Could not start a new session. Response code 500. Message: An unknown server-side error occurred

[yogeshb002]

not able to start new session for mobile application with appium ;

import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities;
import io.appium.java_client.AppiumBy;
import io.appium.java_client.AppiumDriver;
import io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidDriver;
import java.io.File;
public class appium {

public static AndroidDriver driver;
public static void main(String[] args) throws MalformedURLException, InterruptedException {
	
	File app= new File("C:\\Users\\Yoge\\AppData\\Local\\Android\\Sdk\\platform-tools\\SauceLabs..apk");
	DesiredCapabilities capabilities= new DesiredCapabilities();
	capabilities.setCapability("deviceName", "emulator-5554");
	capabilities.setCapability("platformVersion", "11");
	capabilities.setCapability("platformName", "Android");
	capabilities.setCapability("appPackage", "com.swaglabsmobileapp");
	
	URL url = new URL("http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub");
            driver = new AndroidDriver(url,capabilities);

JAVA EXCEPTION:
Exception in thread "main" org.openqa.selenium.SessionNotCreatedException: Could not start a new session. Response code 500. Message: An unknown server-side error occurred while processing the command. Original error: 'app' option is required for reinstall

[KazuCocoa]

What the full appium log?

[yogeshb002]

The server is running
[HTTP] Waiting until the server is closed
[HTTP] Received server close event
[Appium] Welcome to Appium v1.22.3
[Appium] Non-default server args:
[Appium] relaxedSecurityEnabled: true
[Appium] allowInsecure: {
[Appium] }
[Appium] denyInsecure: {
[Appium] }
[Appium] Appium REST http interface listener started on 0.0.0.0:4723
[HTTP] Request idempotency key: fc762fda-b4bc-4bb2-98ac-dbcec9649dfc
[HTTP] --> POST /wd/hub/session
[HTTP] {"capabilities":{"firstMatch":[{}],"alwaysMatch":{"appium:AutomationName":"Appium","appium:appPackage":"com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher","appium:deviceName":"emulator-5554","appium:platformVersion":"11","platformName":"android"}}}
[W3C] Calling AppiumDriver.createSession() with args: [null,null,{"firstMatch":[{}],"alwaysMatch":{"appium:AutomationName":"Appium","appium:appPackage":"com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher","appium:deviceName":"emulator-5554","appium:platformVersion":"11","platformName":"android"}}]
[BaseDriver] Event 'newSessionRequested' logged at 1676020549896 (14:45:49 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time))
[Appium]
[Appium] ======================================================================
[Appium] DEPRECATION WARNING:
[Appium]
[Appium] The 'automationName' capability was not provided in the desired
[Appium] capabilities for this Android session
[Appium]
[Appium] Setting 'automationName=UiAutomator2' by default and using the
[Appium] UiAutomator2 Driver
[Appium]
[Appium] The next major version of Appium (2.x) will require the
[Appium] 'automationName' capability to be set for all sessions on all
[Appium] platforms
[Appium]
[Appium] In previous versions (Appium <= 1.13.x), the default was
[Appium] 'automationName=UiAutomator1'
[Appium]
[Appium] If you wish to use that automation instead of UiAutomator2, please
[Appium] add 'automationName=UiAutomator1' to your desired capabilities
[Appium]
[Appium] For more information about drivers, please visit
[Appium] http://appium.io/docs/en/about-appium/intro/ and explore the
[Appium] 'Drivers' menu
[Appium]
[Appium] ======================================================================
[Appium]
[Appium] Appium v1.22.3 creating new AndroidUiautomator2Driver (v1.70.1) session
[Appium] Applying relaxed security to 'AndroidUiautomator2Driver' as per server command line argument. All insecure features will be enabled unless explicitly disabled by --deny-insecure
[BaseDriver] Creating session with W3C capabilities: {
[BaseDriver] "alwaysMatch": {
[BaseDriver] "platformName": "android",
[BaseDriver] "appium:AutomationName": "Appium",
[BaseDriver] "appium:appPackage": "com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher",
[BaseDriver] "appium:deviceName": "emulator-5554",
[BaseDriver] "appium:platformVersion": "11"
[BaseDriver] },
[BaseDriver] "firstMatch": [
[BaseDriver] {}
[BaseDriver] ]
[BaseDriver] }
[BaseDriver] The following capabilities were provided, but are not recognized by Appium:
[BaseDriver] AutomationName
[BaseDriver] Session created with session id: 1a716f04-d4b7-416d-aa88-d315d282839d
[UiAutomator2] Starting 'com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher' directly on the device
[ADB] Using 'adb.exe' from 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe'
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 start-server'
[AndroidDriver] Retrieving device list
[ADB] Trying to find a connected android device
[ADB] Getting connected devices
[ADB] Connected devices: [{"udid":"emulator-5554","state":"device"}]
