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Kindle Desktop App Example - Legacy AIQ Desktop Test

Kindle Desktop App Example - Legacy AIQ Desktop Test

This example is retained for teams that still reference older Desktop Designer desktop automation patterns. Treat it as a legacy sample, not as the preferred pattern for new AIQ authoring.

What this example demonstrates

  • Starting a desktop application from a known state.
  • Interacting with application windows and controls that may change across versions.
  • Adding validation after navigation or content-loading steps.
  • Capturing evidence when the app, driver, or operating system behavior changes.

Maintenance guidance

  1. Confirm the Kindle application version and the Windows environment before rerunning the sample.
  2. Replace brittle image-only steps with more stable selectors or validations where possible.
  3. Use test data that does not expose personal account content.
  4. Run the sample as a smoke test before using it as a template for another desktop application.

Obsolete-content note: Keep this page only as a legacy example. New examples should use the current AIQ workflow and current terminology.

Last updated: October 8, 2026