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v9.19.0 (2025-08-11)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-local-runner, wdio-types, wdio-xvfb
  • #14663 feat: @​wdio/xvfb (@​goosewobbler)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #14680 Add ignore hooks support for v9 (@​xxshubhamxx)

:bug: Bug Fix

• webdriverio
  • #14694 fix(webdriverio): don't fail if last window is closed (@​christian-bromann)
  • #14683 fix: fix longpress on iOS Safari (@​wswebcreation)
  • #14589 [BUG-14514] - Switch frame to an iframe in a Shadow DOM (@​vishnuv688)
  • #14661 fix: simplify the getNativeContext check (@​wswebcreation)
• wdio-cucumber-framework
  • #14672 feat(cucumber): Fix skipping tests with skip tag (@​Nyaran)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #14677 A11y targeted scans v9 (@​xxshubhamxx)

:memo: Documentation

• #14660 core: update visual docs with @wdio/image-comparison-core (@​wswebcreation)

Committers: 6

• Christian Bromann (@​christian-bromann)
• Luis Zurro (@​Nyaran)
• Shubham Garg (@​xxshubhamxx)
• Vishnu Vardhan (@​vishnuv688)
• Wim Selles (@​wswebcreation)
• @​goosewobbler

v9.18.4 (2025-07-23)

:nail_care: Polish

• webdriverio
  • #14659 polish(webdriverio): expose contentVisibilityAuto, opacityProperty and visibilityProperty to waitForDisplayed (@​erwinheitzman)

Committers: 1

• Erwin Heitzman (@​erwinheitzman)

v9.18.3 (2025-07-22)

:bug: Bug Fix

• webdriverio
  • #14656 fix(webdriverio): fix element chaining if element is not found (@​erwinheitzman)

Committers: 1

• Erwin Heitzman (@​erwinheitzman)

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Sourced from webdriverio's changelog.

v9.19.0 (2025-08-11)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-local-runner, wdio-types, wdio-xvfb
  • #14663 feat: @​wdio/xvfb (@​goosewobbler)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #14680 Add ignore hooks support for v9 (@​xxshubhamxx)

:bug: Bug Fix

• webdriverio
  • #14694 fix(webdriverio): don't fail if last window is closed (@​christian-bromann)
  • #14683 fix: fix longpress on iOS Safari (@​wswebcreation)
  • #14589 [BUG-14514] - Switch frame to an iframe in a Shadow DOM (@​vishnuv688)
  • #14661 fix: simplify the getNativeContext check (@​wswebcreation)
• wdio-cucumber-framework
  • #14672 feat(cucumber): Fix skipping tests with skip tag (@​Nyaran)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #14677 A11y targeted scans v9 (@​xxshubhamxx)

:memo: Documentation

• #14660 core: update visual docs with @wdio/image-comparison-core (@​wswebcreation)

Committers: 6

• Christian Bromann (@​christian-bromann)
• Luis Zurro (@​Nyaran)
• Shubham Garg (@​xxshubhamxx)
• Vishnu Vardhan (@​vishnuv688)
• Wim Selles (@​wswebcreation)
• @​goosewobbler

v9.18.4 (2025-07-23)

:nail_care: Polish

• webdriverio
  • #14659 polish(webdriverio): expose contentVisibilityAuto, opacityProperty and visibilityProperty to waitForDisplayed (@​erwinheitzman)

Committers: 1

• Erwin Heitzman (@​erwinheitzman)

v9.18.3 (2025-07-22)

:bug: Bug Fix

• webdriverio
  • #14656 fix(webdriverio): fix element chaining if element is not found (@​erwinheitzman)

Committers: 1

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• be9a423 v9.19.0
• 43c24eb fix(webdriverio): don't fail if last window is closed (#14694)
• 687ac37 fix: fix longpress on iOS Safari (#14683)
• 1caf4b0 [BUG-14514] - Switch frame to an iframe in a Shadow DOM (#14589)
• a12bd00 fix: simplify the getNativeContext check (#14661)
• a319103 v9.18.4
• 0588a5f polish(webdriverio): expose contentVisibilityAuto, opacityProperty and visibi...
• fc1d857 v9.18.3
• f6d1baa fix(webdriverio): fix element chaining if element is not found (#14656)
• 3e04568 v9.18.1
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