Can't launch appium inspector on Android device

Tetiana

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Dec 18, 2013, 9:48:49 AM12/18/13

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Hi,

I am rather new to appium. So I try to run tests on iOS emulator and it is run as expected.

When I try to run tests on Android, from UI appium app, emulator isn't starting, so I can't inspect elements. On my Android device test doesn't start also, but I think the reason is in android 4.1.3 (as I understood we can't run on real devices pre 4.2) I also created an emulator Nexus with Android 4.2 in AVD Manager and try to run on it.

So I have everything pointed like on screenshot:

After this my emulator doesn't open. Can somebody help me to load emulator.

Thanks)

Jonathan Lipps

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Dec 18, 2013, 11:45:19 AM12/18/13

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Start the emulator on your own instead of with the 'Launch AVD' box.

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Vignesh Radhakrishna

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Dec 20, 2013, 7:32:01 AM12/20/13

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You can better use UIAutomator rather than using appium inspector , it gives id and other resources needed to find an element.

Tetiana

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Dec 20, 2013, 11:04:10 AM12/20/13

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Thanks Jonathan,

I started emulator manually and inspector works. But some elements of my application haven't names.

Thanks Vignesh, will try to use UIAutomation, I think it will works better. But for now I am using Selendroid and it's inspector for finding elements and run tests.

defonus

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Mar 26, 2014, 6:07:24 AM3/26/14

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Hello, I'm also can't start Inspector for Android app.

I'm using appium 0.17.6

All Checks were successful but after click 'Launch' error appeared %(

Running iOS Checks

✔ Xcode is installed at /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

✔ Xcode Command Line Tools are installed.

✔ DevToolsSecurity is enabled.

✔ The Authorization DB is set up properly.

✔ Node binary found at /usr/local/bin/node

✔ iOS Checks were successful.

Running Android Checks

✔ ANDROID_HOME is set to "/users/user/Downloads/adt-bundle-mac-x86_64-20131030/sdk/"

✔ JAVA_HOME is set to "/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_45.jdk/Contents/Home."

✔ ADB exists at /users/user/Downloads/adt-bundle-mac-x86_64-20131030/sdk/platform-tools/adb

✔ Android exists at /users/user/Downloads/adt-bundle-mac-x86_64-20131030/sdk/tools/android

✔ Emulator exists at /users/user/Downloads/adt-bundle-mac-x86_64-20131030/sdk/tools/emulator

✔ Android Checks were successful.

✔ All Checks were successful

info: Starting Appium in pre-launch mode

info: Pre-launching app

info: Using local app from command line: /Users/user/work/mobileshopper-android.apk

info: Creating new appium session 2bdc9ff5-15ab-4918-9cd5-3996eabe72e7

info: Starting android appium

debug: Using fast reset? true

info: Preparing device for session

info: Checking whether app is actually present

info: Checking whether adb is present

info: Sent shutdown command, waiting for UiAutomator to stop...

warn: UiAutomator did not shut down fast enough, calling it gone

error: Could not pre-launch appium: Error: Could not find adb in tools, platform-tools, or supported build-tools under "export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/users/user/Downloads/adt-bundle-mac-x86_64-20131030/sdk/tools:/users/user/Downloads/adt-bundle-mac-x86_64-20131030/sdk/platform-tools:/users/user/Downloads/apache-maven-3.1.1/bin:/users/user/Downloads/adt-bundle-mac-x86_64-20131030/sdk/"; do you have android SDK or build-tools installed into this location? Supported build tools are: 17.0.0, 18.0.1, 19.0.0, 19.0.1, android-4.2.2, android-4.3, android-4.4

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defonus

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Mar 26, 2014, 6:10:20 AM3/26/14

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I'm using API level 19 on emulator

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defonus

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Mar 26, 2014, 6:24:37 AM3/26/14

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When All checks was removed from Appium Preferences - Gneral tab I have another error:

