Xcode 7 UI Tests, Recording button is greyed out

Question

I am trying to add UI tests to my existing project using Xcode 7. However the UI test recording button is always greyed out. What I am missing here?

I tried restarting Xcode, cleaning and rebuilding the project and adding a new UI test target. Does anyone else experience the same behaviour?

Solution 1

FWIW: I had this problem and it turns out I was trying to run the simulator in the wrong OS.

I was trying to use iOS 8, and UITesting only works in iOS 9+.

Switch the simulator version, and the record button appears.

Solution 2

To enable the red button, you have to have the cursor on the test method:

Solution 3

I got stuck on this for a while too. In order to record, you have to be in a class that Xcode recognizes as containing tests. Add a file to your UI testing target with something like:

import Foundation
import XCTest

class MyTests: XCTestCase {
    func testSomething() {

    }
}

Save the file, clean your project, and switch to another file then back to this one. Record button should be available then.

Solution 4

I had the same issue and my setup was correct, iOS >= 9.0, target was added.

The problem was Xcode indexing which took for a while (about 1h), after indexing was done, recording button becomes active.

Solution 5

Had the same issue on Xcode 8.3.

I have removed the tearDown method

   override func tearDown() {
        super.tearDown()

    }

As didn't need to use it. As soon as I added it back the record button was enabled.

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Comments

[rustylepord]

Thanks @Maldron , I did this several times but didn't work out. Had to readd the UI test target again. Feels like UI tests are really buggy.

[Apophenia Overload]

Sometimes Xcode bugs out and doesn't recognize a test case as an actual test case (you aren't able to play it either, because the option is missing in the bar to the left of the method declaration. I mostly get over them by alternately restarting Xcode, and disconnecting and/or restarting the simulator or attached test device. Haven't had to restart my machine, at least!

[Lisarien]

By restarting Xcode has resolved the issue for me. Thanks

[smac89]

The fixes to Apple's problems...simply amazing!

[earnshavian]

This appears to be the correct answer to this question for newly created UI test targets. My indexing took over 20 minutes after which the button was available.

[iCyberPaul]

I made this process quicker by quitting Xcode and relaunching Xcode again. As soon as it had finished processing and I updated the cursor position the record button became available.

[kuzdu]

I have to click onto the square right the testSomething() function. This worked for me

[Morgz]

Waiting for indexing to finish fixed my problem.

[Rob Norback]

Just an addition, my cursor had to be inside a function that started with the keyword test in my UITest file in order to get the record button to show.

[Stamp]

Agreement with the above comments... physically selecting on or inside the testExample() function with the cursor enabled the button... maybe this is just my ignorance on how these tests work.

[mehdi]

the test function needs to be started with "test" and there must be at least comment line inside it.

[khalid]

you are right, i tested all this solutions and the only that solve me is your answer, thanks

[hellaandrew]

Yea.. I guess Xcode needed to refresh some internal state which happens after selecting a different file.

[crgt]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

[Blake]

Thank you! I actually had to create a new scheme because a new scheme wasn't automatically created when I created a new test target.