Is there a way to see all kepler appium driver supported methods?

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Hello there,

Is there a way to see all kepler appium driver supported methods?
For instance I am trying to use “waitForDisplayed” or “waitForExist” methods for Vega automation but it is failing during the execution saying that element wasn’t found.
Is there any difference for kepler driver in comparising to UIAutomator which we are using for android automation?
Maybe there is some source of knowledge with more details than here: https://developer.amazon.com/docs/kepler-tv/appium-commands.html

Thanks

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Hi @Hryhorii_Solonynka,

Thank you for your question about Kepler Appium driver supported methods!

Complete List of Supported Methods:

The documentation you referenced is the comprehensive list:

Why waitForDisplayed and waitForExist Aren’t Working: These are WebdriverIO-specific helpers, not native Appium commands. The Kepler driver implements W3C WebDriver standard commands only.

Recommended Approach:
Instead of waitForDisplayed or waitForExist, you can use:

Differences from UIAutomator:
Yes, there are key differences:

  • Kepler uses UiSelector (JSON format) and XPath (beta) for element location, not UIAutomator2 syntax
  • Command set is limited to W3C WebDriver standard + Vega-specific extensions
  • Android-specific UIAutomator methods aren’t available

Additional Resources:

Feel free to reach back if you have questions!

Thanks for helping us improve the Vega platform.

Warm regards,
Aishwarya

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