Error: Program type already present: org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver$ImeHandler

Question

I\'m trying to set up Appium with Android Studio and encounter loads of errors. I\'m using the open source app Omni-Notes and if I include the necessary dependencies via the

Answer 1

When I add the "Appium Jar files for Java" plugin (java-client-7.0.0.jar) I checked that it already contains the classes contained in the "Latest Appium Client Library" (selenium-java-3.141.59) as described in some tutorials on the internet.

To solve the problem do:

1. Delete the java-client-7.0.0.jar file from your project

2. Open java-client-7.0.0.jar with 7zip and delete the "org /" folder and all subfolders.

3. Include the updated java-client-7.0.0.jar in your project. Rebuild project