[AndroidDriver] Looking for a device with Android '11.0.0'
[ADB] Setting device id to emulator-5554
[ADB] Getting device platform version
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell getprop ro.build.version.release'
[ADB] Current device property 'ro.build.version.release': 11
[AndroidDriver] Using device: emulator-5554
[ADB] Using 'adb.exe' from 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe'
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 start-server'
[ADB] Setting device id to emulator-5554
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell getprop ro.build.version.sdk'
[ADB] Current device property 'ro.build.version.sdk': 30
[ADB] Getting device platform version
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell getprop ro.build.version.release'
[ADB] Current device property 'ro.build.version.release': 11
[ADB] Device API level: 30
[UiAutomator2] Relaxing hidden api policy
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell 'settings put global hidden_api_policy_pre_p_apps 1;settings put global hidden_api_policy_p_apps 1;settings put global hidden_api_policy 1''
[AndroidDriver] No app sent in, not parsing package/activity
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 wait-for-device'
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell echo ping'
[AndroidDriver] Pushing settings apk to device...
[ADB] Getting install status for io.appium.settings
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys package io.appium.settings'
[ADB] 'io.appium.settings' is installed
[ADB] Getting package info for 'io.appium.settings'
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys package io.appium.settings'
[ADB] The version name of the installed 'io.appium.settings' is greater or equal to the application version name ('3.4.0' >= '3.4.0')
[ADB] There is no need to install/upgrade 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Programs\Appium Server GUI\resources\app\node_modules\appium\node_modules\io.appium.settings\apks\settings_apk-debug.apk'
[ADB] Getting IDs of all 'io.appium.settings' processes
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell 'pgrep --help; echo $?''
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell pgrep -f ([[:blank:]]|^)io.appium.settings([[:blank:]]|$)'
[AndroidDriver] io.appium.settings is already running. There is no need to reset its permissions.
[Logcat] Starting logs capture with command: C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 logcat -v threadtime
[UiAutomator2] Forwarding UiAutomator2 Server port 6790 to local port 8200
[ADB] Forwarding system: 8200 to device: 6790
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 forward tcp:8200 tcp:6790'
[ADB] Getting install status for io.appium.uiautomator2.server
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys package io.appium.uiautomator2.server'
[ADB] 'io.appium.uiautomator2.server' is installed
[ADB] Getting package info for 'io.appium.uiautomator2.server'
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys package io.appium.uiautomator2.server'
[ADB] The version name of the installed 'io.appium.uiautomator2.server' is greater or equal to the application version name ('4.27.0' >= '4.27.0')
[UiAutomator2] io.appium.uiautomator2.server installation state: sameVersionInstalled
[ADB] Checking app cert for C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Programs\Appium Server GUI\resources\app\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-uiautomator2-server\apks\appium-uiautomator2-server-v4.27.0.apk
[ADB] Using the previously cached signature entry for 'appium-uiautomator2-server-v4.27.0.apk'
[ADB] sha256 hash did match for 'appium-uiautomator2-server-v4.27.0.apk'
[ADB] Getting install status for io.appium.uiautomator2.server.test
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys package io.appium.uiautomator2.server.test'
[ADB] 'io.appium.uiautomator2.server.test' is installed
[ADB] Checking app cert for C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Programs\Appium Server GUI\resources\app\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-uiautomator2-server\apks\appium-uiautomator2-server-debug-androidTest.apk
[ADB] Using the previously cached signature entry for 'appium-uiautomator2-server-debug-androidTest.apk'
[ADB] sha256 hash did match for 'appium-uiautomator2-server-debug-androidTest.apk'
[UiAutomator2] Server packages are not going to be (re)installed
[UiAutomator2] Waiting up to 30000ms for services to be available
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell pm list instrumentation'
[UiAutomator2] Instrumentation target 'io.appium.uiautomator2.server.test/androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner' is available
[ADB] Adding packages ["io.appium.settings","io.appium.uiautomator2.server","io.appium.uiautomator2.server.test"] to Doze whitelist
[ADB] Got the following command chunks to execute: [["dumpsys","deviceidle","whitelist","+io.appium.settings",";","dumpsys","deviceidle","whitelist","+io.appium.uiautomator2.server",";","dumpsys","deviceidle","whitelist","+io.appium.uiautomator2.server.test",";"]]
