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It might have additional building steps than with `appium:derivedDataPath` and `appium:usePrebuiltWDA`
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combination, but it could help `appium:usePrebuiltWDA` to not manage the WDA project.
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## Capabilities for Prebuilt WDA with `appium:prebuiltWDAPath`
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## Capabilities for Prebuilt WDA with `appium:prebuiltWDAPath` and `appium:usePreinstalledWDA`
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[Run Preinstalled WebDriverAgentRunner](./run-preinstalled-wda.md) provides `appium:prebuiltWDAPath` capability.
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[Run Preinstalled WebDriverAgentRunner](./run-preinstalled-wda.md) provides `appium:prebuiltWDAPath`
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and `appium:usePreinstalledWDA` capabilities.
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It also achieves the same thing, but the `appium:prebuiltWDAPath` does not use `xcodebuild`.
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Please check the link for more details.
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The method will help to avoid `xcodebuild` related slowness.
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## Download Prebuilt WDA
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[The Appium WebDriverAgent GitHub page](https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/releases) provides
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downloads for WebDriverAgent packages for real devices. They do not have embedded XCTest frameworks.
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downloads for WebDriverAgent packages for real devices and simulators.
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WebDriverAgent packages for real devices do not have embedded XCTest frameworks so that
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they can run on iOS 17+ devices.
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Simulators need everything, so package sizes for simulators are greater than for real devices.
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The [Release](https://github.com/appium/appium-xcuitest-driver/actions/workflows/publish.js.yml) and
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[Building WebDriverAgent](https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/actions/workflows/wda-package.yml)
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workflows may help with validating the build script.
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For simulator environment, the prebuilt packages available on [Building WebDriverAgent](https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/actions/workflows/wda-package.yml)
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may not work for all environment as different building environment.
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We recommend preparing the `Build` directory, which is generated by `-derivedDataPath` `xcodebuild` argument,
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on your test running environment and re-use it.

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