Test run failed: Instrumentation run failed due to 'java.lang.ClassNotFoundException'

Question

This is my first time setting up an Android test project to test a Android project.

I\'ve created a very basic test case which I\'m trying to get to run, however wh

Answer 1

In my case, I was trying to run the tests on Jelly Bean emulator. Android instrumentation does not seem to support Jelly Bean. I could run the tests on lollipop.

You may also not able to run android tests through release build type. Ensure that debug build type is active.