Translation from 2nd to 3rd generation mobile test cases with Appium: Context:Mobile testing tools can be categorized in three classes, which are first generation(coordinate based), second generation (layout based) or third generation (visual based). All of them have their own advantages and disadvantages, but these shortcomings could be overcome by using a mixed approach where automated scripts can be translated from one generation to another one. Using a mixed approach for testing will improve the productivity of tests scripts development, and mitigate the issues like fragility and maintainability. since, some graphical aspects of the application could result in failure while performing visual GUI based testing but could be recovered with layout based ones.