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Appium inspector give error "Original error: App with bundle identifier 'xxxx' unknown

I am quite new to Appium testing and I am trying to use Appium inspector https://github.com/appium/appium-inspector.

I run my app 'IntegrationApp' on iOS simulator in Xcode. The bundle identifier shown in Xcode for 'IntegrationApp' is 'com.facebook.IntegrationApp'

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And 'IntegrationApp' is running successfully on simulator

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Then when I try to connect Appium inspector to app 'IntegrationApp' on simulator, it gives error 'Failed to create session. An unknown server-side error occurred while processing the command. Original error: App with bundle identifier 'com.facebook.IntegrationApp' unknown'

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What might the issue be?

Incidentally, the app comes from Appium installation and the 'WebDriverAgent.xcodeproj' project is under .../node_modules/appium/node_modules/appium-webdriveragent, so I assume it's a normal app to use for simulator, i.e. no need of signing etc.

I also tried other app that should already exist on simulator, like app store, but it's giving the same error.

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Solution

  • I can't tell you what exactly is the issue but this app is not meant to be used like this. If you just want to get familiar I would advise you to use any of the native iOS apps - like Settings, Camera or whatever. You can find their bundle IDs here