[ADB] cmd: Can't find service: settings [ADB] cmd: Can't find service: settings'; Code: '20'

[amrsa1]

I'm trying to run an automation test using Appium but I'm getting the following error below, knowing that the emulator status shown booted is completed.

 [UiAutomator2] Unable to force stop app: Error executing adbExec. Original error: 'Command '/Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 shell am force-stop com.test.app' exited with code 20'; Stderr: 'cmd: Can't find service: activity'; Code: '20'
[UiAutomator2] Restoring hidden api policy to the device default configuration
[debug] [ADB] Running '/Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -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''
[ADB] Failed to delete keys 'hidden_api_policy_pre_p_apps,hidden_api_policy_p_apps,hidden_api_policy'. Original error: Error executing adbExec. Original error: 'Command '/Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -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'' exited with code 20'; Stderr: 'cmd: Can't find service: settings
[ADB] cmd: Can't find service: settings
[ADB] cmd: Can't find service: settings'; Code: '20'
[debug] [BaseDriver] Event 'newSessionStarted' logged at 1628767192789 (11:19:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time))
[debug] [W3C] Encountered internal error running command: Error executing adbExec. Original error: 'Command '/Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 install -g /Users/runner/hostedtoolcache/node/14.17.4/x64/lib/node_modules/appium/node_modules/io.appium.settings/apks/settings_apk-debug.apk' exited with code 1'; Stderr: 'adb: failed to install /Users/runner/hostedtoolcache/node/14.17.4/x64/lib/node_modules/appium/node_modules/io.appium.settings/apks/settings_apk-debug.apk: cmd: Can't find service: package'; Code: '1'
[debug] [W3C] Error: Command '/Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -P 5037 -s emulator-5554 install -g /Users/runner/hostedtoolcache/node/14.17.4/x64/lib/node_modules/appium/node_modules/io.appium.settings/apks/settings_apk-debug.apk' exited with code 1
[debug] [W3C]     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/Users/runner/hostedtoolcache/node/14.17.4/x64/lib/node_modules/appium/node_modules/teen_process/lib/exec.js:113:19)
[debug] [W3C]     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:400:28)
[debug] [W3C]     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:1055:16)
[debug] [W3C]     at Socket.<anonymous> (internal/child_process.js:441:11)
[debug] [W3C]     at Socket.emit (events.js:400:28)
[debug] [W3C]     at Pipe.<anonymous> (net.js:675:12)

[ychescale9]

can you share your workflow? have you tried with some lower API levels?

[henninghall]

Hi @amrsa1! Did you ever manage to solve this?

[mrk-han]

This is likely because you are using the wrong flavor of system image. Closing because stale, but for anyone in the future seeing this, try using google_apis or playstore variant.