feat: Bump appium-chromedriver (#828)

.github/workflows/functional-test.yml

@@ -18,20 +18,16 @@ jobs:
  fail-fast: false
  matrix:
  include:
- - chromedriverVersion: "113.0.5672.63"
- apiLevel: 32
+ - apiLevel: 32
  emuTag: google_apis
  arch: x86_64
- - chromedriverVersion: "83.0.4103.39"
- apiLevel: 30
+ - apiLevel: 30
  emuTag: google_apis
  arch: x86
- - chromedriverVersion: "2.44"
- apiLevel: 28
+ - apiLevel: 28
  emuTag: default
  arch: x86
- - chromedriverVersion: "2.20"
- apiLevel: 23
+ - apiLevel: 23
  emuTag: default
  arch: x86
 
@@ -93,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
  cwd=$(pwd)
  pushd "$cwd"
  cd ~
- CHROMEDRIVER_VERSION="${{ matrix.chromedriverVersion }}" appium driver install --source=local "$cwd"
+ appium driver install --source=local "$cwd"
  appium driver doctor uiautomator2
  nohup appium server \
  --port=$APPIUM_TEST_SERVER_PORT \

README.md

@@ -1683,6 +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
@@ -1744,19 +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

package.json

@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@
  },
  "dependencies": {
  "appium-adb": "^12.5.2",
- "appium-android-driver": "^9.10.1",
- "appium-chromedriver": "^5.6.28",
+ "appium-android-driver": "^9.11.0",
  "appium-uiautomator2-server": "^7.0.24",
  "asyncbox": "^3.0.0",
  "axios": "^1.6.5",