bug: Element position are offset in iPad in horizontal layout

[Reeta-L]

Do I have the most recent component updates?

• I use the most recent available driver/plugin and server versions

Is the component officially supported by the Appium team?

• I have verified the component repository is present under the Appium organization in GitHub

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Current Behavior

I am trying to automate an internal app on iPad. I am using appium 2 and xcuitest driver 4.18.4. Using appium inspector the elements are highlighted offset. And tap by coordinates also does not work.
See below screenshot the settings button is not highlighted correctly.

I even try on the home screen, and the buttons are highlighted incorrectly. I suppose there is a problem with landscape mode on iPad.

Expected Behavior

The settings button should be highlighted correctly and tap by coordinates should also work.

Minimal Reproducible Example

Steps:

1. Connect iPad in landscape mode.
2. Try to capture buttons on homescreen using appium inspector.
3. The buttons are offset
   

Environment

• Operating system: Windows 10, macOS Monterery (12.5.1)
• Appium server version (output of appium --version): 2.0.0-beta.56
• Appium driver(s) and their version(s): xcuitest 4.18.4
• Appium plugin(s) and their version(s):
• Node.js version (output of node --version): v19.6.0
• npm version (output of npm --version): 9.4.0
• Last component(s) version which did not exhibit the problem: n/a
• Platform and version under test: iPad 16.3.1
• Real device or emulator/simulator: Real device - iPad (10th generation)

Link to Appium Logs

No response

Futher Information

appium3.log

[mykola-mokhnach]

Element coordinates are returned by XCTest and we cannot influence this logic. According to what I observed before it may returns portrait coordinates for elements in landscape because they are transformed implicitly in the framework internals afterwards.

Consider reporting the issue to Apple.

[eglitise]

This may also be a problem in the Inspector, not Appium. @Reeta-L can you try again with the latest Inspector version (2023.8.1)?