Need help debugging WebDriver/Appium automation issues in a mobile testing project (CodeceptJS + WebDriverIO + Appium).

[dmwsi1ee]

I’m running automated tests using CodeceptJS + WebDriverIO + Appium for an Android app. I’m facing two major issues:

1. WebDriver UI Crash — The app unexpectedly crashes or closes during test execution.

WebDriverError: 'POST /element' cannot be proxied to UiAutomator2 server because the instrumentation process is not running (probably crashed). Check the server log and/or the logcat output for more details when running "element" with method "POST" and args "{"using":"-android uiautomator"

2. No Window / WebView Not Found Error during a test scenario where the app switches from Native to WebView, I get this error:

WebDriverError: no such window: target window already closed
from unknown error: web view not found (chrome=109.0.5414.123)

I’ve already tried switching Appium versions, checking context switching, and updating drivers, but the issues persist.

Current Environment
{
"appium": "^3.0.1",
"appium-uiautomator2-driver": "^5.0.1",
"webdriverio": "^9.19.2",
"codeceptjs": "^3.7.4",
"@wdio/appium-service": "^9.19.2",
"device": "Android Version 13 Emulator + Pixel 5 API 33",
"OS": "macOS",
"chromeDriver": "109.0.5414.123",
"app type": "hybrid (Native + WebView)"
}

What I’ve Tried
• Downgraded Appium from v3 to v2.1.3
• Reinstalled the latest uiautomator2 driver (v5.0.1)
• Checked contexts() before and after switching
• Added waits and context check retry loops
• Verified that chromedriver version matches WebView