Hi I’m fairly new to appium and after almost months of tinkering with Appium settings, I’ve finally come to this point where I get the following error:
org.openqa.selenium.SessionNotCreatedException: Could not start a new session. Possible causes are invalid address of the remote server or browser start-up failure.
Host info: host: 'localhost', ip: '127.0.0.1'
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:559)
at io.appium.java_client.AppiumDriver.startSession(AppiumDriver.java:229)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.<init>(RemoteWebDriver.java:157)
at io.appium.java_client.AppiumDriver.<init>(AppiumDriver.java:80)
at io.appium.java_client.AppiumDriver.<init>(AppiumDriver.java:92)
at io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidDriver.<init>(AndroidDriver.java:117)
at com.example.dissertationdummyapp.NewAppiumTest.setup(NewAppiumTest.java:25)
... 32 trimmed
Caused by: org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
Build info: version: '4.7.0', revision: '0a5b49d16f'
System info: os.name: 'Linux', os.arch: 'x86_64', os.version: '6.1.23-android14-4-00257-g7e35917775b8-ab9964412', java.version: '0'
Driver info: driver.version: AndroidDriver
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumProtocolHandshake.createSession(AppiumProtocolHandshake.java:137)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumProtocolHandshake.createSession(AppiumProtocolHandshake.java:102)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor.createSession(AppiumCommandExecutor.java:194)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor.execute(AppiumCommandExecutor.java:262)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:541)
... 39 more
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumProtocolHandshake.createSession(AppiumProtocolHandshake.java:133)
... 43 more
Caused by: java.io.UncheckedIOException: java.net.ConnectException: Failed to open a socket.
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.netty.NettyHttpHandler.makeCall(NettyHttpHandler.java:73)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.netty.NettyHttpHandler.$r8$lambda$wFzH14-TExs59LLM9HiYMfJdL_o(Unknown Source:0)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.netty.NettyHttpHandler$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0.execute(Unknown Source:2)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.AddSeleniumUserAgent.lambda$apply$0(AddSeleniumUserAgent.java:42)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.AddSeleniumUserAgent$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0.execute(Unknown Source:2)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor.lambda$null$0(AppiumCommandExecutor.java:199)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor$$ExternalSyntheticLambda6.execute(Unknown Source:2)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.Filter.lambda$andFinally$1(Filter.java:56)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.Filter$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.execute(Unknown Source:4)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.netty.NettyHttpHandler.execute(NettyHttpHandler.java:49)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.AddSeleniumUserAgent.lambda$apply$0(AddSeleniumUserAgent.java:42)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.AddSeleniumUserAgent$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0.execute(Unknown Source:2)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor.lambda$null$0(AppiumCommandExecutor.java:199)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor$$ExternalSyntheticLambda6.execute(Unknown Source:2)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.Filter.lambda$andFinally$1(Filter.java:56)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.Filter$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.execute(Unknown Source:4)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.netty.NettyClient.execute(NettyClient.java:99)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake.createSession(ProtocolHandshake.java:124)
... 45 more
Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Failed to open a socket.
at org.asynchttpclient.netty.channel.NettyConnectListener.onFailure(NettyConnectListener.java:179)
at org.asynchttpclient.netty.channel.NettyChannelConnector$1.onFailure(NettyChannelConnector.java:108)
at org.asynchttpclient.netty.SimpleChannelFutureListener.operationComplete(SimpleChannelFutureListener.java:28)
at org.asynchttpclient.netty.SimpleChannelFutureListener.operationComplete(SimpleChannelFutureListener.java:20)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.DefaultPromise.notifyListener0(DefaultPromise.java:578)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.DefaultPromise.notifyListenersNow(DefaultPromise.java:552)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.DefaultPromise.access$200(DefaultPromise.java:35)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.DefaultPromise$1.run(DefaultPromise.java:502)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.AbstractEventExecutor.runTask(AbstractEventExecutor.java:174)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.GlobalEventExecutor$TaskRunner.run(GlobalEventExecutor.java:251)
at io.netty.util.internal.ThreadExecutorMap$2.run(ThreadExecutorMap.java:74)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.FastThreadLocalRunnable.run(FastThreadLocalRunnable.java:30)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1012)
Caused by: io.netty.channel.ChannelException: Failed to open a socket.