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys deviceidle whitelist +io.appium.settings ; dumpsys deviceidle whitelist +io.appium.uiautomator2.server ; dumpsys deviceidle whitelist +io.appium.uiautomator2.server.test ;'
[UiAutomator2] No app capability. Assuming it is already on the device
[ADB] Getting install status for com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys package com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher'
[ADB] 'com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher' is installed
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell am force-stop com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher'
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell pm clear com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher'
[AndroidDriver] Performed fast reset on the installed 'com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher' application (stop and clear)
[UiAutomator2] Performing shallow cleanup of automation leftovers
[UiAutomator2] No obsolete sessions have been detected (socket hang up)
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell am force-stop io.appium.uiautomator2.server.test'
[UiAutomator2] Starting UIAutomator2 server 4.27.0
[UiAutomator2] Using UIAutomator2 server from 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Programs\Appium Server GUI\resources\app\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-uiautomator2-server\apks\appium-uiautomator2-server-v4.27.0.apk' and test from 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Programs\Appium Server GUI\resources\app\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-uiautomator2-server\apks\appium-uiautomator2-server-debug-androidTest.apk'
[UiAutomator2] Waiting up to 30000ms for UiAutomator2 to be online...
[ADB] Creating ADB subprocess with args: ["-P",5037,"-s","emulator-5554","shell","am","instrument","-w","-e","disableAnalytics",true,"io.appium.uiautomator2.server.test/androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"]
[WD Proxy] Matched '/status' to command name 'getStatus'
[WD Proxy] Proxying [GET /status] to [GET http://127.0.0.1:8200/wd/hub/status] with no body
[WD Proxy] socket hang up
[WD Proxy] Matched '/status' to command name 'getStatus'
[WD Proxy] Proxying [GET /status] to [GET http://127.0.0.1:8200/wd/hub/status] with no body
[WD Proxy] socket hang up
[WD Proxy] Matched '/status' to command name 'getStatus'
[WD Proxy] Proxying [GET /status] to [GET http://127.0.0.1:8200/wd/hub/status] with no body
[WD Proxy] socket hang up
[WD Proxy] Matched '/status' to command name 'getStatus'
[WD Proxy] Proxying [GET /status] to [GET http://127.0.0.1:8200/wd/hub/status] with no body
[WD Proxy] socket hang up
[Instrumentation] io.appium.uiautomator2.server.test.AppiumUiAutomator2Server:
[WD Proxy] Matched '/status' to command name 'getStatus'
[WD Proxy] Proxying [GET /status] to [GET http://127.0.0.1:8200/wd/hub/status] with no body
[WD Proxy] socket hang up
[WD Proxy] Matched '/status' to command name 'getStatus'
[WD Proxy] Proxying [GET /status] to [GET http://127.0.0.1:8200/wd/hub/status] with no body
[WD Proxy] socket hang up
[WD Proxy] Matched '/status' to command name 'getStatus'
[WD Proxy] Proxying [GET /status] to [GET http://127.0.0.1:8200/wd/hub/status] with no body
[WD Proxy] Got response with status 200: {"sessionId":"None","value":{"message":"UiAutomator2 Server is ready to accept commands","ready":true}}
[UiAutomator2] The initialization of the instrumentation process took 6321ms
[WD Proxy] Matched '/session' to command name 'createSession'
[WD Proxy] Proxying [POST /session] to [POST http://127.0.0.1:8200/wd/hub/session] with body: {"capabilities":{"firstMatch":[{"platform":"LINUX","webStorageEnabled":false,"takesScreenshot":true,"javascriptEnabled":true,"databaseEnabled":false,"networkConnectionEnabled":true,"locationContextEnabled":false,"warnings":{},"desired":{"platformName":"android","AutomationName":"Appium","appPackage":"com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher","deviceName":"emulator-5554","platformVersion":"11"},"platformName":"android","AutomationName":"Appium","appPackage":"com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher","deviceName":"emulator-5554","platformVersion":"11","deviceUDID":"emulator-5554"}],"alwaysMatch":{}}}
[WD Proxy] Got response with status 200: {"sessionId":"f90080be-af9e-4118-9087-879fc5794858","value":{"capabilities":{"firstMatch":[{"platform":"LINUX","webStorageEnabled":false,"takesScreenshot":true,"javascriptEnabled":true,"databaseEnabled":false,"networkConnectionEnabled":true,"locationContextEnabled":false,"warnings":{},"desired":{"platformName":"android","AutomationName":"Appium","appPackage":"com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher","deviceName":"emulator-5554","platformVersion":"11"},"platformName":"android","AutomationName":"Appium","appPackage":"com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher","deviceName":"emulator-5554","platformVersion":"11","deviceUDID":"emulator-5554"}],"alwaysMatch":{}},"sessionId":"f90080be-af9e-4118-9087-879fc5794858"}}
