Not able to open app

HI Guys,

I am new to Appium. I am trying to launch faceook lite application .While running the simple code i am facing following issue.
Follow are the logs:

Launching Appium server with command: C:\Program Files (x86)\Appium\node.exe lib\server\main.js --address 192.168.1.16 --port 4723 --no-reset --platform-name Android --platform-version 23 --automation-name Appium --log-no-color
warn: Appium support for versions of node < 0.12 has been deprecated and will be removed in a future version. Please upgrade!
info: Welcome to Appium v1.4.13 (REV c75d8adcb66a75818a542fe1891a34260c21f76a)
info: Appium REST http interface listener started on 192.168.1.16:4723
info: [debug] Non-default server args: {“address”:“192.168.1.16”,“noReset”:true,“logNoColors”:true,“platformName”:“Android”,“platformVersion”:“23”,“automationName”:“Appium”}
info: Console LogLevel: debug
info: → POST /wd/hub/session {“desiredCapabilities”:{“app”:“F:\framewrk\Appium\apk\com.facebook.lite_v34.0.0.13.68-53156713_Android-2.3.apk”,“platformName”:“Android”,“deviceName”:“Moto G4 Plus”,“plateformName”:“Android”,“plateformVesion”:“7.0”}}
info: Client User-Agent string: Apache-HttpClient/4.5.1 (Java/1.7.0_79)
info: [debug] The following desired capabilities were provided, but not recognized by appium. They will be passed on to any other services running on this server. : plateformName, plateformVesion
info: [debug] No appActivity desired capability or server param. Parsing from apk.
info: [debug] No appPackage desired capability or server param. Parsing from apk.
info: [debug] Using local app from desired caps: F:\framewrk\Appium\apk\com.facebook.lite_v34.0.0.13.68-53156713_Android-2.3.apk
info: [debug] Creating new appium session 2c92db4c-63ca-4a1f-9ee0-a187e0c7561d
info: Starting android appium
info: [debug] Getting Java version
info: Java version is: 1.8.0_121
info: [debug] Checking whether adb is present
info: [debug] Using adb from C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe
info: [debug] Parsing package and activity from app manifest
info: [debug] Checking whether aapt is present
info: [debug] Using aapt from C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\build-tools\25.0.2\aapt.exe
info: [debug] Extracting package and launch activity from manifest.
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\build-tools\25.0.2\aapt.exe” dump badging F:\framewrk\Appium\apk\com.facebook.lite_v34.0.0.13.68-53156713_Android-2.3.apk
info: [debug] badging package: com.facebook.lite
info: [debug] badging act: com.facebook.lite.MainActivity
info: [debug] Parsed package and activity are: com.facebook.lite/com.facebook.lite.MainActivity
info: [debug] Using fast reset? false
info: [debug] Preparing device for session
info: [debug] Checking whether app is actually present
info: Retrieving device
info: [debug] Trying to find a connected android device
info: [debug] Getting connected devices…
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” devices
info: [debug] 1 device(s) connected
info: Found device ZY223QH7B5
info: [debug] Setting device id to ZY223QH7B5
info: [debug] Waiting for device to be ready and to respond to shell commands (timeout = 5)
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 wait-for-device
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 shell “echo ‘ready’”
info: [debug] Starting logcat capture
info: [debug] Getting device API level
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 shell “getprop ro.build.version.sdk”
info: [debug] Device is at API Level 24
info: Device API level is: 24
info: [debug] Extracting strings for language: default
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 shell “getprop persist.sys.language”
info: [debug] Current device persist.sys.language:
info: [debug] java -jar “C:\Program Files (x86)\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-adb\jars\appium_apk_tools.jar” “stringsFromApk” “F:\framewrk\Appium\apk\com.facebook.lite_v34.0.0.13.68-53156713_Android-2.3.apk” “C:\Users\pankaj\AppData\Local\Temp\com.facebook.lite”
info: [debug] Reading strings from converted strings.json
info: [debug] Setting language to default
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 push “C:\Users\pankaj\AppData\Local\Temp\com.facebook.lite\strings.json” /data/local/tmp
info: [debug] Checking whether aapt is present
info: [debug] Using aapt from C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\build-tools\25.0.2\aapt.exe
info: [debug] Retrieving process from manifest.
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\build-tools\25.0.2\aapt.exe” dump xmltree F:\framewrk\Appium\apk\com.facebook.lite_v34.0.0.13.68-53156713_Android-2.3.apk AndroidManifest.xml
info: [debug] Set app process to: com.facebook.lite
info: [debug] Not uninstalling app since server not started with --full-reset
info: [debug] Checking app cert for F:\framewrk\Appium\apk\com.facebook.lite_v34.0.0.13.68-53156713_Android-2.3.apk.
info: [debug] executing cmd: java -jar “C:\Program Files (x86)\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-adb\jars\verify.jar” F:\framewrk\Appium\apk\com.facebook.lite_v34.0.0.13.68-53156713_Android-2.3.apk
info: [debug] App already signed.
info: [debug] Zip-aligning F:\framewrk\Appium\apk\com.facebook.lite_v34.0.0.13.68-53156713_Android-2.3.apk
info: [debug] Checking whether zipalign is present
info: [debug] Using zipalign from C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\build-tools\25.0.2\zipalign.exe
info: [debug] Zip-aligning apk.
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\build-tools\25.0.2\zipalign.exe” -f 4 F:\framewrk\Appium\apk\com.facebook.lite_v34.0.0.13.68-53156713_Android-2.3.apk C:\Users\pankaj\AppData\Local\Temp\11732-9584-fi0pbs\appium.tmp
info: [debug] MD5 for app is faa4aaceeca9ecf2e14d75ad9acde627
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 shell “ls /data/local/tmp/faa4aaceeca9ecf2e14d75ad9acde627.apk”
info: [debug] Getting install status for com.facebook.lite
info: [debug] Getting device API level
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 shell “getprop ro.build.version.sdk”
info: [debug] Device is at API Level 24
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 shell “pm list packages -3 com.facebook.lite”
info: [debug] App is not installed
info: Installing App
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 shell “mkdir -p /data/local/tmp/”
info: [debug] Removing any old apks
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 shell “ls /data/local/tmp/.apk"
info: [debug] Found an apk we want to keep at /data/local/tmp/faa4aaceeca9ecf2e14d75ad9acde627.apk
info: [debug] Couldn’t find any apks to remove
info: [debug] Uninstalling com.facebook.lite
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 shell “am force-stop com.facebook.lite”
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 uninstall com.facebook.lite
info: [debug] App was not uninstalled, maybe it wasn’t on device?
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 shell “pm install -r /data/local/tmp/faa4aaceeca9ecf2e14d75ad9acde627.apk”
warn: Installing remote apk failed, going to uninstall and try again
info: [debug] Removing any old apks
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 shell "ls /data/local/tmp/
.apk”
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 shell rm “/data/local/tmp/faa4aaceeca9ecf2e14d75ad9acde627.apk”
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 push “F:\framewrk\Appium\apk\com.facebook.lite_v34.0.0.13.68-53156713_Android-2.3.apk” /data/local/tmp/faa4aaceeca9ecf2e14d75ad9acde627.apk
info: [debug] Attempting to install again for the last time
info: [debug] executing cmd: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe” -s ZY223QH7B5 shell “pm install -r /data/local/tmp/faa4aaceeca9ecf2e14d75ad9acde627.apk”
info: [debug] Stopping logcat capture
info: [debug] Logcat terminated with code null, signal SIGTERM
info: [debug] Sent shutdown command, waiting for UiAutomator to stop…
warn: UiAutomator did not shut down fast enough, calling it gone
error: Failed to start an Appium session, err was: Error: Command failed: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_DUPLICATE_PERMISSION: Package com.facebook.lite attempting to redeclare permission com.facebook.permission.prod.FB_APP_COMMUNICATION already owned by com.facebook.katana]

