Android setup for Katalon

Mobile Testing
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Dear Team,

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Kindly help in priority basis.As my team has trailed several ways,still they are facing problem while setting up android in windows.It is showing in original error-'couldnot find a driver for automation name uiautomator2 and platform name android.But as I have checked uiautomator2 driver has installed along with Platform name Android.
Please find attached screeshot for reference and kindly help.Thanks in advance

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Hi there,

Thank you very much for your topic. Please note that it may take a little while before a member of our community or from Katalon team responds to you.

Thanks!

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Hi @debiprasad.samantara,

Thank you for sharing your issue. I have found a similar discussion with a solution here: http://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-return-error-could-not-find-a-driver-for-automationname-uiautomator2-and-platformname-android/119663/8?u=elly_tran. Please take a look

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:police_car_light: PRIORITY ISSUE ANALYSIS

Based on your screenshots and error message, I’ve identified the root cause of your issue:

Problem Summary

Error: “Could not find a driver for automationName ‘uiautomator2’ and platformName ‘android’”

Root Cause: The UIAutomator2 driver installation is incomplete or corrupted due to an NPM registry timeout during installation. Your command line shows:

npm error EIDELIIMEOUT - Idle timeout reached for host `registry.npmjs.org:443`

This means the NPM package installation was interrupted before completion, even though it appears to show “successfully installed.”

:white_check_mark: IMMEDIATE SOLUTIONS (Priority Order)

Solution 1: Complete Appium Reinstallation (RECOMMENDED - Do This First)

Step 1: Uninstall Appium completely

npm uninstall -g appium
npm uninstall -g appium-uiautomator2-driver
npm cache clean --force

Step 2: Verify Appium is removed

appium driver list --installed

You should see: No drivers installed

Step 3: Reinstall Appium with UIAutomator2 driver

npm install -g appium
appium driver install uiautomator2

Step 4: Verify installation

appium driver list --installed

You should see:

✔ uiautomator2@x.x.x

Step 5: Configure Katalon Studio

  1. Go to Preferences > Katalon > Mobile
  2. Set Appium Directory to: C:\npm\node_modules\appium
  3. Click Apply and Close

Solution 2: Fix NPM Registry Timeout (If Solution 1 Fails)

The timeout error suggests your NPM registry connection is slow. Try:

npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
npm config set fetch-timeout 120000
npm config set fetch-retry-mintimeout 20000
npm config set fetch-retry-maxtimeout 120000

Then retry Solution 1.

Solution 3: Verify Desired Capabilities Configuration

After reinstalling Appium, ensure your test case has correct desired capabilities:

Source: Set up Desired Capabilities in Mobile Testing

  1. Go to Project > Settings > Desired Capabilities > Android
  2. Select your device from Device Name dropdown
  3. Verify these capabilities are set:
Name Type Value
automationName string UiAutomator2
platformName string Android
appPackage string com.your.app.package
appActivity string com.your.app.MainActivity

Solution 4: Check Appium Directory Path

Source: How to resolve “No Driver Found” error

  1. Go to Preferences > Katalon > Mobile
  2. Verify Appium Directory is set to: C:\npm\node_modules\appium
  3. NOT C:\Users\ADI\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\appium (this is often incorrect on Windows)

Solution 5: Kill Existing Appium Processes

Sometimes old Appium processes block new installations:

# Open Task Manager and kill any running "node.exe" processes
# Or use command line:
taskkill /F /IM node.exe

Then restart Katalon Studio and try again.

:clipboard: Verification Checklist

After applying solutions, verify:

  • :white_check_mark: appium driver list --installed shows uiautomator2
  • :white_check_mark: Appium Directory in Katalon points to correct path
  • :white_check_mark: Desired Capabilities include automationName: UiAutomator2
  • :white_check_mark: Android emulator is running and visible in device list
  • :white_check_mark: No node.exe processes running in background

:wrench: If Still Failing

If the error persists after all solutions:

  1. Check your Node.js version: node --version (should be 14.x or higher)
  2. Reinstall Node.js in a location with full Read/Write permissions (not Program Files)
  3. Run Katalon Studio as Administrator
  4. Clear Katalon cache: Delete %APPDATA%\Katalon\ folder and restart
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I am sorry for the inconvenience, our team is resolving this.

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Hi @archana.tikole,

Please help reach out this link for working: Katalon return error (Could not find a driver for automationName 'uiautomator2' and platformName 'android') - #6 by salim.oncu

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