# Maestro CLI 2.8.0: swipe from any point inside an element

DevFeed: [Maestro CLI 2.8.0: swipe from any point inside an element](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/maestro-cli-2-8-0-swipe-from-any-point-inside-an-element-22903.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://maestro.dev/blog/maestro-cli-2-8-0>)

Author: Manu Armani

Published: 2026-08-06T17:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [mobile.dev - Medium](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mobile-dev-medium.md>)

Topics: [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [Emulator](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/emulator.md>), [selectors](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/selectors.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [emulator](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/emulator.md>), [html](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/html.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [junit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/junit.md>), [maestro](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maestro.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [reports](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reports.md>), [selectors](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/selectors.md>)

## AI overview

Maestro CLI 2.8.0 adds swipes from chosen points within elements, variables for permissions and screenshot thresholds, improved selector retries, bounded Android emulator boot time, faster and more targeted locale handling, broader iOS device enumeration, and reliability fixes for Maestro Cloud uploads and reports.

## Source excerpt

Maestro CLI 2.8.0 adds swipes that start from a chosen point inside an element, variables in permissions and screenshot thresholds, and reliability fixes across Maestro Cloud uploads and reports.