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Workshop: Engineering RemoteXPC: Building Wireless iOS Automation with Appium

on YouTube 01h 28m
Talkat TestMu Conference 2026 · 2026-08-19..08-21· [testing]

speakers

name:Swastik Baranwal
website:https://swastik.is-a.dev/
name:Navin Chandra
links:none on file

resources

video:https://youtu.be/Zr27iOJuKB4
slides:none on file

summary

Workshop shows a Node.js RemoteXPC client (appium-ios-remotexpc) that replaces USB-only iOS automation with a per-device TLS tunnel and virtual TAP, exposing 20+ device services for screenshots, location, battery, file AFC and installs; demos pair+trust over USB, start a tunnel, unplug and run location, screenshot, battery, app install and rotate wirelessly — all working live. Requirements include iOS 17.4+, one-time first pair over USB, sudo to create the tunnel, and Windows/Linux hosts supported.

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  1. 0:00Workshop Opens - Engineering RemoteXPC for Wireless iOS Automation
  2. 1:36Speaker Intros - Swastik Baranwal and Naveen Chandra, Open Source Engineers, TestMu AI
  3. 2:08Agenda: Why RemoteXPC, Device Lab Constraints, Tunnels, iPhones on Windows
  4. 4:13What RemoteXPC Is and Why It Was Needed
  5. 4:44Life Before iOS 17: usbmuxd, lockdown and a Cable Per Device
  6. 6:21iOS 17 Moved Services Behind CoreXPC and Everything Broke
  7. 7:23Building a Node.js RemoteXPC Client for the Appium Ecosystem
  8. 7:54The XCUITest Driver Auto-Switches Protocol - Your Scripts Don't Change
  9. 8:54An Apache-Licensed Library Exposing 20+ Device Services
  10. 9:28RemoteXPC Works Over USB Too, Not Just Wi-Fi
  11. 10:24Device Lab Constraints: Cables That Wear, Hubs That Saturate
  12. 11:57Host Constraints: A Mac Per Rack and Limited Observability
  13. 12:58The First USB Connection: Pairing and the Trust Prompt
  14. 14:01Why That First Pair Record Is a Security Requirement
  15. 15:03How the Tunnel Works: CoreDeviceProxy, TLS, IPv6 and RSD Ports
  16. 16:04One Tunnel Per Device, Selectable by UDID
  17. 16:34Where RemoteXPC Sits Inside the Appium Stack
  18. 17:05iOS TunTap: The Virtual Wire, and Why It Differs Across OSes
  19. 18:09Going Wireless: Watching the Connection Type Change to Network
  20. 19:43Demo 1: Pair, Trust, Unplug and Start a Wireless Tunnel
  21. 20:46Prerequisites and Cloning the Sample Repo
  22. 24:23Live: Plugging In, Trusting the Computer, Creating the Pair Record
  23. 26:59Starting the Tunnel Over USB for the First Time
  24. 29:14Unplug and Rerun - The Tunnel Starts With No Cable
  25. 30:14The Finder Checkbox You Must Not Miss
  26. 31:14Listing the Services the Device Broadcasts
  27. 32:18Common Wireless Issues and the Built-In Net Check Script
  28. 34:21macOS and Windows Specific Fixes for Rotated IPs
  29. 35:25The 20+ Services: Observe, Control, Apps and Files
  30. 36:27Location Simulation, Condition Inducer and Network Throttling
  31. 38:31Developer Disk Images and Why Core Device Services May Not Appear
  32. 40:04Demo: Simulating a GPS Location Live and Wirelessly
  33. 41:35Diagnostics: Reboot, Sleep, Battery and Device Rotation
  34. 43:06Files and Apps: AFC, House Arrest, Installation Proxy, Zip Conduit
  35. 45:10DVT Instruments: Screenshots, Energy and Condition Inducing
  36. 47:41The Tunnel Registry API and Dynamic Port Mapping
  37. 50:16Live Demos: Location, Screenshot, Battery, App List, Rotate
  38. 53:51Taking a Screenshot Over the Air
  39. 57:03Battery Diagnostics: Cycle Count, Temperature, Charge State
  40. 59:40Listing and Launching Installed Apps
  41. 1:04:18Rotation and the Pasteboard Service
  42. 1:08:23Apple TV Over Wi-Fi Without Any USB Port
  43. 1:08:53The Big One: iPhones on Windows, Wirelessly
  44. 1:10:25Pairing From Windows Using the Apple Devices App
  45. 1:11:31Live Windows Demo: Trust, Unplug, Start the Tunnel
  46. 1:15:07Running Location Simulation and Battery Checks From Windows
  47. 1:17:13XCUITest Driver Integration - No Xcode Required
  48. 1:18:44Limitations: iOS 17.4+, First Pair Over USB, Sudo, Device Lock, Wi-Fi Quality
  49. 1:20:16Key Takeaways: No More Cables, No More Mac Per Rack
  50. 1:21:46Q&A: Reconnecting a Device Without Re-Pairing
  51. 1:24:57Q&A: Collecting Performance Metrics Remotely
  52. 1:25:57Q&A: Packet Fragmentation and Flow Control Across Tunnels

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