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TestID value is put into the Android's View tag #16137
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nobody that i know is working on it, i can't speak for fb tho. you can put your proposal there if any. Also suggest reading through those issue to see if it helps and come up with a PR.
@chirag04
Given there is a problem - for Android testing with Appium you could use only AccessibilityLabel - what would be the proper way to request the fix/feature?As was mentioned above using testID seems to be viable solution (ReactNative.testID -> Android.resource-id)
The best way I can tell you is to come up with a proposal and open a PR with POC. If you need this you will have to built it.
I understand this has been a long standing issue. There are tools like detox which now work on android as well, so if you can’t build I suggest you look at them.
Ok, thanks for the reply.
Regarding Detox - they "Currently supports iOS, Android support is coming - status page.". As far as I can see it is in beta with all the risks that come with. Though given all the circumstances it looks like decent option.
Regarding long standing issue - it could be summarized by comment from #7135 on Jul 25 - "we are suffering and they don't care..." :)
Reacted by ThaJay, Kevin Lalka and Louis Bardov- locked as resolved and limited conversation to collaborators
on Sep 29, 2018
Currently TestID value is put into the Android's View tag, but it is not available via Appium on Android.
UIAutomator2 is not planning to support it: appium/appium#6025 (comment).
I'm aware of a workaround to use AccessibilityLabel (which is the only option), but this information is intended to be read to the end user so I would prefer not to put some testIDs in there.
Are there any plans to work on this issue?