Automating QQ Message Replies on Android Using Python and Appium

The author was inspired by a video on Python app automation and decided to create a program that automatically replies to QQ messages.

Preparation : Install the Appium Python client with pip install appium-python-client , download and start the Appium server (http://appium.io), install JDK and set the JAVA_HOME environment variable, install the Android SDK and set ANDROID_HOME , add adb.exe to the system PATH , and install a screen‑mirroring tool (e.g., Mirroid at https://cn.mirroid.com).

Connect the phone : Use a USB cable, enable Developer Options on the Android device (e.g., on an OPPO phone by tapping the build number repeatedly), then enable USB debugging.

Test the connection : Open a command window and run adb devices -l . If the device appears in the list, the connection is successful. If an error occurs, ensure the adb.exe version used by the mirroring software matches the SDK version.

Code implementation :

<code>from appium import webdriver
import time

desired_caps = {
    'platformName': 'Android',
    'platformVersion': '8.1',
    'deviceName': 'xxx',
    'appPackage': 'com.tencent.qqlite',  # QQ Lite
    'appActivity': 'com.tencent.mobileqq.activity.SplashActivity',
    'noReset': True,
    'newCommandTimeout': 6000,
    'automationName': 'UiAutomator2'
}

driver = webdriver.Remote('http://localhost:4723/wd/hub', desired_caps)

driver.implicitly_wait(10)

driver2 = driver.find_element_by_id('recent_chat_list')
list2 = driver2.find_elements_by_class_name('android.widget.LinearLayout')
print('当前QQ消息为%d个' % len(list2))

time.sleep(2)
list2[0].click()

def send_Message(text2: str):
    driver4 = driver.find_element_by_id('inputBar')
    driver4.find_element_by_id('input').send_keys(text2)
    driver4.find_element_by_id('fun_btn').click()
    time.sleep(2)
    print("发送消息:%s" % text2)

list4 = [
    "刘邦，字季，沛郡丰邑（今江苏省丰县）人。中国历史上杰出的政治家、战略家和军事指挥家，汉朝开国皇帝。",
    "还没",
    "湖南省，简称‘湘’，是中华人民共和国省级行政区，省会长沙。"
]

while True:
    try:
        driver3 = driver.find_element_by_id('listView1')
        list3 = driver3.find_elements_by_class_name('android.widget.RelativeLayout')
        text = list3[-1].find_element_by_id('chat_item_content_layout').text
        print('收到消息:%s' % text)
        time.sleep(5)
        if text == '你好，请帮我查阅一下刘邦的简介':
            send_Message(list4[0])
        elif text == '你吃中饭了没':
            send_Message(list4[1])
        elif text == '介绍一下湖南呗！':
            send_Message(list4[2])
    except Exception as e:
        pass
</code>

Running the script will cause the phone to install necessary components automatically; simply accept the prompts.