[WD Proxy] Determined the downstream protocol as 'W3C'
[WD Proxy] Proxying [GET /appium/device/info] to [GET http://127.0.0.1:8200/wd/hub/session/f90080be-af9e-4118-9087-879fc5794858/appium/device/info] with no body
[WD Proxy] Got response with status 200: {"sessionId":"f90080be-af9e-4118-9087-879fc5794858","value":{"androidId":"3fef5922651cc484","apiVersion":"30","bluetooth":{"state":"ON"},"brand":"google","carrierName":"Android","displayDensity":420,"locale":"en_US","manufacturer":"Google","model":"sdk_gphone_x86","networks":[{"capabilities":{"SSID":null,"linkDownBandwidthKbps":30000,"linkUpstreamBandwidthKbps":15000,"networkCapabilities":"NET_CAPABILITY_MMS,NET_CAPABILITY_SUPL,NET_CAPABILITY_DUN,NET_CAPABILITY_FOTA,NET_CAPABILITY_IMS,NET_CAPABILITY_CBS,NET_CAPABILITY_INTERNET,NET_CAPABILITY_NOT_RESTRICTED,NET_CAPABILITY_TRUSTED,NET_CAPABILITY_NOT_VPN,NET_CAPABILITY_VALIDATED,NET_CAPABILITY_NOT_ROAMING,NET_CAPABILITY_NOT_CONGESTED,NET_CAPABILITY_NOT_SUSPENDED","signalStrength":-2147483648,"transportTypes":"TRANSPORT_CELLULAR"},"detailedState":"CONNECTED","extraInfo":"epc.tmobile.com","isAvailable":true,"isConnected":true,"isFailover":false,"isRoaming":false,"state":"CONNECTED","subtype":13,"subtypeName":"LTE","type":0,"typeName":"MOBILE"},{"capabilities":{...
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys window'
[AndroidDriver] Screen already unlocked, doing nothing
[UiAutomator2] Starting 'com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher/null and waiting for 'com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher/null'
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell am start -W -S -a android.intent.action.MAIN -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER -f 0x10200000'
[UiAutomator2] Deleting UiAutomator2 session
[UiAutomator2] Deleting UiAutomator2 server session
[WD Proxy] Matched '/' to command name 'deleteSession'
[WD Proxy] Proxying [DELETE /] to [DELETE http://127.0.0.1:8200/wd/hub/session/f90080be-af9e-4118-9087-879fc5794858] with no body
[WD Proxy] Got response with status 200: {"sessionId":"f90080be-af9e-4118-9087-879fc5794858","value":null}
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell am force-stop com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher'
[Logcat] Stopping logcat capture
[ADB] Removing forwarded port socket connection: 8200
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 forward --remove tcp:8200'
[UiAutomator2] Restoring hidden api policy to the device default configuration
[ADB] Running 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell 'settings delete global hidden_api_policy_pre_p_apps;settings delete global hidden_api_policy_p_apps;settings delete global hidden_api_policy''
[BaseDriver] Event 'newSessionStarted' logged at 1676020564393 (14:46:04 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time))
[W3C] Encountered internal error running command: Error: Cannot start the 'com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher' application. Visit https://github.com/appium/appium/blob/master/docs/en/writing-running-appium/android/activity-startup.md for troubleshooting. Original error: Error executing adbExec. Original error: 'Command 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell am start -W -S -a android.intent.action.MAIN -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER -f 0x10200000' exited with code 1'; Command output: Error: Intent matches multiple activities; can't stop: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10200000 }
[W3C]
[W3C] at ADB.startApp (C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Programs\Appium Server GUI\resources\app\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-adb\lib\tools\apk-utils.js:179:11)
[W3C] at AndroidUiautomator2Driver.ensureAppStarts (C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Programs\Appium Server GUI\resources\app\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-uiautomator2-driver\lib\driver.js:564:7)
[W3C] at AndroidUiautomator2Driver.startUiAutomator2Session (C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Programs\Appium Server GUI\resources\app\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-uiautomator2-driver\lib\driver.js:431:7)
[W3C] at AndroidUiautomator2Driver.createSession (C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Programs\Appium Server GUI\resources\app\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-uiautomator2-driver\lib\driver.js:229:7)
[W3C] at AppiumDriver.createSession (C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Programs\Appium Server GUI\resources\app\node_modules\appium\lib\appium.js:387:35)
[HTTP] <-- POST /wd/hub/session 500 14501 ms - 1981
[HTTP]
[Instrumentation] .
[Instrumentation] Time: 4.384
[Instrumentation]
[Instrumentation] OK (1 test)
[Instrumentation] The process has exited with code 0

