patrol Enable wifi is not working on iPhone real device

Steps to reproduce

Clone the sample patrol tests repo
add 'native.enableWifi()' in the test
Run the tests

Actual results

Control center is being opened but driver not able to turn off the wifi

Logs


        2025-01-23 17:38:18.057002+1030 RunnerUITests-Runner[] PatrolServer: INFO: enabling wifi...
            t =    27.23s Press Application 'com.apple.springboard'[0.90, 0.01] for 0.1 seconds, then drag to Application 'com.apple.springboard'[0.90, 0.20] with velocity of 500.00 pixels per second, and then hold for 0.0 seconds 
            t =    27.23s     Wait for com.apple.springboard to idle
            t =    27.24s     Find the Application 'com.apple.springboard'
            t =    27.29s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    27.30s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    27.31s     Check for interrupting elements affecting " " Application
            t =    27.32s         Wait for au.com.youi.clientdev to idle
            t =    27.34s     Synthesize event
            t =    27.34s         Find the Application 'com.apple.springboard'
            t =    27.39s             Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    27.40s             Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    27.42s         Find the Application 'com.apple.springboard'
            t =    27.44s             Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    27.44s             Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    27.44s         Find the Application 'com.apple.springboard'
            t =    27.46s             Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    27.46s             Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    27.46s         Find the Application 'com.apple.springboard'
            t =    27.48s             Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    27.48s             Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    27.49s         Find the Application 'com.apple.springboard'
            t =    27.50s             Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    27.50s             Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    28.16s     Wait for com.apple.springboard to idle
            t =    28.17s Waiting 10.0s for "wifi-button" Switch to exist
            t =    29.20s     Checking `Expect predicate `existsNoRetry == 1` for object "wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    29.20s         Checking existence of `"wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    29.30s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    29.31s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    29.31s         Capturing element debug description
            t =    30.23s     Checking `Expect predicate `existsNoRetry == 1` for object "wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    30.23s         Checking existence of `"wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    30.35s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    30.36s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    30.36s         Capturing element debug description
            t =    31.18s     Checking `Expect predicate `existsNoRetry == 1` for object "wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    31.18s         Checking existence of `"wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    31.29s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    31.30s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    31.30s         Capturing element debug description
            t =    32.23s     Checking `Expect predicate `existsNoRetry == 1` for object "wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    32.23s         Checking existence of `"wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    32.35s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    32.36s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    32.36s         Capturing element debug description
            t =    33.19s     Checking `Expect predicate `existsNoRetry == 1` for object "wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    33.19s         Checking existence of `"wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    33.30s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    33.31s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    33.32s         Capturing element debug description
            t =    34.24s     Checking `Expect predicate `existsNoRetry == 1` for object "wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    34.24s         Checking existence of `"wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    34.36s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    34.36s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    34.37s         Capturing element debug description
            t =    35.19s     Checking `Expect predicate `existsNoRetry == 1` for object "wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    35.20s         Checking existence of `"wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    35.30s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    35.31s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    35.32s         Capturing element debug description
            t =    36.25s     Checking `Expect predicate `existsNoRetry == 1` for object "wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    36.26s         Checking existence of `"wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    36.37s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    36.37s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    36.38s         Capturing element debug description
            t =    37.20s     Checking `Expect predicate `existsNoRetry == 1` for object "wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    37.20s         Checking existence of `"wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    37.31s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    37.32s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    37.32s         Capturing element debug description
            t =    38.17s     Checking `Expect predicate `existsNoRetry == 1` for object "wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    38.17s         Checking existence of `"wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    38.28s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    38.29s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    38.30s         Capturing element debug description
            t =    38.30s Checking existence of `"wifi-button" Switch`
            t =    38.36s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    38.37s Ignoring failure to get hierarchy for remote element in process 32635 (Error getting main window kAXErrorServerNotFound)
            t =    38.37s Collecting debug information to assist test failure triage
            t =    38.37s     Requesting snapshot of accessibility hierarchy for app with pid 36
        2025-01-23 17:38:29.375983+1030 RunnerUITests-Runner[] PatrolServer: ERROR: wifi-button doesn't exist

Patrol version

patrol: v3.14.0 patrol_cli: v3.5.0

Patrol Doctor output

Patrol doctor:
Patrol CLI version: 3.5.0
Flutter command: fvm flutter
  Flutter 3.24.0 • channel stable
Android: 
• Program adb found in /Users/m999/Library/Android/Sdk/platform-tools/adb
• Env var $ANDROID_HOME set to /Users/m999/Library/Android/Sdk
iOS / macOS: 
• Program xcodebuild found in /usr/bin/xcodebuild
• Program ideviceinstaller found in /opt/homebrew/bin/ideviceinstaller

Flutter Doctor output

Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.24.0, on macOS 15.2 24C101 darwin-arm64, locale en-AU)
[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 36.0.0-rc3)
[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 16.2)
[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
[✓] Android Studio (version 2023.2)
[✓] VS Code (version 1.96.4)
[✓] Connected device (6 available)
[✓] Network resources

• No issues found!

Jan 23 '25 07:01 manojkumar-bandlamudi

@manojkumar-bandlamudi can you add on which iPhone you were testing and what system is there?

Jan 29 '25 11:01 pdenert

Hi @pdenert , I am testing on iPhone 14 with OS 18.2.1

Jan 29 '25 22:01 manojkumar-bandlamudi

I'm also having this error. Using iPhone 12 iOS 18.3.2

May 02 '25 20:05 MarlonDSC

Should be fixed in 3.20/3.11 patrol & cli

Nov 14 '25 14:11 Kendru98

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Nov 21 '25 15:11 github-actions[bot]