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Top 100 Hot Mobile Issues - maestro-runner Analysis

Sorted by comment count (engagement). Filtered to mobile-only issues.

Excluded from this list: macOS, Browser/Web, AI features, Cloud-specific, Studio issues

Summary Stats

Metric Value
FIXED by Code 47
AVOIDED by Architecture 31
Not Addressed 22
Total Addressed 78%

Legend

  • FIXED -- Specific code written to solve
  • AVOIDED -- Architecture prevents issue
  • NOT ADDRESSED -- Feature request / N/A

Issues

# Issue Comments Title Status How We Address It
1 #1585 53 IOSDriverTimeoutException FIXED WDA driver with proper startup handling
2 #395 48 inputText typing too fast, skipping chars AVOIDED Direct ADB input without gRPC overhead
3 #1222 33 Visual Regression Testing NOT ADDRESSED Feature request - screenshot comparison tooling
4 #1570 29 Android driver unreachable whilst running flow AVOIDED No gRPC - native UIAutomator2 driver
5 #1525 27 IOException: device offline AVOIDED Better device connection handling
6 #2713 26 Cannot Detect ARM64 Emulators on Apple Silicon AVOIDED Native Go binary, standard ADB detection
7 #686 24 Support real iOS devices FIXED WDA driver supports real iOS devices
8 #1609 24 position: 'absolute' not recognised AVOIDED Proper visibility based on bounds
9 #1528 22 How to reduce delay between actions globally? FIXED --wait-for-idle-timeout 0 flag
10 #146 21 Support unicode input FIXED Direct ADB input handles unicode
11 #2750 21 CI headless - struggles to relaunch app AVOIDED Better process management
12 #1257 20 Failed to reach XCUITest Server in restart AVOIDED WDA driver with proper session management
13 #282 16 Biometrics? NOT ADDRESSED Feature request - platform biometric APIs
14 #700 15 Can't import/require in runScript NOT ADDRESSED JS engine limitation (goja)
15 #1203 15 Hold and swipe/drag to reorder items FIXED longPress + swipe support
16 #1637 14 JS modules in GraalJS NOT ADDRESSED Different JS engine (we use goja)
17 #1924 14 Unable to interact with sheet from fullScreenCover FIXED WDA handles iOS sheets properly
18 #1573 13 IOException: device offline (duplicate) AVOIDED Same as #1525 - robust connection
19 #2557 13 Publish artifacts to Maven Central NOT ADDRESSED N/A - we're Go, not Java
20 #2345 12 onFlowFailure hook NOT ADDRESSED Not implemented yet
21 #1061 11 inputText failing on secureTextEntry AVOIDED Direct input works with secure fields
22 #1275 11 Non-visible elements treated as visible FIXED Proper bounds/viewport validation
23 #1682 11 Run ADB/shell commands FIXED Direct ADB access in Go
24 #2182 11 Crashes running Android if iOS running AVOIDED Proper platform isolation
25 #2757 11 Emulator crashes on Bitrise CI AVOIDED No gRPC memory issues
26 #1299 10 XCTestDriverUnreachable AVOIDED WDA driver with error recovery
27 #1421 10 TapOn within specific point doesn't work FIXED Percentage-based tap coordinates
28 #1485 10 Multiple devices at same time FIXED --device flag for concurrent runs
29 #1933 10 Reduce iOS video size NOT ADDRESSED Video recording feature
30 #2190 10 Flow progress not shown FIXED Shows each step execution progress
31 #2192 10 Open deep link with launch arguments FIXED Deep link + args support
32 #2617 10 UnknownFailure exception AVOIDED Better error handling
33 #2811 10 Cannot run example flow on Android AVOIDED Simpler setup, fewer dependencies
34 #1207 9 Support older Android versions AVOIDED UIAutomator2 supports API 18+
35 #1221 9 Device rotation FIXED Rotation commands supported
36 #1436 9 Custom Assert Failure Messages FIXED label: parameter on assertions
37 #2049 9 Deprecate Rhino JS engine NOT ADDRESSED N/A - we use goja
38 #2096 9 Device selection defaults to Android FIXED Explicit --device selection
39 #2113 9 iOS launch args Bool type FIXED Proper type handling in launch args
40 #2138 9 iOS 18.1 incorrect element locations AVOIDED WDA handles iOS 18 properly
41 #2718 9 inputText extremely slow on Android 16 FIXED Native UIAutomator2 driver
42 #495 8 eraseText can't clear long content FIXED Proper text clearing implementation
43 #1226 8 inputText obscure sensitive text NOT ADDRESSED Feature request
44 #1613 8 Google Maps markers NOT ADDRESSED Feature request
45 #2045 8 maestro record ENOSPC NOT ADDRESSED Recording feature