at io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioSocketChannel.newChannel(NioSocketChannel.java:73)
at io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioSocketChannel.<init>(NioSocketChannel.java:95)
at io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioSocketChannel.<init>(NioSocketChannel.java:88)
at io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioSocketChannel.<init>(NioSocketChannel.java:81)
at org.asynchttpclient.netty.channel.NioTransportFactory.newChannel(NioTransportFactory.java:27)
at org.asynchttpclient.netty.channel.NioTransportFactory.newChannel(NioTransportFactory.java:21)
at io.netty.bootstrap.AbstractBootstrap.initAndRegister(AbstractBootstrap.java:310)
at io.netty.bootstrap.Bootstrap.doResolveAndConnect(Bootstrap.java:155)
at io.netty.bootstrap.Bootstrap.connect(Bootstrap.java:148)
at org.asynchttpclient.netty.channel.NettyChannelConnector.connect0(NettyChannelConnector.java:81)
at org.asynchttpclient.netty.channel.NettyChannelConnector.connect(NettyChannelConnector.java:69)
at org.asynchttpclient.netty.request.NettyRequestSender$1.lambda$onSuccess$0$org-asynchttpclient-netty-request-NettyRequestSender$1(NettyRequestSender.java:322)
at org.asynchttpclient.netty.request.NettyRequestSender$1$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0.operationComplete(Unknown Source:8)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.DefaultPromise.notifyListener0(DefaultPromise.java:578)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.DefaultPromise.notifyListenersNow(DefaultPromise.java:552)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.DefaultPromise.notifyListeners(DefaultPromise.java:491)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.DefaultPromise.addListener(DefaultPromise.java:184)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.DefaultPromise.addListener(DefaultPromise.java:35)
at org.asynchttpclient.netty.request.NettyRequestSender$1.onSuccess(NettyRequestSender.java:320)
at org.asynchttpclient.netty.request.NettyRequestSender$1.onSuccess(NettyRequestSender.java:308)
at org.asynchttpclient.netty.SimpleFutureListener.operationComplete(SimpleFutureListener.java:24)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.DefaultPromise.notifyListener0(DefaultPromise.java:578)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.DefaultPromise.notifyListenersNow(DefaultPromise.java:552)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.DefaultPromise.notifyListeners(DefaultPromise.java:491)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.DefaultPromise.addListener(DefaultPromise.java:184)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.DefaultPromise.addListener(DefaultPromise.java:35)
at org.asynchttpclient.netty.request.NettyRequestSender.sendRequestWithNewChannel(NettyRequestSender.java:308)
at org.asynchttpclient.netty.request.NettyRequestSender.sendRequestWithCertainForceConnect(NettyRequestSender.java:143)
at org.asynchttpclient.netty.request.NettyRequestSender.sendRequest(NettyRequestSender.java:114)
at org.asynchttpclient.DefaultAsyncHttpClient.execute(DefaultAsyncHttpClient.java:259)
at org.asynchttpclient.DefaultAsyncHttpClient.executeRequest(DefaultAsyncHttpClient.java:228)
at org.asynchttpclient.DefaultAsyncHttpClient.executeRequest(DefaultAsyncHttpClient.java:249)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.netty.NettyHttpHandler.makeCall(NettyHttpHandler.java:55)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.netty.NettyHttpHandler.$r8$lambda$wFzH14-TExs59LLM9HiYMfJdL_o(Unknown Source:0)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.netty.NettyHttpHandler$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0.execute(Unknown Source:2)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.AddSeleniumUserAgent.lambda$apply$0(AddSeleniumUserAgent.java:42)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.AddSeleniumUserAgent$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0.execute(Unknown Source:2)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor.lambda$null$0(AppiumCommandExecutor.java:199)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor$$ExternalSyntheticLambda6.execute(Unknown Source:2)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.Filter.lambda$andFinally$1(Filter.java:56)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.Filter$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.execute(Unknown Source:4)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.netty.NettyHttpHandler.execute(NettyHttpHandler.java:49)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.AddSeleniumUserAgent.lambda$apply$0(AddSeleniumUserAgent.java:42)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.AddSeleniumUserAgent$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0.execute(Unknown Source:2)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor.lambda$null$0(AppiumCommandExecutor.java:199)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor$$ExternalSyntheticLambda6.execute(Unknown Source:2)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.Filter.lambda$andFinally$1(Filter.java:56)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.Filter$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.execute(Unknown Source:4)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.netty.NettyClient.execute(NettyClient.java:99)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake.createSession(ProtocolHandshake.java:124)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumProtocolHandshake.createSession(AppiumProtocolHandshake.java:133)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumProtocolHandshake.createSession(AppiumProtocolHandshake.java:102)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor.createSession(AppiumCommandExecutor.java:194)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor.execute(AppiumCommandExecutor.java:262)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:541)
at io.appium.java_client.AppiumDriver.startSession(AppiumDriver.java:229)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.<init>(RemoteWebDriver.java:157)
