Srinivasan Sekar and Sai Krishna, two experienced consultants from ThoughtWorks, discussed the future of Appium at the Testµ conference, focusing on its evolution and new capabilities. They covered various aspects of Appium, including its architecture, drivers, plugins, and the benefits of its latest version, Appium 2.0. The conversation highlighted the challenges faced by users with Appium 1.x, such as the need to wait for long periods for bug fixes and the hassle of maintaining custom drivers. In contrast, Appium 2.0 offers decoupled drivers, making it easier to install and manage them independently of the Appium server. The session also touched on plugins, which provide additional functionality to the Appium server, allowing users to create custom commands and extend its capabilities. With Appium 2.0, users can now focus on improving their E2E mobile testing, leveraging the tool's strengths in functional automation while addressing the limitations of other tools like Cypress and Playwright. The discussion also covered the ongoing maintenance of WinAppDriver, a crucial aspect for Windows app testing, and highlighted the benefits of using LambdaTest for continuous quality testing.