[KazuCocoa]

[W3C] Encountered internal error running command: Error: Cannot start the 'com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher' application. Visit https://github.com/appium/appium/blob/master/docs/en/writing-running-appium/android/activity-startup.md for troubleshooting. Original error: Error executing adbExec. Original error: 'Command 'C:\Users\Yoge\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell am start -W -S -a android.intent.action.MAIN -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER -f 0x10200000' exited with code 1'; Command output: Error: Intent matches multiple activities; can't stop: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10200000 }
[W3C]

https://github.com/appium/appium/blob/1.x/docs/en/writing-running-appium/android/activity-startup.md
Probably Appium confused to pick an activity to start since your manifesto has multiple launcher activities. What about adding appActivity to start the activity explicitly?

Newer Appium x UIA2 driver version may improve some behavior as well.

[santosh9647]

Getting the same issue

[Sudharshankumaresan]

I'm getting error like... Could not start a new session. response code 500
This is my code

import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;
import io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidDriver;
import io.appium.java_client.android.options.UiAutomator2Options;
import io.appium.java_client.remote.MobileCapabilityType;

public class Basic {

@Test
public void appiumTest() throws MalformedURLException {
	
	UiAutomator2Options options=new UiAutomator2Options();

	options.setDeviceName("Mydevice");

	options.setPlatformName("Android");
	options.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.PLATFORM_VERSION, "9.0");
	options.setApp("C:\\Users\\nklsu\\eclipse-workspace\\Appium\\src\\test\\java\\resources\\settings_apk-debug.apk");
	URL url=new URL("http://127.0.0.1:4723");		
	AndroidDriver driver=new AndroidDriver(url, options);
}

