reset command does not reset app data in iOS when noReset is set to true

The reset command does not reset app data in iOS when noReset is set to true. In Android the app data is reset. So it is an inconsistent behavior. I’ve tested this with the iOS Emulator (iPhone 6, 8.2) and Android 4.4.4 on a real device.

Use case why this is relevant:

I want to set noReset to true so that I can restart the app with closeApp -> launchApp without losing the app data and use resetApp to manually reset the app data before each test scenario.

Having a restartApp command (https://github.com/appium/appium/issues/4955) would be an alternative for my specific use case.

[IntelloScooby]

I was also facing the same issue. In iOS, when we have noReset=true, resetApp() does not reset the app but instead has the same behavior as closeApp(). In Android, with same setting, resetApp() resets the app and closeApp() just closes it. Below is a workaround that I followed, I created a custom method which would set the value of noReset setting and open a new driver. Another method, to reset the value of noReset and open new driver. Then I am calling these methods as and when required.

Below is the sample code:

public void setNoResetSetToTrue() throws Throwable {
        if (platformName.equals("iOS")){
            capabilities.setCapability("noReset",true);
            driver = new IOSDriver(appiumURL, capabilities);
        }
    }

public void setNoResetToFalse() throws Throwable {
        if (platformName.equals("iOS")){
            capabilities.setCapability("noReset",false);
            driver = new IOSDriver(appiumURL, capabilities);
        }
    }

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