[v1.6.0-beta3] 'Activity used to start app doesn't exist or cannot be launched!' when trying to run Android tests

The problem

I’m unable to run Android tests since I can’t even launch the app: An unknown server-side error occurred while processing the command. Original error: Error occured while starting App. Original error: Activity used to start app doesn't exist or cannot be launched! Make sure it exists and is a launchable activity (Selenium::WebDriver::Error::UnknownError)

I think this is a similar issue that I experienced with 1.5-beta8 version in the past: https://github.com/appium/appium/issues/5936

Environment

• Appium version (or git revision) that exhibits the issue: 1.6.0-beta3
• Last Appium version that did not exhibit the issue (if applicable): 1.4.16/1.5.3
• Desktop OS/version used to run Appium: Mac OS Sierra
• Node.js version (unless using Appium.app|exe): v5.1.1
• Mobile platform/version under test: Android 5.0.2
• Real device or emulator/simulator: Real device
• Appium CLI or Appium.app|exe: CLI

Details

@launch @reset
Feature: launch to default login or registration

  Background:                   # features/launch.feature:4
  An unknown server-side error occurred while processing the command. Original error: Error occured while starting App. Original error: Activity used to start app doesn't exist or cannot be launched! Make sure it exists and is a launchable activity (Selenium::WebDriver::Error::UnknownError)
  ./features/support/hooks.rb:10:in `Before'
    Given I am on launch screen # features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:1

  @sanity @analytics
  Scenario: already registered and have a card            # features/launch.feature:8
    When I have a card                                    # features/step_definitions/launch_steps.rb:1
    Then I should be taken to the login screen            # features/step_definitions/launch_steps.rb:9
      undefined method `save_screenshot' for nil:NilClass (NoMethodError)
      ./features/support/utils/screenshot_utils.rb:16:in `capture'
      ./features/support/hooks.rb:19:in `After'

Failing Scenarios:
cucumber -p android -p launch -p default_flags -p default_tags -p skip_ios features/launch.feature:8 # Scenario: already registered and have a card

1 scenario (1 failed)
7 steps (7 skipped)
0m15.763s
Exited with status: 1
Janis-MacBook-Air:bdd janijegoroff$

Link to Appium logs

https://gist.github.com/JaniJegoroff/690765390a02707e54d6b0406bca8aa0

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[imurchie]

What are you trying to do when running appium -adb@2.6.16? That is not a thing.

To get the latest code, reinstall the beta (npm uninstall -g appium@beta && npm install -g appium@beta).

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