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fix(tvos): read the view hierarchy on a physical Apple TV
cocoa-xu Oct 16, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' into cocoa/tvos-device-view-hierarchy
cocoa-xu Oct 28, 2026
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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- iOS: record the external display on tvOS simulators, where screen recordings were never captured
- iOS: don't hang the run forever when a simulator screen recording refuses to stop
- iOS: report screen recording as unsupported on physical devices instead of crashing with `TODO()`
- iOS: read the view hierarchy on a physical Apple TV, where the driver stopped on every request
- Web: record the screen over CDP when attached to a running Chrome/Electron, where recording used to be a silent no-op

## 2.8.0
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10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions ...ro-ios-xctest-runner/maestro-driver-iosUITests/Routes/Handlers/ViewHierarchyHandler.swift
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Expand Up @@ -61,9 +61,15 @@ struct ViewHierarchyHandler: HTTPHandler {
let appHierarchy = try getHierarchyWithFallback(foregroundApp)
await SystemPermissionHelper.handleSystemPermissionAlertIfNeeded(appHierarchy: appHierarchy, foregroundApp: foregroundApp)

// tvOS has no status bar, and a physical Apple TV's home screen answers
// only while it is in the foreground, failing the whole request otherwise.
#if os(tvOS)
let statusBars: [AXElement] = []
#else
let statusBars = logger.measure(message: "Fetch status bar hierarchy") {
fullStatusBars(homescreenApplication)
} ?? []
#endif

// Fetch Safari WebView hierarchy for iOS 26+ (runs in separate SafariViewService process). Skip on tvOS.
#if os(tvOS)
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}
#endif

#if os(tvOS)
let deviceFrame = foregroundApp.frame
#else
let deviceFrame = homescreenApplication.frame
#endif
let deviceAxFrame = [
"X": Double(deviceFrame.minX),
"Y": Double(deviceFrame.minY),
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