MobileElement not exist in java-client 8.0.0

I can't find a way to import MobileElement for code I copy after following this guide: in Appium for testing Android.

import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities; import io.appium.java_client.MobileElement; public class Test { public static void main(String args[]){ MobileElement el3 = (MobileElement) driver.findElementById("com.example.calculator:id/button2"); el3.click(); MobileElement el4 = (MobileElement) driver.findElementById("com.example.calculator:id/button5"); el4.click(); MobileElement el5 = (MobileElement) driver.findElementById("com.example.calculator:id/buttonPlus"); el5.click(); MobileElement el6 = (MobileElement) driver.findElementById("com.example.calculator:id/button3"); el6.click(); MobileElement el7 = (MobileElement) driver.findElementById("com.example.calculator:id/button9"); el7.click(); } } 

But the recorded code has MobileElement, so I do the same by downloading libraries from this site: .

This is my library which was downloaded from appium.io

But later, it showed me that it doesn't have MobileElement library, so I can't import it.

Cannot resolve symbol 'MobileElement'

Is it because the code is old or does the library have an update that I don't know?

2 Answers

Appium java-client v8 uses Selenium4 and introduces a lot of breaking changes.

You can look here .

It's recommended to use WebElement interface type instead of MobileElement.

Appium java-client v8 seems to be W3C compliant. So moving to a new API is a step into the future. At least after final 8.0.0 release (it's beta right now).

I am doing the same thing. My solution is to switch to released java-client, not the beta version.

implementation files('libs\\java-client-7.6.0.jar') 

Good luck