The Monkey is a program that runs on your emulator or device and generates pseudo-random streams of user events such as clicks, touches, or gestures, as well as a number of system-level events. You can use the Monkey to stress-test applications that you are developing, in a random yet repeatable manner.

What is Monkey runner in Android?

The monkeyrunner tool provides an API for writing programs that control an Android device or emulator from outside of Android code. … The monkey tool runs in an adb shell directly on the device or emulator and generates pseudo-random streams of user and system events.

What is random monkey testing when is it used?

Definition: Monkey testing is a type of software testing in which a software or application is tested using random inputs with the sole purpose of trying and breaking the system. There are no rules in this type of testing. It completely works on the tester’s mood or gut feeling and experience.