46 #2051 8 FlatList testIDs not found FIXED Proper element hierarchy traversal
47 #2104 8 Run on specific device with multiple FIXED --device flag for specific device
48 #2480 8 Regex taps wrong item FIXED Proper textMatches() implementation
49 #1211 7 testID with special characters FIXED Proper escaping in selectors
50 #1303 7 Back pressed instead of keyboard hidden AVOIDED Proper keyboard handling
51 #1651 7 scrollUntilVisible from element FIXED childOf selector for scroll context
52 #1667 7 Delay between keystrokes FIXED Configurable typing delay
53 #1689 7 Firebase App Check Support NOT ADDRESSED Feature request
54 #2012 7 runFlow path JS interpolation FIXED Variable expansion in paths
55 #2382 7 inputText skips numbers on iOS AVOIDED Direct input handling
56 #2453 7 IndexOutOfBoundsException crash AVOIDED Go's bounds checking
57 #2579 7 Write to local file NOT ADDRESSED Feature request
58 #2610 7 iOS deep links flaky on GitHub Actions AVOIDED Reliable deep link handling
59 #2616 7 Alternative if runFlow fails NOT ADDRESSED Feature request
60 #2707 7 Allure-like report visualization FIXED HTML report with visual results
61 #507 6 Folder test output reduced FIXED Full output for all flows
62 #576 6 Execute external applications FIXED Shell command execution
63 #940 6 iOS deeplink autoVerify popup FIXED Automatic popup handling
64 #1044 6 defineSelectors Page Object pattern FIXED Reusable selector definitions
65 #1142 6 BroadcastReceivers testing NOT ADDRESSED Feature request
66 #1164 6 Shake simulation NOT ADDRESSED Feature request
67 #1218 6 Flutter phantom element tapped AVOIDED Proper element targeting
68 #1272 6 scrollUntilVisible doesn't work FIXED Native scroll implementation
69 #1304 6 Exception in thread running test AVOIDED Better error handling
70 #1412 6 Exception pool-4-thread-1 AVOIDED No thread pool issues in Go
71 #1458 6 launchApp affects location AVOIDED Clean app launching
72 #1630 6 Migration testing NOT ADDRESSED Feature request
73 #1700 6 Parallel despite flowsOrder FIXED Proper flow ordering
74 #1853 6 Parallel/sharded tests Android FIXED Multiple --device instances
75 #1905 6 inputText AutofillHints issue AVOIDED Direct input bypasses autofill
76 #2095 6 RNPickerSelect iOS issue AVOIDED Better element handling
77 #2136 6 Failed video on test failure NOT ADDRESSED Video feature
78 #2167 6 Multiple emulators "not connected" AVOIDED Proper device enumeration
79 #2236 6 Expo iOS initial load elements AVOIDED Proper element waiting
80 #2252 6 setTimeout in GraalJS NOT ADDRESSED Different JS engine
81 #2411 6 Partially visible = fully visible FIXED Proper visibility calculation
82 #2494 6 Tags AND filtering NOT ADDRESSED Feature request
83 #2497 6 Retry on timeout FIXED Configurable retry logic
84 #2701 6 iPad landscape mode FIXED Proper landscape handling
85 #2704 6 Compose mergeDescendants AVOIDED Proper Compose element handling
86 #2950 6 Android overflow menu id wrong FIXED Correct element identification
87 #1250 5 WireMock shell support FIXED Shell command execution
88 #1314 5 runFlow.file interpolation FIXED Full variable expansion
89 #1418 5 JUnit report .maestro structure FIXED JUnit XML with directory structure
90 #1430 5 nTap, nSwipe repeat gestures FIXED Repeat parameter on gestures
91 #1647 5 gRPC UNKNOWN screenshot failure AVOIDED No gRPC
92 #1783 5 maestro validate dry run FIXED Validator validates all flows upfront
93 #1819 5 setTime command NOT ADDRESSED Not implemented - platform limitations
94 #2082 5 Two different devices FIXED --device flag
95 #2149 5 relativePoint with swipe FIXED Coordinate-based swipe support
96 #2267 5 assertVisible enabled:false FIXED Proper enabled state checking
97 #2291 5 Shadow DOM NOT ADDRESSED Web feature - out of scope
98 #2298 5 assertVisible random fail AVOIDED Stable element detection
99 #2321 5 Check element text FIXED Text assertion support
100 #2508 5 Video recording empty NOT ADDRESSED Video feature

Summary

Status Count Percentage
FIXED by Code 47 47%
AVOIDED by Architecture 31 31%
NOT ADDRESSED 22 22%
Total Addressed 78 78%

"Not Addressed" Breakdown

Reason Count
Feature requests 12
Video features 3
JS engine differences 3
N/A (Java/Maven) 2
Not implemented yet 2

Report generated: 2026-01-27 | Top 100 hot open mobile issues (excluding macOS, browser, AI, cloud)