I can't launch the application

To resolve java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
java.lang.SecurityException: Permission denial: writing to settings requires:android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

Try below steps:

adb uninstall io.appium.uiautomator2.server
adb uninstall io.appium.uiautomator2.server.test

If Latest Android OS , you might need to change Developer Option Settings:

  1. go to developer option.
  2. go to last option called → Disable Permission Monitoring → enable it.

I am on Android 13 this worked for me.

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