appium-uiautomator2-driver 3.7.10 → 3.8.0

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+## [3.8.0](https://github.com/appium/appium-uiautomator2-driver/compare/v3.7.11...v3.8.0) (2024-09-17)
+
+### Features
+
+* Bump appium-chromedriver ([#828](https://github.com/appium/appium-uiautomator2-driver/issues/828)) ([653b140](https://github.com/appium/appium-uiautomator2-driver/commit/653b140b639c03ea8573efc2d3fe0662f60df681))
+
+## [3.7.11](https://github.com/appium/appium-uiautomator2-driver/compare/v3.7.10...v3.7.11) (2024-09-13)
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* Bump android driver ([c62ae8c](https://github.com/appium/appium-uiautomator2-driver/commit/c62ae8c632fb343e0d724a444994625c6b9a2f94))
+
 ## [3.7.10](https://github.com/appium/appium-uiautomator2-driver/compare/v3.7.9...v3.7.10) (2024-09-12)
 
 ### Miscellaneous Chores

package/README.md

@@ -243,6 +243,11 @@ xpath | For elements lookup Xpath strategy the driver uses the same XML tree tha
 > using them or plan to use them in the future.
 
 
+# BiDi Protocol Support
+
+UIAutomator2 driver has partial support of the [BiDi Protocol](https://w3c.github.io/webdriver-bidi/) since version 3.7.10. Check the [Supported BiDi Commands And Events](./docs/bidi.md) document for more details.
+
+
 ## Parallel Tests
 
 It is possible to execute tests in parallel using UiAutomator2 driver.
@@ -1678,6 +1683,8 @@ There are several ways to provide a customized Chromedriver to UIA2 driver:
 
 #### When installing the driver
 
+_Note_: This only works for driver versions below 3.8.0
+
 Specify the Chromedriver version in the `CHROMEDRIVER_VERSION` environment variable:
 
 ```bash
@@ -1739,19 +1746,13 @@ There is a possibility to automatically download the necessary chromedriver(s) i
 
 ### Troubleshooting Chromedriver Download Issues
 
-When UIA2 driver is installed it automatically downloads Chromedriver, so there is a possibility
-of network or other issues leading to an installation failure.
-
-By default, Chromedriver is retrieved from `https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/`.
-To use a mirror of the above URL change the value of `CHROMEDRIVER_CDNURL` environemnt variable:
-
-```bash
-CHROMEDRIVER_CDNURL=https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/chromedriver appium driver install uiautomator2
-```
+Check the [Custom binaries url](https://github.com/appium/appium-chromedriver?tab=readme-ov-file#custom-binaries-url)
+section of appium-chromedriver README for more details on how to customize the download CDN.
 
 It may also be necessary to adjust network proxy and firewall settings for the above to work.
 
-In case you would like skip the download of Chromedriver entirely, do it by
+If you use a UIA2 driver below version 3.8.0, and you
+would like skip the automated download of Chromedriver upon driver install, do it by
 defining the `APPIUM_SKIP_CHROMEDRIVER_INSTALL` environment variable:
 
 ```bash