Locators for iOS inbuilt prompts are displayed in appium inspector but in test it is not interact-able and not being displayed in page source

Akshay_Nair · February 20, 2024, 11:48am

I am using Appium version - 2.5.1
The locators for ios device prompts like Allow notifications etc is displayed in Appium-inspector but while running the test,it is not interact-able and the locator for the same is also not displayed in Page source as well.

mykola-mokhnach · February 20, 2024, 1:36pm

github.com

appium/appium-xcuitest-driver/blob/master/docs/guides/troubleshooting.md#interact-with-dialogs-managed-by-comapplespringboard

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title: Troubleshooting
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## Known Problems

* Real devices with iOS/iPadOS 15+ show an overlay with the text `Automation Running Hold both
  volume buttons to stop` while WebDriverAgent is running. This is a known limitation of the XCTest
  framework. Note that screenshotting functionality is not affected (i.e. the overlay is not visible
  on taken screenshots).
* Real devices with iOS/iPadOS 15+ [require passcode or Touch ID](https://github.com/appium/appium/issues/15898#issuecomment-927340411)
  when starting a new session. A workaround for this is to disable passcode/Touch ID on the device.
* After many failures on a real device, it could transition to a state where connections are no
  longer being accepted. Rebooting the device can help remedy this problem. Please read
  [this issue](https://github.com/facebook/WebDriverAgent/issues/507) for more details.
* `shake` is implemented via AppleScript and works only on Simulator due to lack of support from Apple

## Interact with dialogs managed by `com.apple.springboard`

System dialogs, such as permission dialogs, might not be interactable directly when the active application is not `com.apple.springboard`.

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Akshay_Nair · February 23, 2024, 3:57am

@mykola-mokhnach I tried using the driver.switch.to alert command but it seems like it might work only for prompts with only 2 button.
So is there ant command to work with prompts having 3 buttons like the location prompt in iOS which has 3 buttons?

mykola-mokhnach · February 23, 2024, 7:57am

Try https://github.com/appium/appium-xcuitest-driver/blob/master/docs/reference/execute-methods.md#mobile-alert