I was unable to open app in real device iPhone 5s and version is 9.3.5

Issues/Bugs
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info: [debug] Using local app from command line: /Users/setup/Desktop/Payload/SimpleTalk.app

info: [debug] Creating new appium session 09ed331a-820f-4737-b132-45826b8f8ead

info: [debug] Removing any remaining instruments sockets

info: [debug] Cleaned up instruments socket /tmp/instruments_sock

info: [debug] Auto-detecting iOS udid…

info: [debug] Not auto-detecting udid, running on sim

info: [debug] Could not parse plist file (as binary) at /Users/setup/Desktop/Payload/SimpleTalk.app/en.lproj/Localizable.strings

info: Will try to parse the plist file as XML

info: [debug] Could not parse plist file (as XML) at /Users/setup/Desktop/Payload/SimpleTalk.app/en.lproj/Localizable.strings

warn: Could not parse app Localizable.strings assuming it doesn’t exist

info: [debug] Getting bundle ID from app

info: [debug] Parsed app Info.plist (as binary)

info: [debug] Creating instruments

info: [debug] Preparing uiauto bootstrap

info: [debug] Dynamic bootstrap dir: /Users/setup/Library/Application Support/appium/bootstrap

info: [debug] Dynamic env: {“nodePath”:"/Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node/bin/node",“commandProxyClientPath”:"/Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node_modules/appium/submodules/appium-uiauto/bin/command-proxy-client.js",“instrumentsSock”:"/tmp/instruments_sock",“interKeyDelay”:null,“justLoopInfinitely”:false,“autoAcceptAlerts”:false,“autoDismissAlerts”:false,“sendKeyStrategy”:“grouped”}

info: [debug] Dynamic bootstrap code: // This file is automatically generated. Do not manually modify!

…

info: [debug] Dynamic bootstrap path: /Users/setup/Library/Application Support/appium/bootstrap/bootstrap-5923cadea0343e3f.js

info: [debug] Reusing dynamic bootstrap: /Users/setup/Library/Application Support/appium/bootstrap/bootstrap-5923cadea0343e3f.js

info: [debug] Attempting iOS device log capture via libimobiledevice idevicesyslog

warn: Could not capture logs from device. Continuing without capturing logs.

error: Log capture did not start in a reasonable amount of time

info: [debug] Creating iDevice object with udid

error: Could not pre-launch appium: Error: Command failed: /bin/sh -c ideviceinstaller -u -i /Users/setup/Desktop/Payload/SimpleTalk.app

No iOS device found, is it plugged in?

info: [debug] App is not installed. Will try to install the app.

info: [debug] Cleaning up appium session

I an have done couple of things for this
-> Cleaning the devices logs
–> I trired this command
–> ideviceinstaller -u -i /Users/setup/Desktop/Payload/SimpleTalk.app
I got No iOS device found, is it plugged in?

I have couple of observations which i found

–> iPhone is not activated contact your carrier ( because of the issue appium may not run ?)
–> Xcode 7.3 appium 1.5.3
–> I think the app is build xcode 8 but we are using xcode 7.3. Due to this app will work or not in appium ?
–> I checked .app in that embedded.mobileprovision file i find the UDID in that. I think its enough that the app is bulid with developer certificate

Is there anything to do apart from these.

Can anyone help me at the earliest.

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Exactly right. The device will not be accessible by the computer until you activate it. I have been able to activate some idevices over wifi, and others I have put in a good sim, activated, and then removed the sim later for some other use. iDevice will still be usable.

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thanks wreed for the quick response. If iPhone is not activated then it may run right?

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No, you’ll need to activate the phone to run your tests. You’ll also need to enable ‘UI Automation’ under Settings->Developer Mode after it’s activated.

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Wreed,

One more thing I need to check with you,

I am using xcode 7.3, appium 15.3 and iPhone 9.3.5. Is that appium support for these all.

why because I getting same issue (No iOS device found, is it plugged in?) I have taken a other device and tired still getting same can you help me on this.

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Rameshkvv,

Do you have the ios-webkit-debug-proxy enabled? If you don’t, appium generally won’t recognize the “iDevice”. You can install it easily using homebrew: brew install ios-webkit-debug-proxy.

You will then need to run it from terminal using a command like ios-webkit_debug_rpoxy -d -c [put your udid here without the brackets]:27753

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Hi cauthon,

Is ios_webkit_proxy is required install for native apps? .
I worked on safari native app for that ios_webkit_proxty is required.
Whether native app is required to start ios_webkit_proxy.
Please reply me earliest.

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I do not believe is required for a native app, however it is required for hybrid apps. Another thing you might check is you have your device’s udid specified correctly in the Appium server capabilities.

Hope that helps.