text

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Read text from the screen. These call app_text.

text

text(target?: string): Promise<string>

Examples

Read everything on screen

const text = await device.text()

The same call from the command line, mobium text, printed on an Android 15 emulator:

Profile picture, double tap to open Google Account
Settings
Search settings
Network & internet
Mobile, Wi‑Fi, hotspot
Connected devices
Bluetooth, pairing
Apps
Assistant, recent apps, default apps
Notifications
Notification history, conversations
Battery
100%
Storage
51% used - 7.85 GB free
Sound & vibration
Volume, haptics, Do Not Disturb

mobium text on an Android 15 emulator

Read one element's text

const title = await device.text('testid=title')