at io.appium.java_client.AppiumDriver.<init>(AppiumDriver.java:80)
at io.appium.java_client.AppiumDriver.<init>(AppiumDriver.java:92)
at io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidDriver.<init>(AndroidDriver.java:117)
at com.example.dissertationdummyapp.NewAppiumTest.setup(NewAppiumTest.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:59)
at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:12)
at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:56)
at androidx.test.internal.runner.junit4.statement.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:76)
at androidx.test.internal.runner.junit4.statement.RunAfters.evaluate(RunAfters.java:61)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:306)
at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner$1.evaluate(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:100)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runLeaf(ParentRunner.java:366)
at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:103)
at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:63)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$4.run(ParentRunner.java:331)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:79)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:329)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$100(ParentRunner.java:66)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:293)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:306)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:413)
at org.junit.runners.Suite.runChild(Suite.java:128)
at org.junit.runners.Suite.runChild(Suite.java:27)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$4.run(ParentRunner.java:331)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:79)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:329)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$100(ParentRunner.java:66)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:293)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:306)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:413)
at org.junit.runner.JUnitCore.run(JUnitCore.java:137)
at org.junit.runner.JUnitCore.run(JUnitCore.java:115)
at androidx.test.internal.runner.TestExecutor.execute(TestExecutor.java:67)
at androidx.test.internal.runner.TestExecutor.execute(TestExecutor.java:58)
at androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner.onStart(AndroidJUnitRunner.java:446)
at android.app.Instrumentation$InstrumentationThread.run(Instrumentation.java:2402)
Caused by: java.net.SocketException: Operation not permitted
at sun.nio.ch.Net.socket0(Native Method)
at sun.nio.ch.Net.socket(Net.java:420)
at sun.nio.ch.Net.socket(Net.java:413)
at sun.nio.ch.SocketChannelImpl.<init>(SocketChannelImpl.java:130)
at sun.nio.ch.SelectorProviderImpl.openSocketChannel(SelectorProviderImpl.java:60)
at io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioSocketChannel.newChannel(NioSocketChannel.java:71)
... 94 more
This is my build.gradle file:
plugins {
id("com.android.application")
id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android")
}
android {
namespace = "com.example.dissertationdummyapp"
compileSdk = 34
defaultConfig {
applicationId = "com.example.dissertationdummyapp"
minSdk = 33
targetSdk = 34
versionCode = 1
versionName = "1.0"
testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
}
buildTypes {
release {
isMinifyEnabled = false
proguardFiles(
getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android-optimize.txt"),
"proguard-rules.pro"
)
}
}
packaging {
resources.pickFirsts.add("META-INF/INDEX.LIST")
resources.pickFirsts.add("META-INF/io.netty.versions.properties")
}
compileOptions {
sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
}
kotlinOptions {
jvmTarget = "11"
}
buildToolsVersion = "34.0.0"
}
dependencies {
implementation("androidx.core:core-ktx:1.13.1")
implementation("androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1")
implementation("com.google.android.material:material:1.12.0")
implementation("androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.1.4")
testImplementation("junit:junit:4.13.2")
testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.10.1")
testRuntimeOnly ("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.10.1")
androidTestImplementation("junit:junit:4.13.2")
androidTestImplementation("io.appium:java-client:8.3.0")
androidTestImplementation("androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.5")
androidTestImplementation("androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.5.1")
}
and this is my appium test file:
package com.example.dissertationdummyapp;
import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import io.appium.java_client.AppiumBy;
import io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidDriver;
import io.appium.java_client.android.options.UiAutomator2Options;
public class NewAppiumTest {
public AndroidDriver driver;
@Before
public void setup() throws MalformedURLException {
UiAutomator2Options options = new UiAutomator2Options()
.setUdid("emulator-5554")
.setDeviceName("Pixel_7_API_34")
.setApp(".../AndroidStudioProjects/DissertationDummyApp2.apk");
AndroidDriver driver = new AndroidDriver(
// The default URL in Appium 1 is http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub
new URL("http://143.167.97.82:4723/"), options
);
}
@Test
public void InitialTest(){
System.out.println("Driver: " + driver);
WebElement username = driver.findElement(AppiumBy.id("com.example.dissertationdummyapp:id/usernameTextField"));
username.sendKeys("testUsername");
WebElement password = driver.findElement(AppiumBy.id("com.example.dissertationdummyapp:id/passwordTextField"));
password.sendKeys("testPassword");
WebElement submit = driver.findElement(AppiumBy.id("com.example.dissertationdummyapp:id/submitButton"));
submit.click();
WebElement msg = driver.findElement(AppiumBy.id("com.example.dissertationdummyapp:id/successMsg"));
Assert.assertEquals("Welcome testUsername!", msg.getText());
}
@After
public void tearDown(){
if (driver != null){
driver.quit();
}
}
}
Any support is welcome 
