Mobile Screen Action | Leapwork Docs

The Mobile Screen Action block performs common touch gestures; such as tap, swipe, spread, or pinch, by using screen coordinates instead of element identification. It is useful when you need to interact with areas that do not have stable element locators, such as swiping on a home screen or performing gestures on pages where elements cannot be reliably identified.

Note:

This block works with coordinates and it is useful when you swipe on a home screen or on a page.
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Quick-start

Drag Mobile Screen Action onto the canvas.
Connect the block in the flow and optionally specify the basic parameters required for this block to operate: Position, Method, Count. (For a minimal setup, just connect its input and output, set Position and Method, and run the flow.)
Run the flow when it’s ready.

Building block parameters

Parameters

Block header: Shows the current title of the Mobile Screen Action block. You can rename it by double-clicking the header and typing a new title.
Position: Defines the coordinate-based position used for the gesture. Use this when you want to act on a specific location on the screen rather than a captured UI element.
Method: Selects which gesture to perform using the provided coordinates.
- Tap: Taps the specified position.
- Swipe: Swipes using the specified position values.
- Spread: Performs a spread gesture using the specified position values.
- Pinch: Performs a pinch gesture using the specified position values.
Count: Specifies how many times the selected method is performed. For example, a count of 2 repeats the gesture twice.
Hold: When selected, the block includes a hold as part of the gesture (for example, a touch-and-hold instead of a quick tap, where applicable).
Wait: When selected, the block waits as part of the action execution before continuing the flow.
Default timeout: Controls whether the block uses the default timeout from the flow settings or a custom timeout value.
Timeout (sec): Sets the maximum time spent searching for the text before the block gives up and triggers Not found.

Resources

Topic	Description
Mobile connections	Overview of what’s needed to enable mobile automation
Mobile configuration	Steps to configure devices and environments for testing
Mobile FAQs	Frequently asked questions about mobile automation and troubleshooting