}

This is my appium log

C:\Windows\System32>appium
[Appium] Welcome to Appium v2.1.3
[Appium] Attempting to load driver xcuitest...
[debug] [Appium] Requiring driver at C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\appium-xcuitest-driver
[Appium] Attempting to load driver mac2...
[debug] [Appium] Requiring driver at C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\appium-mac2-driver
[Appium] Attempting to load driver espresso...
[debug] [Appium] Requiring driver at C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\appium-espresso-driver
[Appium] Attempting to load driver safari...
[debug] [Appium] Requiring driver at C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\appium-safari-driver
[Appium] Attempting to load driver gecko...
[debug] [Appium] Requiring driver at C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\appium-geckodriver
[Appium] Attempting to load driver chromium...
[debug] [Appium] Requiring driver at C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\appium-chromium-driver
[Appium] Attempting to load driver uiautomator2...
[debug] [Appium] Requiring driver at C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\appium-uiautomator2-driver
(node:15464) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 exit listeners added to [process]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit
(Use node --trace-warnings ... to show where the warning was created)
[Appium] Appium REST http interface listener started on http://0.0.0.0:4723
[Appium] You can provide the following URLs in your client code to connect to this server:
[Appium] http://192.168.1.5:4723/
[Appium] http://127.0.0.1:4723/ (only accessible from the same host)
[Appium] Available drivers:
[Appium] - [email protected] (automationName 'XCUITest')
[Appium] - [email protected] (automationName 'Mac2')
[Appium] - [email protected] (automationName 'Espresso')
[Appium] - [email protected] (automationName 'Safari')
[Appium] - [email protected] (automationName 'Gecko')
[Appium] - [email protected] (automationName 'Chromium')
[Appium] - [email protected] (automationName 'UiAutomator2')
[Appium] Available plugins:
[Appium] - [email protected]
[Appium] No plugins activated. Use the --use-plugins flag with names of plugins to activate
[debug] [HTTP] Request idempotency key: 6c651897-3a10-48cb-a88a-c11d8ed465a4
[HTTP] --> POST /session
[HTTP] {"capabilities":{"firstMatch":[{}],"alwaysMatch":{"appium:app":"C:\Users\nklsu\eclipse-workspace\Appium\src\test\java\resources\settings_apk-debug.apk","appium:automationName":"UIAutomator2","appium:deviceName":"Mydevice","appium:platformVersion":"9.0","platformName":"ANDROID"}}}
[debug] [AppiumDriver@a2c3] Calling AppiumDriver.createSession() with args: [null,null,{"firstMatch":[{}],"alwaysMatch":{"appium:app":"C:\Users\nklsu\eclipse-workspace\Appium\src\test\java\resources\settings_apk-debug.apk","appium:automationName":"UIAutomator2","appium:deviceName":"Mydevice","appium:platformVersion":"9.0","platformName":"ANDROID"}}]
[debug] [AppiumDriver@a2c3] Event 'newSessionRequested' logged at 1694662147037 (08:59:07 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time))
[Appium] Attempting to find matching driver for automationName 'UIAutomator2' and platformName 'ANDROID'
[Appium] The 'uiautomator2' driver was installed and matched caps.
[Appium] Will require it at C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\appium-uiautomator2-driver
[debug] [Appium] Requiring driver at C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\appium-uiautomator2-driver
[AppiumDriver@a2c3] Appium v2.1.3 creating new AndroidUiautomator2Driver (v2.29.6) session
[AppiumDriver@a2c3] Checking BaseDriver versions for Appium and AndroidUiautomator2Driver
[AppiumDriver@a2c3] Appium's BaseDriver version is 9.3.20
[AppiumDriver@a2c3] AndroidUiautomator2Driver's BaseDriver version is 9.3.16
[debug] [AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16] Creating session with W3C capabilities: {
[debug] [AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16] "alwaysMatch": {
[debug] [AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16] "platformName": "ANDROID",
[debug] [AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16] "appium:app": "C:\Users\nklsu\eclipse-workspace\Appium\src\test\java\resources\settings_apk-debug.apk",
[debug] [AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16] "appium:automationName": "UIAutomator2",
[debug] [AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16] "appium:deviceName": "Mydevice",
[debug] [AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16] "appium:platformVersion": "9.0"
[debug] [AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16] },
[debug] [AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16] "firstMatch": [
[debug] [AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16] {}
[debug] [AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16] ]
[debug] [AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16] }
[AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16] The following capabilities were provided, but are not recognized by Appium:
[AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16] deviceName
[AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16 (65de49ec)] Session created with session id: 65de49ec-3332-437b-b24d-6017fc183f2f
[BaseDriver] Using local app 'C:\Users\nklsu\eclipse-workspace\Appium\src\test\java\resources\settings_apk-debug.apk'
[debug] [AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16 (65de49ec)] Checking whether app is actually present
[ADB] Found 2 'build-tools' folders under 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk' (newest first):
[ADB] C:/Users/nklsu/AppData/Local/Android/Sdk/build-tools/34.0.0
[ADB] C:/Users/nklsu/AppData/Local/Android/Sdk/build-tools/33.0.1
[ADB] Using 'adb.exe' from 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe'
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 start-server'
[AndroidDriver] Retrieving device list
[debug] [ADB] Trying to find a connected android device
[debug] [ADB] Getting connected devices
