diff --git a/optics_framework/api/action_keyword.py b/optics_framework/api/action_keyword.py
index 728eaea1..3c8877ea 100644
--- a/optics_framework/api/action_keyword.py
+++ b/optics_framework/api/action_keyword.py
@@ -68,11 +68,14 @@ def _save_annotated_for_result(
         return
     element_source = getattr(result.strategy, "element_source", None)
     if element_source is None or not hasattr(element_source, "get_bbox_for_element"):
+        internal_logger.warning(f"Element source {element_source} does not support get_bbox_for_element")
         return
     bbox = element_source.get_bbox_for_element(result.value)
     if bbox is None:
+        internal_logger.debug(f"Could not get bbox for element {result.value} in {func_name}")
         return
     if screenshot_np is None:
+        internal_logger.debug(f"Could not get screenshot for element {result.value} in {func_name}")
         return
     framed = utils.annotate(screenshot_np.copy(), [bbox])
     utils.save_screenshot(
@@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ def press_element(
             self.driver.press_coordinates(
                 x + int(offset_x), y + int(offset_y), event_name)
         else:
-            internal_logger.info(f"Pressing element '{element}'")
+            internal_logger.info(f"Pressing element '{element}' at {located}")
             self.driver.press_element(located, int(repeat), event_name)
 
     def press_by_percentage(self, percent_x: str, percent_y: str, repeat: str = "1", event_name: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
@@ -554,7 +557,7 @@ def press_keycode(self, keycode: str, event_name: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
         except Exception as e:
             internal_logger.error(f"Error capturing screenshot: {e}")
 
-        internal_logger.info(f"Pressing keycode: {keycode}")
+        internal_logger.info(f"Pressing keycode: {keycode}, {event_name}")
         self.driver.press_keycode(keycode, event_name)
 
 
diff --git a/optics_framework/common/utils.py b/optics_framework/common/utils.py
index 8bf1803f..26e59bd4 100644
--- a/optics_framework/common/utils.py
+++ b/optics_framework/common/utils.py
@@ -175,11 +175,10 @@ def parse_text_only_prefix(element: str) -> Tuple[str, bool]:
 
 def get_timestamp():
     try:
-        current_utc_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-        desired_timezone = timezone(timedelta(hours=5, minutes=30))
-        current_time_in_desired_timezone = current_utc_time.astimezone(desired_timezone)
-        formatted_time = current_time_in_desired_timezone.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f%z")
-        return formatted_time[:-2] + ":" + formatted_time[-2:]
+        ist = timezone(timedelta(hours=5, minutes=30))
+        now_ist = datetime.now(ist)
+        return now_ist.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S-%f")
+
     except Exception as e:
         internal_logger.error('Unable to get current time', exc_info=e)
         return None
@@ -273,19 +272,23 @@ def save_screenshot(img, name, output_dir, time_stamp=None):
         return
     name = re.sub(r'[^a-zA-Z0-9\s_]', '', name)
     if time_stamp is None:
-        time_stamp = str(datetime.now().astimezone().strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S-%f'))
+        time_stamp = datetime.now().astimezone().strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S-%f%z')
+    
     screenshot_file_path = os.path.join(output_dir, f"{time_stamp}-{name}.jpg")
-    try:
-        cv2.imwrite(screenshot_file_path, img)
-        internal_logger.debug(f'Screenshot saved as : {time_stamp}-{name}.jpg')
+    success = cv2.imwrite(screenshot_file_path, img)
+
+    if success:
+        internal_logger.debug(f"Screenshot saved as : {time_stamp}-{name}.jpg")
         internal_logger.debug(f"Screenshot saved to :{screenshot_file_path}")
+    else:
+        internal_logger.error(f"cv2 returned FALSE. FAILED to save screenshot to : {screenshot_file_path}")
+        raise Exception(f"cv2 returned FALSE. FAILED to save screenshot to : {screenshot_file_path}")
 
-    except Exception as e:
-        internal_logger.debug(f"Error writing screenshot to file : {e}")
 
 
 def annotate(screenshot, bboxes):
     # Iterate over each bounding box and annotate it on the image
+    internal_logger.debug(f"Bounding boxes {bboxes} to be annotated.")
     for bbox in bboxes:
         if bbox is None or len(bbox) != 2:
             internal_logger.debug(f"Invalid bounding box: {bbox}")
diff --git a/optics_framework/engines/drivers/appium.py b/optics_framework/engines/drivers/appium.py
index 7b9fc1e0..64faf5ec 100644
--- a/optics_framework/engines/drivers/appium.py
+++ b/optics_framework/engines/drivers/appium.py
@@ -910,9 +910,13 @@ def _flush_keyboard_buffer(self, driver: WebDriver, buffer: List[str]) -> None:
 
     def _press_keycode_or_type_char(self, driver: WebDriver, ch: str, keycode: int) -> None:
         """Press keycode for char, or fall back to mobile:type on failure."""
-        internal_logger.debug(f"Pressing keycode for char '{ch}': {keycode}")
+        metastate = 1 if ch.isupper() else None
+        internal_logger.debug(f"Pressing keycode for char '{ch}': {keycode} (metastate={metastate})")
         try:
-            driver.press_keycode(int(keycode))
+            if metastate is not None:
+                driver.press_keycode(int(keycode), metastate=metastate)
+            else:
+                driver.press_keycode(int(keycode))
         except Exception:
             internal_logger.debug(f"press_keycode failed for '{ch}', falling back to script typing")
             driver.execute_script(
@@ -979,7 +983,8 @@ def get_char_as_keycode(self, char: str) -> Optional[int]:
             "\n": 66,  # Enter key
         }
 
-        return mapping.get(char.lower())  # handle lowercase input
+        # Handle lowercase input so uppercase letters map to correct keycodes
+        return mapping.get(char.lower())
 
     def get_text_element(self, element: Any) -> str:
         text = element.get_attribute("text") or element.get_attribute("value")