Automate Alipay Ant Forest Energy Harvesting with uiautomator2 and Python

Although the author has many Alipay friends and can manually steal energy, they wanted to automate the process due to laziness.

After learning about Appium and uiautomator2, they found that uiautomator2 simplifies the workflow, especially after Ant Forest's redesign, enabling full automation.

Manual Energy Collection Steps

Open Alipay.

Enter Ant Forest.

Collect your own energy.

Jump to the next friend with energy.

Collect that friend's energy.

Repeat steps 4 and 5 until no more energy can be stolen.

Using uiautomator2, all these steps can be automated. UiAutomator is a Google-provided Java library for Android UI testing; uiautomator2 is its Python wrapper, allowing detection of UI elements, coordinates, and simulated clicks.

Installation and Setup

Install uiautomator2 with a single pip command: pip install --upgrade --pre uiautomator2 Before connecting your phone, enable Developer Mode and USB debugging. The first run will install the ATX app on the device, enabling wireless control.

Implementation Details

Launching Alipay and Opening Ant Forest

Start Alipay by its package name: d.app_start("com.eg.android.AlipayGphone") Then click the "Ant Forest" text element: d(text="蚂蚁森林").click() It is recommended to place the Ant Forest shortcut on Alipay's home page for easier access.

Collecting Energy

The script scans predefined screen regions to locate energy bubbles and performs long clicks, then clicks the "Find Energy" button to move to the next friend.

Stopping Condition

The script checks for the "Return to My Forest" button, which appears when no more energy can be stolen, and then exits the loop.

Full Source Code

import uiautomator2 as u2
import time
import random
# d = u2.connect()  # wired connection

d = u2.connect("192.168.0.108")  # wireless connection, same LAN, after initial wired setup

print("打开支付宝")
d.app_start("com.eg.android.AlipayGphone")
time.sleep(2)  # wait for Alipay to launch

print("打开蚂蚁森林，等待5s……")
d(text="蚂蚁森林").click()
time.sleep(5)  # wait for forest to load

def collectEnergy(cnt):
    print("开始第%d次偷能量！" % cnt)
    # scan and click possible energy locations
    for x in range(150, 1000, 150):
        for y in range(600, 900, 150):
            d.long_click(x + random.randint(10, 20), y + random.randint(10, 20), 0.1)
            time.sleep(0.01)
            if cnt != 1:
                d.click(536, 1816)

cnt = 1
while True:
    collectEnergy(cnt)
    a = d.xpath("//*[@resource-id='J_tree_dialog_wrap']").get().bounds
    d.click(1000, a[3] - 80)  # click find energy button
    # stop if "Return to My Forest" appears
    if d.xpath('//*[@text="返回我的森林"]').click_exists(timeout=2.0):
        break
    cnt += 1
print("###结束###")
# d.app_stop("com.eg.android.AlipayGphone")

Conclusion

The entire script is under 30 lines, but use it discreetly—don’t let friends know you’re cheating, or you might get blocked.