Unable to start application on this device : An unknown server-side error occured while processing the command. Original error : the instrumentation process cannot be initialized

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Hello ,

I am planning to automate the mobile app and have done the following.
Installed nodejs , npm , appium .
Now while i started the mobile recorder appium settings got installed , and then the corresponding apk. But then the following error was encountered.
unable to start application on this device : An unknown server-side error occured while processing the command. Original error : the instrumentation process cannot be initialized

Could anybody please help

Platform : Android 9
Device : One PLus
apk : selendroid-test-app-0.17.0.apk
node : v10.15.3
npm : 6.4.1
appium : 1.11.1
OS : Windows 10

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Hi @susan.annadsouza,

For best compatibility, it’s recommended that you use Appium 1.8.1.

Please take a look at some common troubleshooting tips here:

Hope this helps,

Chris