# Appium failing to locate every element(xpath,ID,TEXT,Class,..) on native apps

**URL:** <https://discuss.appium.io/t/appium-failing-to-locate-every-element-xpath-id-text-class-on-native-apps/24042>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 28, 2018, 9:16am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/appium-failing-to-locate-every-element-xpath-id-text-class-on-native-apps/24042 "2018-10-28T09:16:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![app\_jakix](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@app\_jakix](https://discuss.appium.io/u/app_jakix)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 9:16am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/appium-failing-to-locate-every-element-xpath-id-text-class-on-native-apps/24042/1 "2018-10-28T09:16:49Z")

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Hello,

I am facing a problem, where I am having a test app, which has clearly visible elements, mostly by normal ID, but the Appium is unable to detect them.

I am using an Android native app with the version of 8.0.0

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**Author:** ![Bilal\_Jarwan](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/bilal_jarwan/32/6182_2.png) [@Bilal\_Jarwan](https://discuss.appium.io/u/Bilal_Jarwan)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/appium-failing-to-locate-every-element-xpath-id-text-class-on-native-apps/24042/2 "2018-10-28T12:32:32Z")

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Please add screenshots

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**Author:** ![app\_jakix](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@app\_jakix](https://discuss.appium.io/u/app_jakix)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/appium-failing-to-locate-every-element-xpath-id-text-class-on-native-apps/24042/3 "2018-10-28T14:10:28Z")

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![Untitled](https://discuss.appium.io/uploads/default/original/2X/2/26a3a43b1dfd160b6053a3d637fcf7eefb995d6c.png)

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**Author:** ![Bilal\_Jarwan](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/bilal_jarwan/32/6182_2.png) [@Bilal\_Jarwan](https://discuss.appium.io/u/Bilal_Jarwan)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/appium-failing-to-locate-every-element-xpath-id-text-class-on-native-apps/24042/4 "2018-10-29T10:32:50Z")

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user this one by set your text into single quote.  
[//android.widget.TextView](https://android.widget.TextView)[@text=’’]

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**Author:** ![app\_jakix](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@app\_jakix](https://discuss.appium.io/u/app_jakix)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/appium-failing-to-locate-every-element-xpath-id-text-class-on-native-apps/24042/5 "2018-10-29T13:41:43Z")

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Nope, can’t find any element under the RelativeLayout

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**Author:** ![Bilal\_Jarwan](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/bilal_jarwan/32/6182_2.png) [@Bilal\_Jarwan](https://discuss.appium.io/u/Bilal_Jarwan)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/appium-failing-to-locate-every-element-xpath-id-text-class-on-native-apps/24042/6 "2018-10-29T14:32:24Z")

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if you can do your action on appium you will be able to do same action by code.