Appium with iOS Simulator/iOS Real Device setup for successful Mobile Automation

Fixing common errors while setting up WebDriverAgent-Runner

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Dear Bug Hunters!

Mobile Automation is getting more popular everyday. Appium is one of the most popular tools for Mobile Automation. Configuring iOS simulator/real device to run your tests and inspect elements can be confusing and time consuming to finally make it work.

In this article i will explain step by step how to do full configuration for Appium to be able to run tests on simulator/real device and also provide some workarounds for common errors that you might face while configuring it.

I hope it will save your time:)

Pre-installations

Assuming you have npm, node, xCode and homebrew installed, if not — please install them

1. Install Appium using the following command:

• npm install -g appium

2. Install carthage using the following command:

• brew install carthage

3. Install CocoaPods

• brew install cocoapods

4. Open your project in xCode