[debug] [ADB] Connected devices: [{"udid":"emulator-5554","state":"device"}]
[AndroidDriver] Looking for a device with Android '9.0.0'
[debug] [ADB] Setting device id to emulator-5554
[ADB] Getting device platform version
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell getprop ro.build.version.release'
[debug] [ADB] Current device property 'ro.build.version.release': 9
[AndroidDriver] Using device: emulator-5554
[ADB] Using 'adb.exe' from 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe'
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 start-server'
[debug] [ADB] Setting device id to emulator-5554
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell getprop ro.build.version.sdk'
[debug] [ADB] Current device property 'ro.build.version.sdk': 28
[ADB] Getting device platform version
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell getprop ro.build.version.release'
[debug] [ADB] Current device property 'ro.build.version.release': 9
[debug] [ADB] Device API level: 28
[AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16 (65de49ec)] Relaxing hidden api policy
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell 'settings put global hidden_api_policy_pre_p_apps 1;settings put global hidden_api_policy_p_apps 1;settings put global hidden_api_policy 1''
[debug] [AndroidDriver] Parsing package and activity from app manifest
[ADB] Package name: 'io.appium.settings'
[ADB] Main activity name: 'io.appium.settings.Settings'
[debug] [AndroidDriver] Parsed package and activity are: io.appium.settings/io.appium.settings.Settings
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 wait-for-device'
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell echo ping'
[debug] [AndroidDriver] Pushing settings apk to device...
[debug] [ADB] Getting package info for 'io.appium.settings'
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys package io.appium.settings'
[debug] [ADB] App 'C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\io.appium.settings\apks\settings_apk-debug.apk' is not installed
[debug] [ADB] Installing 'C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\io.appium.settings\apks\settings_apk-debug.apk'
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 help'
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 features'
[ADB] The application at 'C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\io.appium.settings\apks\settings_apk-debug.apk' will not be cached, because the device under test has confirmed the support of streamed installs
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 install -g C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\io.appium.settings\apks\settings_apk-debug.apk'
[debug] [ADB] Getting package info for 'io.appium.settings'
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys package io.appium.settings'
[debug] [ADB] App 'C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\io.appium.settings\apks\settings_apk-debug.apk' is not installed
[debug] [ADB] Installing 'C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\io.appium.settings\apks\settings_apk-debug.apk'
[ADB] The application at 'C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\io.appium.settings\apks\settings_apk-debug.apk' will not be cached, because the device under test has confirmed the support of streamed installs
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 install -g C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\io.appium.settings\apks\settings_apk-debug.apk'
[debug] [ADB] Getting package info for 'io.appium.settings'
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell dumpsys package io.appium.settings'
[debug] [ADB] App 'C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\io.appium.settings\apks\settings_apk-debug.apk' is not installed
[debug] [ADB] Installing 'C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\io.appium.settings\apks\settings_apk-debug.apk'
[ADB] The application at 'C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\io.appium.settings\apks\settings_apk-debug.apk' will not be cached, because the device under test has confirmed the support of streamed installs
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 install -g C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\io.appium.settings\apks\settings_apk-debug.apk'
[debug] [AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16 (65de49ec)] Deleting UiAutomator2 session
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell am force-stop io.appium.settings'
[AndroidUiautomator2Driver@4a16 (65de49ec)] Restoring hidden api policy to the device default configuration
[debug] [ADB] Running 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell 'settings delete global hidden_api_policy_pre_p_apps;settings delete global hidden_api_policy_p_apps;settings delete global hidden_api_policy''
[debug] [AppiumDriver@a2c3] Event 'newSessionStarted' logged at 1694662159116 (08:59:19 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time))
[debug] [AppiumDriver@a2c3] Encountered internal error running command: Error executing adbExec. Original error: 'Command 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 install -g C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\io.appium.settings\apks\settings_apk-debug.apk' exited with code 1'; Command output: adb: failed to stat C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\io.appium.settings\apks\settings_apk-debug.apk: No such file or directory
[debug] [AppiumDriver@a2c3]
[debug] [AppiumDriver@a2c3] Error: Command 'C:\Users\nklsu\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 install -g C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\io.appium.settings\apks\settings_apk-debug.apk' exited with code 1
[debug] [AppiumDriver@a2c3] at ChildProcess. (C:\Windows\System32\node_modules\teen_process\lib\exec.js:128:19)
[debug] [AppiumDriver@a2c3] at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:514:28)
[debug] [AppiumDriver@a2c3] at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1091:16)
[debug] [AppiumDriver@a2c3] at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:302:5)
[HTTP] <-- POST /session 500 12151 ms - 1460
[HTTP]