Appium 2 to Appium 3 Migration Guide | Upgrade, Drivers & Node Requirements Explained

About The Video

In this tutorial, 𝐒𝐚𝐢 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 covers everything you need to know about Appium migration, Appium 2 vs Appium 3 upgrade, and installing/updating drivers for mobile test automation.

Whether you're a QA engineer, automation tester, or developer, this step-by-step guide will help you upgrade with minimal effort while avoiding common pitfalls.

𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧:

How to migrate from Appium 2 to Appium 3 with minimal breaking changes.

Understanding installation process for Appium 3 and differences from Appium 2.

Node version requirements: Why Appium 3 requires Node 20.19.0+ and NPM 10+.

Using NVM (Node Version Manager) to switch Node versions easily.

Uninstalling Appium 2 and installing Appium 3 using npm install -g appium.

How to reset drivers and install compatible drivers for Appium 3.

Installing UIAutomator2 and XCUITest drivers for Appium 3.

Handling driver compatibility issues when versions don’t match Appium 3.

Using feature flag prefixes for commands like ADB shell in Appium 3.

Internal upgrades in Appium 3, including migration from Express 4 to Express 5.