This sounds like is related to
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/712039
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Possibly related: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/712039
There is a solution/workaround in this post in Appium's GitHub from July 2022:
Issue 17174's comment in appium/appium GitHub
Nevermind, it looks like it was unrelated.