SOLVED - Debug Error: App is not installed

Issues/Bugs
1

I am very new to Appium and trying to get it working with the UICatalog.app.
I am using:
Mac Pro: 10.10.5
Appium: Version 1.4.8 (Draco)
iOS launch
UDID: 9BEC9990-A8E9-4F86-A0C2-4A4C4F34B972
Platform Version: 9.0

I get the following error log:
Any thoughts/comments would be much appreciated.

Launching Appium with command: ‘/Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node/bin/node’ lib/server/main.js --command-timeout “7200” --pre-launch --debug-log-spacing --platform-version “9.0” --platform-name “iOS” --app “/Users/ryan.colborne/Desktop/UICatalog.app” --udid “9BEC9990-A8E9-4F86-A0C2-4A4C4F34B972” --show-ios-log --default-device

info: [debug] Starting Appium in pre-launch mode

info: Pre-launching app
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info: [debug] Using local app from command line: /Users/ryan.colborne/Desktop/UICatalog.app

info: [debug] Creating new appium session ec213eea-cb27-40c9-a229-ad5cc81c671e
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] Parsed app Info.plist (as binary)
info: [debug] Parsed app Localizable.strings
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/ryan.colborne/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/node_modules/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!
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info: [debug] Dynamic bootstrap path: /Users/ryan.colborne/Library/Application Support/appium/bootstrap/bootstrap-6745615c424bb0c0.js
info: [debug] Reusing dynamic bootstrap: /Users/ryan.colborne/Library/Application Support/appium/bootstrap/bootstrap-6745615c424bb0c0.js
info: [debug] Attempting iOS device log capture via libimobiledevice idevicesyslog

info: [debug] Creating iDevice object with udid 9BEC9990-A8E9-4F86-A0C2-4A4C4F34B972

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

error: Could not pre-launch appium: Error: Command failed: /bin/sh -c ideviceinstaller -u 9BEC9990-A8E9-4F86-A0C2-4A4C4F34B972 -i /Users/ryan.colborne/Desktop/UICatalog.app

2

I think you’re missing this in your command:

For example,

--device-name "=iPhone 6s Plus (9.0)"

If you’re using Sim, the ‘=’ is required as a temp fix to an open issue on 1.4.8.

Issue reference:
https://discuss.appium.io/t/could-not-find-a-device-to-launch-due-to-device-string-mutilation/2319/9

3

Thank you for the quick reply!
I am not sure which file or where to add the command. Can you give me a file name or something as I am using the GUI and unsure how the files are structured for executing the APP.
If it is something I am needing to modify within the app more info would be great too since I am just using a EXAMPLE app and don’t really know how to modify that one either.

Thanks again for the reply alangithubtrader!

4

You specify in your capabilities before you instantiate the appium driver.

5

Thanks again for the help. I got on with the developers and it turned out it was mostly to do with the version of node I was using. I was on v4. something and I needed to be on v0.12.7
Since reverting and re-installing it has worked like a champ.