Why is Appium not detecting elements on the page?

There are two main reasons why Appium is not able to integrate with other tools and frameworks.

First, Appium provides a layer of abstraction between the test code and the device or browser being tested. This barrier helps Appium remain independent of any specific implementation details of the device or browser. For example, if a new mobile device comes out that has a different way to access the file system than existing devices, a change in Appium's API is not required in order to support this new device; only updates to the test scripts themselves are required.

In addition to this abstraction layer, Appium allows tests to be written in any language (JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP, etc.) while still allowing them to run against many different target devices and browsers. The language-agnostic nature of Appium lets it integrate with other testing frameworks as long as those frameworks can be used from the same languages that Appium supports.

In addition to this abstraction layer, Appium allows tests to be written in any language (JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP, etc.) while still allowing them to run against many different target devices and browsers. The language-agnostic nature of Appium lets it integrate with other testing frameworks as long as those frameworks can be used from the same languages that Appium supports.

A second reason for limiting Appium to only supporting web applications is that it simplifies development efforts by focusing on just one use case: testing web applications. This enables the development team for Appium to dedicate its full attention to ensuring that WebDriver commands work well for web applications without having to worry about how they would work with native or mobile.