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Screenshot on physical device does not work with iOS 17 / Xcode 15 #128598
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flutter screenshot is broken with new iOS 17 / Xcode 15. This is due to essentially the same issue as #128531.
Error taking screenshot: ProcessException: Process exited abnormally:
Could not start screenshotr service! Remember that you have to mount the Developer disk image on your device if you want
to use the screenshotr service.
Command: /path/toflutter/bin/cache/artifacts/libimobiledevice/idevicescreenshot . --udid xxxx
There's already an issue with libimobiledevice: libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice#1465, libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice#1452
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Important issues not at the top of the work listAffects only some versions of the relevant operating systemiOS applications specifically"xcodebuild" on iOS and general Xcode project managementOwned by iOS platform teamAffects the "flutter" command-line tool. See also t: labels.Triaged by iOS platform team
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flutter-triage-bot commentedon Dec 27, 2023
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maks-ucs commentedon Mar 18, 2024
Just FYI using older Flutter 3.16.4 on MacOS 14.4, the error message I get is:
vashworth commentedon Jun 9, 2026
This should be fixable now with Xcode 27.
Xcode 27 provides
devicectl device capture, which "Captures the device's screen"jmagman commentedon Jul 7, 2026
Huh
devicectl device capturealso works on 26.4. I wonder when it was first introduced.vashworth commentedon Jul 8, 2026
I think that's a red herring. After installing Xcode 27,
devicectlbecomes installed as a system command line (likexcodebuild) and refused to use the version from Xcode (even when usingxcrunor accessing it directly by path like/Applications/Xcode-26-4.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/devicectl). If you doxcrun devicectl --version, you can see it's still using the Xcode 27 version even if Xcode 26 is selectedjmagman commentedon Jul 8, 2026
That's... bonkers. I'm sad now.
jmagman commentedon Jul 9, 2026
Xcode 15 is our minimum now as of #180531. Which means
idevicescreenshotdoesn't work with any configuration with latest Flutter (though maybe still works with < iOS 17 and Xcode 15? Unclear, but I doubt many devs are building their apps on iOS 16). That means we can:devicectl device capturecode for Xcode 27.toolExitwith: "flutter screenshotrequires Xcode 27 or higher."_iMobileDevice.takeScreenshotcode.idevicescreenshot, which will be one fewer tool in ourlibimobiledevicesuite Investigate alternatives to libimobiledevice #6118, down to onlyidevicesyslog.@vashworth wdyt?
Use devicectl for screenshots on Xcode 27, remove idevicescreenshot a…
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