# Test succesful but not all steps completed visually

**URL:** <https://discuss.appium.io/t/test-succesful-but-not-all-steps-completed-visually/46123>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 2, 2026, 10:06am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/test-succesful-but-not-all-steps-completed-visually/46123 "2026-06-02T10:06:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![DimKrall](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/dimkrall/32/14533_2.png) [@DimKrall](https://discuss.appium.io/u/DimKrall)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 10:06am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/test-succesful-but-not-all-steps-completed-visually/46123/1 "2026-06-02T10:06:18Z")

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Hi there!  
I have a question:  
Sometimes when I run a scenario (React Native app), I see that it succeded but in the simulator I dont see with my eyes that indeed all the steps of the scenario have been executed (it happens only in Android, in iOS its fine).  
For example:  
step1: tap on X page  
steo2: verify the page is displayed  
step3: click back button.  
steo4: verify the page is displayed

So, the result is successful but in the simulator, during the test run, I see that only the first 2 steps have been executed.

Why is that?  
I have red that appium has some instability issues in general, is it because of this?  
How this can be solved?

ps: I use cucumber and typescript

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**Author:** ![Aleksei](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/aleksei/32/6267_2.png) [@Aleksei](https://discuss.appium.io/u/Aleksei)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/test-succesful-but-not-all-steps-completed-visually/46123/2 "2026-06-02T12:32:33Z")

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Hi,

Only your tests verify steps. Try add more logging and many seconds delay in problematic steps - so you can see how your steps executing and what happens.

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**Author:** ![DimKrall](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/dimkrall/32/14533_2.png) [@DimKrall](https://discuss.appium.io/u/DimKrall)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/test-succesful-but-not-all-steps-completed-visually/46123/3 "2026-06-02T21:48:21Z")

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Thanks for your reply.  
Do you know why this happens specifically in Android and not so often in iOS?

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**Author:** ![Aleksei](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/aleksei/32/6267_2.png) [@Aleksei](https://discuss.appium.io/u/Aleksei)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/test-succesful-but-not-all-steps-completed-visually/46123/4 "2026-06-03T05:46:44Z")

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I can without example of problem code.

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**Author:** ![DimKrall](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/dimkrall/32/14533_2.png) [@DimKrall](https://discuss.appium.io/u/DimKrall)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/test-succesful-but-not-all-steps-completed-visually/46123/5 "2026-06-03T19:03:22Z")

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What you mean by “Try add more logging”?  
I am new to QA so please guide me.  
Thanks Aleksei.

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**Author:** ![Edgar56](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/edgar56/32/14527_2.png) [@Edgar56](https://discuss.appium.io/u/Edgar56)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/test-succesful-but-not-all-steps-completed-visually/46123/6 "2026-06-04T08:33:36Z")

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Add console.log inside your tests. Does it click on Back Button on Simulator?

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**Author:** ![DimKrall](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/dimkrall/32/14533_2.png) [@DimKrall](https://discuss.appium.io/u/DimKrall)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/test-succesful-but-not-all-steps-completed-visually/46123/7 "2026-06-22T12:54:40Z")

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thanks for the tip. I will start doing it.
