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Safari - iOS cookie handling doesn't find any secure cookies

See original GitHub issue

The problem

To reset the browser to a clean state in my tests, I often use the deleteAllCookies() method to clear the test’s state. With Appium and iOS, cookie handling appears to be limited to non secure cookies for the same domain. Even checking the number of cookies after calling deleteAllCookies() seems to leave several cookies on sites secured with HTTPS.

Running the same test with Appium and Android deletes all the cookies for the domain as expected.

Environment

Appium version (or git revision) that exhibits the issue: 1.53
Desktop OS/version used to run Appium: Mac OS X 10.11.6
Mobile platform/version under test: iOS 9.3
Real device or emulator/simulator: Both
Appium CLI or Appium.app|exe: Appium.app

Code To Reproduce Issue

Step through in debug mode - subsititue your own account details!

        driver.get("https://accounts.google.com/AccountChooser");
        driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("#Email")).sendKeys("youraccount@gmail.com");
        driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("input#next")).click();
        driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("#Passwd")).sendKeys("password");
        driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("input#signIn")).click();

        int clear = 0;
        int secure = 0;
        Set<Cookie> cookies = driver.manage().getCookies();
        for (Cookie cookie : cookies) {
            if(cookie.isSecure()) {
                secure++;
            } else {
                clear++;
            }
        }
        System.out.println("Found " + secure + " secure cookies");
        System.out.println("Found " + clear + " clear cookies");
        driver.manage().deleteAllCookies();
        driver.navigate().refresh();
        Set<Cookie> cookies1 = driver.manage().getCookies();
        System.out.println(cookies1.size() + " still found.";

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