App
Current App
Reads which app is in front right now and passes its id on.
app.current
The piece
Read which app is in the foreground right now — its id is passed on, so a later step can verify or terminate it.
Reach for it when
- Checking a deep link opened the app you expected rather than a browser.
- Terminating or verifying whatever happened to be in front, without knowing its name in advance.
Current App
Idle
Build it
Drop it in — there is nothing to configure
what it reads back - packageIdcom.acme.shop
reference it from any later step
Use the id it found
Pass it to Verify Running, Terminate App or an If / Branch that compares it with the app you expected.
Current AppIf / BranchTerminate App
What comes out
- The package / bundle id of the app currently in the foreground.
Watch out
- On the home screen it reports the launcher, which is a real app with a real id — compare against the app you wanted rather than assuming anything was found.
Usually next to