How to tap on Allow button on permission pop up

Question

I am trying to click on the Allow button using Detox.

I have tried the following:

Detox: iOS Simulator how to confirm alert message

I have also tried targeting the "Allow" button by element(by.label('Allow')).tap() and also by.text

I do not want to set location permissions upon app launch. I would like to simulate a user allowing and not allowing location permissions.

score 12 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 11 '19 at 16:35

In your init.js file you can allow the permissions:

beforeAll(async () => {
  await detox.init(config, { launchApp: false });
  await device.launchApp({newInstance: true, permissions: {notifications: 'YES'}});
});

Permissions:

calendar=YES|NO
camera=YES|NO
contacts=YES|NO
health=YES|NO
homekit=YES|NO
location=always|inuse|never
medialibrary=YES|NO
microphone=YES|NO
motion=YES|NO
notifications=YES|NO
photos=YES|NO
reminders=YES|NO
siri=YES|NO

You can check the documentation here: https://github.com/wix/detox/blob/master/detox/test/e2e/13.permissions.test.js

This allows the permission, but people on my team want an actual click on the permission popup when the app loads...like a user would see and interact with. — RonE, Jun 11 '19 at 20:18

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 27 '19 at 23:26

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This is not possible using Detox. The alert is presented from a different process, while Detox operates strictly in the app's process realm.

answered Jun 27 '19 at 23:26

Leo Natan

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score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 03 '19 at 14:58

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To "Allow" I have used this with success:

element(by.type('_UIAlertControllerActionView')).atIndex(1);

And for "Don't Allow", this should work:

return element(by.type('_UIAlertControllerActionView')).atIndex(0);

answered Dec 03 '19 at 14:58

Michael Wolfe

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This is for normal alerts, not system alerts, such as permissions. – Leo Natan Aug 02 '20 at 01:15

How to tap on Allow button on permission pop up

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