CHANGES IN VERSION 1.8.0 (from 1.7.2)

Appium 1.8.0 introduces full support for the W3C WebDriver specification
(digested version of the spec).

General

• Minimum NodeJS version moved to 6
• Add methods for
  • getting and setting the clipboard contents
  • get full screen screenshots
  • Application management
• More efficient app downloading by caching URLs
• All moveTo operations in touch actions now take coordinates as absolute
• Support for registering selenium grid through HTTPS by setting the configuration key "hubProtocol" to "https"
• Add otherApps desired capability, to specify array of ancillary apps to install on session creation

iOS

• Support for iOS 11.3/Xcode 9.3
• Fix handling of process arguments
• Add capabilities
  • shutdownOtherSimulators - shutdown other running simulators at session start up
• Add ability to record screen
• Add support for complex gestures
• Fix handling of custom SSL certificate on simulators
• Better handling of xcodebuild processes
• Maintain keychains while upgrading apps
• Better handle simulators in unexpected states
• Add performance measuring (see documentation)

Android

• Support for Android P (API Level 28)
  • Known issue in screenshot: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/76114030
• Fix handling of webview contexts when resetting apps
• Fix handling of screen recording
• Make sure intent is broadcast when file is uploaded
• Add possibility to broadcast device logs through WebSocket
• Chromedriver
  • Bundle version 2.37
  • Automatically choose compatible Chromedriver for Chrome version
  • chromedriverExecutableDir capability to specify where Chromedrivers are located
  • chromedriverChromeMappingFile capability to specify what Chromedriver version corresponds to what Chrome version
• Fix Handling of idle state waiting
• Speed up screenshot logic in UiAutomator2
• Allow disabling of notification watching through settings
• Fix parsing and granting of permissions for app under test
• Support deep linking and Android Instant Apps