diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-maven-central.yml b/.github/workflows/release-maven-central.yml
index 75fd3f3..ff3dca3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-maven-central.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-maven-central.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Step 2 - Set up Maven Central Repository
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: "8"
+          java-version: "11"
           distribution: "adopt"
           server-id: ossrh
           server-username: MVN_CENTRAL_USERNAME
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02e2245..586623e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ Most of performed methods are logged using LOG4J, so you can easily see a histor
 
 We use interfaces where is possible, so you can implement your own version of target interface with no need to rewrite other classes. 
 
+> ### Breaking news!
+> Starting from v5.0.0 onwards, this package requires Java 11 or higher, as Selenium and Appium have stopped support of Java 8.
+> The last version available for Java 8 is [v4.1.1](https://github.com/aquality-automation/aquality-appium-mobile-java/releases/tag/v4.1.1)
+
+
 ### Quick start
 
 To start the project using aquality.appium.mobile framework, you can [download our template BDD project by this link.](https://github.com/aquality-automation/aquality-appium-mobile-java-template)
@@ -26,7 +31,7 @@ Alternatively, you can follow the steps below:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>com.github.aquality-automation</groupId>
     <artifactId>aquality-appium-mobile</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.x</version>
+    <version>5.0.x</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index f335983..0e8ae28 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         publishJUnitResults: true
         testResultsFiles: '**/surefire-reports/TEST-*.xml'
         javaHomeOption: 'JDKVersion'
+        jdkVersionOption: '11'
         mavenVersionOption: 'Default'
         mavenAuthenticateFeed: false
         effectivePomSkip: false
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ jobs:
         publishJUnitResults: true
         testResultsFiles: '**/surefire-reports/TEST-*.xml'
         javaHomeOption: 'JDKVersion'
+        jdkVersionOption: '11'
         mavenVersionOption: 'Default'
         mavenAuthenticateFeed: false
         effectivePomSkip: false
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2bba249..0af4a63 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <revision>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</revision>
+        <revision>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</revision>
     </properties>
 
     <distributionManagement>
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>8</source>
-                    <target>8</target>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.8.4</version>
+                <version>0.8.11</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>pre-unit-test</id>
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.3.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>attach-sources</id>
@@ -137,6 +138,10 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.6.3</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                </configuration>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>attach-javadocs</id>
@@ -149,7 +154,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6</version>
+                <version>3.1.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>sign-artifacts</id>
@@ -169,7 +174,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.8</version>
+                <version>1.6.13</version>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
                 <configuration>
                     <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
@@ -184,19 +189,33 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.aquality-automation</groupId>
             <artifactId>aquality-selenium-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.1</version>
+            <version>4.0.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.appium</groupId>
             <artifactId>java-client</artifactId>
-            <version>8.6.0</version>
+            <version>9.1.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
             <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
-            <version>7.5.1</version>
+            <version>7.9.0</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+            <version>3.14.0</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+            <version>2.15.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/samples/android/nativeapp/AndroidBasicInteractionsTest.java b/src/test/java/samples/android/nativeapp/AndroidBasicInteractionsTest.java
index 8cea72f..5edd379 100644
--- a/src/test/java/samples/android/nativeapp/AndroidBasicInteractionsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/samples/android/nativeapp/AndroidBasicInteractionsTest.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public void openCheckBoxesScreen() {
 
     private void openViewControlsScreen() {
         ViewControlsScreen screen = ApplicationActivity.VIEW_CONTROLS.open();
-        Assert.assertTrue(screen.state().isDisplayed(), String.format("%s screen should be opened", screen.getName()));
+        Assert.assertTrue(screen.state().waitForDisplayed(), String.format("%s screen should be opened", screen.getName()));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public void tearDown() {
     @Test
     public void testSendKeys() {
         InvokeSearchScreen searchScreen = ApplicationActivity.SEARCH.open();
-        Assert.assertTrue(searchScreen.state().isDisplayed(), String.format("%s should be opened", searchScreen.getName()));
+        Assert.assertTrue(searchScreen.state().waitForDisplayed(), String.format("%s should be opened", searchScreen.getName()));
         String query = "Hello world!";
         searchScreen.submitSearch(query);
         Assert.assertEquals(searchScreen.getSearchResult(), query, "Search result don't match to entered query");
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public void testSendKeys() {
     public void testSaveAndCompareScreenDump()
     {
         InvokeSearchScreen searchScreen = ApplicationActivity.SEARCH.open();
-        Assert.assertTrue(searchScreen.state().isDisplayed(), String.format("%s should be opened", searchScreen.getName()));
+        Assert.assertTrue(searchScreen.state().waitForDisplayed(), String.format("%s should be opened", searchScreen.getName()));
         final String customDumpName = String.format("my dump of %s", searchScreen.getName());
         searchScreen.dump().save(customDumpName);
         Assert.assertEquals(searchScreen.dump().compare(customDumpName), 0, "Current screen should have no visual difference comparing to just saved dump");
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public void testVerticalSwipeToElement() {
     @Test
     public void testHorizontalSwipeToElement() {
         ViewTabsScrollableScreen viewTabsScrollableScreen = ApplicationActivity.VIEW_TABS_SCROLLABLE.open();
-        Assert.assertTrue(viewTabsScrollableScreen.state().isDisplayed(),
+        Assert.assertTrue(viewTabsScrollableScreen.state().waitForDisplayed(),
                 String.format("%s screen should be opened", viewTabsScrollableScreen.getName()));
         viewTabsScrollableScreen.swipeTabWithLongPress(4, 1);
         viewTabsScrollableScreen.selectTab(7);
diff --git a/src/test/java/samples/android/nativeapp/apidemos/screens/AndroidScreen.java b/src/test/java/samples/android/nativeapp/apidemos/screens/AndroidScreen.java
index 67222ba..ff01d0c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/samples/android/nativeapp/apidemos/screens/AndroidScreen.java
+++ b/src/test/java/samples/android/nativeapp/apidemos/screens/AndroidScreen.java
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 import io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidDriver;
 import org.openqa.selenium.By;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 public abstract class AndroidScreen extends Screen {
 
     protected AndroidScreen(By locator, String name) {
@@ -17,6 +20,9 @@ protected void startActivity(Activity activity) {
                 activity.getAppActivity(),
                 activity.getAppPackage());
         AndroidDriver driver = (AndroidDriver) AqualityServices.getApplication().getDriver();
-        driver.startActivity(activity);
+        Map<String, Object> params = new HashMap<>();
+        params.put("intent", activity.getAppPackage() + "/" + activity.getAppActivity());
+        params.put("package", activity.getAppPackage());
+        driver.executeScript("mobile: startActivity", params);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/samples/android/web/AndroidWebTest.java b/src/test/java/samples/android/web/AndroidWebTest.java
index 1935499..f82ebd8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/samples/android/web/AndroidWebTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/samples/android/web/AndroidWebTest.java
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ void setUp() {
 
     @AfterClass
     void tearDown() {
-        AqualityServices.getApplication().quit();
+        if (AqualityServices.isApplicationStarted()) {
+            AqualityServices.getApplication().quit();
+        }
         System.clearProperty("profile");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/settings.androidwebsession.json b/src/test/resources/settings.androidwebsession.json
index af5d679..4435d99 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/settings.androidwebsession.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/settings.androidwebsession.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "pollingInterval": 300
   },
   "logger": {
-    "language": "ru"
+    "language": "en"
   },
   "elementCache": {
     "isEnabled": false