info: [debug] Cleaning up android objects
info: [debug] Cleaning up appium session
info: [debug] Error: Command failed: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_DUPLICATE_PERMISSION: Package com.facebook.lite attempting to redeclare permission com.facebook.permission.prod.FB_APP_COMMUNICATION already owned by com.facebook.katana]

at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:637:15)
at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:98:17)
at maybeClose (child_process.js:743:16)
at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:810:5)

info: [debug] Responding to client with error: {“status”:33,“value”:{“message”:“A new session could not be created. (Original error: Command failed: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_DUPLICATE_PERMISSION: Package com.facebook.lite attempting to redeclare permission com.facebook.permission.prod.FB_APP_COMMUNICATION already owned by com.facebook.katana]\r\n)”,“killed”:false,“code”:1,“signal”:null,“origValue”:“Command failed: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_DUPLICATE_PERMISSION: Package com.facebook.lite attempting to redeclare permission com.facebook.permission.prod.FB_APP_COMMUNICATION already owned by com.facebook.katana]\r\n”},“sessionId”:null}
info: ← POST /wd/hub/session 500 20918.008 ms - 588

@pankaj6878

Please check if you are using correct appPackage and appActivity. Also I can see that app is already installed in your device. Are you trying to install Facebook lite app via your script as well??

Can you share stack trace for exception.?

-Ravi

Hi Ravi,
I am not trying to install any app . i was just trying to open a app which is already installed. I am using Appium version 1.4 but my device is of API 24 Android 7. So i think that could be a problem?
best regards,
Pankaj