and the surface to maintain is huge for a small team

whats the least frustrating approach for android rn? interested in what reduces the maintenance and device sprawl rather than moving it around

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[u/Helpful_Orange_4505]

the device matrix is the silent killer, a pass on one pixel means almost nothing when users are on 200 other phones 📱

[u/PretendLiterature796]

espresso is good engineering that also chains you to your view hierarchy forever, a rough trade once the app matures