diff --git a/taps_to_cases/T2C_Runner/src/main/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/t2c/runner/T2CAppiumUtils.java b/taps_to_cases/T2C_Runner/src/main/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/t2c/runner/T2CAppiumUtils.java
index 217d2b2e8..945ff9faf 100644
--- a/taps_to_cases/T2C_Runner/src/main/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/t2c/runner/T2CAppiumUtils.java
+++ b/taps_to_cases/T2C_Runner/src/main/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/t2c/runner/T2CAppiumUtils.java
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ public static void doAction(BaseDriverController driver, ActionInfo actionInfo)
         } catch (Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
             if (!isOption) {
-                throw e;
+                int index = actionInfo.getId();
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Failed at step " + index + ": " + e.getMessage(), e);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ public static void chooseActionType(BaseDriverController driver, ActionInfo acti
                 driver.click(webElement);
                 break;
             case "tap":
-                //wait 3s before and after the tap action
                 int x = (Integer) arguments.get("x");
                 int y = (Integer) arguments.get("y");
                 driver.tap(x, y);
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ public static void chooseActionType(BaseDriverController driver, ActionInfo acti
             case "home":
                 driver.pressKey(AndroidKey.HOME);
                 break;
+            case "pressKeyCode":
+                String keyCode = arguments.get("keyCode") + "";
+                driver.pressKeyCode(keyCode);
+                break;
             case "move":
                 Object xVector = arguments.get("xVector");
                 Object yVector = arguments.get("yVector");
diff --git a/taps_to_cases/T2C_Runner/src/main/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/t2c/runner/controller/AndroidDriverController.java b/taps_to_cases/T2C_Runner/src/main/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/t2c/runner/controller/AndroidDriverController.java
index 6168c4ac6..bd2af4064 100644
--- a/taps_to_cases/T2C_Runner/src/main/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/t2c/runner/controller/AndroidDriverController.java
+++ b/taps_to_cases/T2C_Runner/src/main/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/t2c/runner/controller/AndroidDriverController.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 public class AndroidDriverController extends BaseDriverController {
     private final AndroidDriver androidDriver;
@@ -53,6 +55,13 @@ public void pressKey(AndroidKey key) {
         androidDriver.pressKey(new KeyEvent(key));
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void pressKeyCode(String keyCode) {
+        List<String> keyEventArgs = Arrays.asList("keyevent", keyCode);
+        Map<String, Object> keyEventCmd = ImmutableMap.of("command", "input", "args", keyEventArgs);
+        androidDriver.executeScript("mobile: shell", keyEventCmd);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void scroll(WebElement webElement, int xVector, int yVector) {
         Point location = webElement.getLocation();
diff --git a/taps_to_cases/T2C_Runner/src/main/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/t2c/runner/controller/BaseDriverController.java b/taps_to_cases/T2C_Runner/src/main/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/t2c/runner/controller/BaseDriverController.java
index 24144f1ee..24a450328 100644
--- a/taps_to_cases/T2C_Runner/src/main/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/t2c/runner/controller/BaseDriverController.java
+++ b/taps_to_cases/T2C_Runner/src/main/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/t2c/runner/controller/BaseDriverController.java
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ public void terminateApp(String appPackageName) {
     public void pressKey(AndroidKey key) {
     }
 
+    public void pressKeyCode(String keyCode) {
+    }
+
     public void scroll(WebElement webElement, int xVector, int yVector) {
     }
 
diff --git a/taps_to_cases/T2C_Runner/src/test/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/t2c/runner/MockDriverT2CTest.java b/taps_to_cases/T2C_Runner/src/test/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/t2c/runner/MockDriverT2CTest.java
index 62a00fb44..f2e7e699f 100644
--- a/taps_to_cases/T2C_Runner/src/test/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/t2c/runner/MockDriverT2CTest.java
+++ b/taps_to_cases/T2C_Runner/src/test/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/t2c/runner/MockDriverT2CTest.java
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ public void pressKey(AndroidKey key) {
             logger.info("Called " + currentMethodName());
         }
 
+        public void pressKeyCode(String keyCode) {
+            logger.info("Called " + currentMethodName());
+        }
+
         public void scroll(WebElement webElement, int xVector, int yVector) {
             logger.info("Called " + currentMethodName());
         }