AVD launched. I click 'Launch' button and then click 'I' (Inspector)

info: Welcome to Appium v0.17.6 (REV 7b32947e166a4338047f31ac14457c2b0eb432aa)

info: Appium REST http interface listener started on 0.0.0.0:4723

info - socket.io started

info: Non-default server args: {"app":"/Users/user/work/mobileshopper-android.apk","keepArtifacts":true,"noReset":true,"merciful":true,"androidPackage":"org.pack","androidActivity":".activities.SplashActivity"}

info: Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":{"build":{"version":"0.17.6","revision":"7b32947e166a4338047f31ac14457c2b0eb432aa"}}}

debug: Appium request initiated at /wd/hub/status

GET /wd/hub/status 200 8ms - 144b

debug: Request received with params: {}

debug: Appium request initiated at /wd/hub/status

info: Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":{"build":{"version":"0.17.6","revision":"7b32947e166a4338047f31ac14457c2b0eb432aa"}}}

debug: Request received with params: {}

GET /wd/hub/status 200 2ms - 144b

debug: Appium request initiated at /wd/hub/status

info: Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":{"build":{"version":"0.17.6","revision":"7b32947e166a4338047f31ac14457c2b0eb432aa"}}}

debug: Request received with params: {}

debug: Appium request initiated at /wd/hub/sessions

debug: Request received with params: {}

debug: Appium request initiated at /wd/hub/session

debug: Request received with params: {"desiredCapabilities":{"device":"iPhone Retina (4-inch)"}}

error: Using local app, but didn't end in .zip, .ipa or .app

error: Failed to start an Appium session, err was: Error: Using local app, but didn't end in .zip, .ipa or .app

GET /wd/hub/status 200 0ms - 144b

info: Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":[]}

GET /wd/hub/sessions 200 1ms - 32b

warn: [DEPRECATED] The device capability has been deprecated and will be removed. Please use the platformName capability instead.

info: Got configuration error, not starting session

info: Cleaning up appium session

info: Error: Using local app, but didn't end in .zip, .ipa or .app

at Device.configureLocalApp (/Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node_modules/appium/lib/devices/device.js:77:8)

at Device.configureApp (/Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node_modules/appium/lib/devices/device.js:44:10)

at IOS.configureApp (/Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node_modules/appium/lib/devices/ios/ios.js:135:8)

at IOS.configure (/Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node_modules/appium/lib/devices/ios/ios.js:110:17)

at Appium.configure (/Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node_modules/appium/lib/appium.js:240:15)

at Appium.start (/Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node_modules/appium/lib/appium.js:81:10)

at exports.createSession (/Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node_modules/appium/lib/server/controller.js:147:16)

at callbacks (/Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node_modules/appium/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:164:37)

at param (/Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node_modules/appium/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:138:11)

at pass (/Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node_modules/appium/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:145:5)

info: Responding to client with error: {"status":33,"value":{"message":"A new session could not be created. (Original error: Using local app, but didn't end in .zip, .ipa or .app)","origValue":"Using local app, but didn't end in .zip, .ipa or .app"},"sessionId":null}

POST /wd/hub/session 500 10ms - 256b

debug: Appium request initiated at /wd/hub/status

info: Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":{"build":{"version":"0.17.6","revision":"7b32947e166a4338047f31ac14457c2b0eb432aa"}}}

debug: Request received with params: {}

GET /wd/hub/status 200 1ms - 144b

debug: Appium request initiated at /wd/hub/status

info: Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":{"build":{"version":"0.17.6","revision":"7b32947e166a4338047f31ac14457c2b0eb432aa"}}}

debug: Request received with params: {}

GET /wd/hub/status 200 0ms - 144b

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Patrick L

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Mar 26, 2014, 11:06:15 AM3/26/14

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Defonus, it looks like in your last post you are trying to start an iOS app and not an android apk. You have something wrong with your configs...

In your previous posts you dont have a connection to your android sdk anywhere. I would suggest either moving the sdk to a location where your path is, or create a symlink to the adb in your bin folder where the path is looking

Jonathan Lipps

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Mar 26, 2014, 1:38:32 PM3/26/14

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Looks like ANDROID_HOME is set but it's not a correct path. What happens if you do:

echo $ANDROID_HOME

?

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defonus

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Mar 27, 2014, 6:50:45 AM3/27/14

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Hello. A deleted all =) (appium, android studio ant etc.) and re-install again. Also I'm re-install appium17.6

Now I'm try to run inspector for my android app.

Step to reproduce:

Launch Appium GUI

Unchecked all check-boxes at 'Appium Preferences - General'

Checked and set necessary values for 'Package' and 'Activity'

Running iOS Checks

✔ Xcode is installed at /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

✔ Xcode Command Line Tools are installed.

✔ DevToolsSecurity is enabled.

✔ The Authorization DB is set up properly.

✔ Node binary found at /usr/local/bin/node

✔ iOS Checks were successful.

Running Android Checks

✔ ANDROID_HOME is set to "/Applications/Android Studio.app/sdk"

✔ JAVA_HOME is set to "/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_45.jdk/Contents/Home."

✔ ADB exists at /Applications/Android Studio.app/sdk/platform-tools/adb

✔ Android exists at /Applications/Android Studio.app/sdk/tools/android

✔ Emulator exists at /Applications/Android Studio.app/sdk/tools/emulator

✔ Android Checks were successful.

✔ All Checks were successful

After that click 'Launch' button.

info: Welcome to Appium v0.17.6 (REV 7b32947e166a4338047f31ac14457c2b0eb432aa)

info: Appium REST http interface listener started on 0.0.0.0:4723

info - socket.io started

info: Non-default server args: {"app":"/Users/andrei_tsiarenia/work/mobileshopper-android.apk","udid":"3eaf295d2a8e5f423f7a3cd52f289c650679af24","keepArtifacts":true,"noReset":true,"merciful":true,"androidPackage":"org.consumerreports","androidActivity":".activities.SplashActivity"}

info: Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":{"build":{"version":"0.17.6","revision":"7b32947e166a4338047f31ac14457c2b0eb432aa"}}}

debug: Appium request initiated at /wd/hub/status

GET /wd/hub/status 200 10ms - 144b

debug: Request received with params: {}

debug: Appium request initiated at /wd/hub/status

info: Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":{"build":{"version":"0.17.6","revision":"7b32947e166a4338047f31ac14457c2b0eb432aa"}}}

debug: Request received with params: {}

GET /wd/hub/status 200 2ms - 144b

debug: Appium request initiated at /wd/hub/status

info: Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":{"build":{"version":"0.17.6","revision":"7b32947e166a4338047f31ac14457c2b0eb432aa"}}}

debug: Request received with params: {}

GET /wd/hub/status 200 1ms - 144b

debug: Appium request initiated at /wd/hub/status

info: Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":{"build":{"version":"0.17.6","revision":"7b32947e166a4338047f31ac14457c2b0eb432aa"}}}

debug: Request received with params: {}

GET /wd/hub/status 200 1ms - 144b

debug: Appium request initiated at /wd/hub/status

info: Responding to client with success: {"status":0,"value":{"build":{"version":"0.17.6","revision":"7b32947e166a4338047f31ac14457c2b0eb432aa"}}}

And finally I click I (Inspector)

debug: Request received with params: {}

debug: Appium request initiated at /wd/hub/sessions

debug: Request received with params: {}

debug: Appium request initiated at /wd/hub/session

debug: Request received with params: {"desiredCapabilities":{"device":"iPhone Retina (4-inch)"}}

error: Using local app, but didn't end in .zip, .ipa or .app

error: Failed to start an Appium session, err was: Error: Using local app, but didn't end in .zip, .ipa or .app