[🐛 Bug]: this[#browser].getContext is not a function TypeError thrown by @wdio/runner

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- [x] I have read the [Contributing Guidelines on issues](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#reporting-new-issues).

### WebdriverIO Version

9.5.7

### Node.js Version

22.12.0

### Mode

WDIO Testrunner

### Which capabilities are you using?

```typescript
{
    // capabilities for local Appium web tests on iOS
    platformName: 'iOS',
    browserName: 'Safari',
    'appium:deviceName': 'iPhone 15',
    'appium:platformVersion': '18.0',
    'appium:automationName': 'XCUITest'
}
```

### What happened?

I have setup a simple sample project starting with `npm init wdio .` After finishing answering questions I've run it with `npm run wdio` script defined in `package.json` but it thrown an error `ERROR @wdio/runner: TypeError: this[#browser].getContext is not a function`. It is not blocking the test run from continuing though.

### What is your expected behavior?

I would expect that no errors are thrown during test session initializing as long as correct configuration has been provided.

### How to reproduce the bug.

[Github project](https://github.com/szarlatan/wdio9-getContext-not-function/tree/main) with code reproducing the bug

The problem seems to be related, or the same as described [here](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/issues/13809) and [here](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/issues/14044)

### Relevant log output

```typescript
╰─$ npm run wdio                                                                                                              1 ↵

> wdio
> wdio run ./wdio.conf.ts


Execution of 1 workers started at 2025-01-17T14:19:58.004Z

2025-01-17T14:19:58.031Z INFO @wdio/cli:launcher: Run onPrepare hook
2025-01-17T14:19:58.041Z INFO @wdio/appium-service: Will spawn Appium process: node /Users/krzysztof.biszta/git/wdiov9/node_modules/appium/index.js --base-path / --port 4723
2025-01-17T14:20:00.249Z INFO @wdio/appium-service: Appium started with ID: 32967
2025-01-17T14:20:00.249Z INFO @wdio/appium-service: Appium logs written to stdout
2025-01-17T14:20:00.251Z INFO @wdio/cli:launcher: Run onWorkerStart hook
2025-01-17T14:20:00.251Z INFO @wdio/local-runner: Start worker 0-0 with arg: run ./wdio.conf.ts
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:20:00.920Z INFO @wdio/local-runner: Run worker command: run
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:20:00.926Z ERROR @wdio/runner: TypeError: this[#browser].getContext is not a function
[0-0]     at _ContextManager.initialize (/Users/krzysztof.biszta/git/wdiov9/node_modules/webdriverio/build/index.js:3183:43)
[0-0]     at registerSessionManager (/Users/krzysztof.biszta/git/wdiov9/node_modules/webdriverio/build/index.js:4710:33)
[0-0]     at remote (/Users/krzysztof.biszta/git/wdiov9/node_modules/webdriverio/build/index.js:8165:9)
[0-0]     at async Runner._startSession (file:///Users/krzysztof.biszta/git/wdiov9/node_modules/@wdio/runner/build/index.js:809:23)
[0-0]     at async Runner.run (file:///Users/krzysztof.biszta/git/wdiov9/node_modules/@wdio/runner/build/index.js:670:20)
[0-0] RUNNING in Safari - file:///test/specs/test.e2e.ts
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:20:01.068Z INFO webdriver: Initiate new session using the WebDriver protocol
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:20:01.068Z INFO @wdio/utils: Connecting to existing driver at http://127.0.0.1:4723/
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:20:01.074Z INFO webdriver: [POST] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:20:01.074Z INFO webdriver: DATA {
[0-0]   capabilities: {
[0-0]     alwaysMatch: {
[0-0]       platformName: 'iOS',
[0-0]       browserName: 'Safari',
[0-0]       'appium:deviceName': 'iPhone 15',
[0-0]       'appium:platformVersion': '18.0',
[0-0]       'appium:automationName': 'XCUITest'
[0-0]     },
[0-0]     firstMatch: [ {} ]
[0-0]   }
[0-0] }
2025-01-17T14:21:12.639Z WARN @wdio/appium-service: [139041f1][Xcode] xcodebuild exited with code '65' and signal 'null'

[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:47.606Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND getContext()
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:47.606Z INFO webdriver: [GET] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2/context
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:47.619Z INFO webdriver: RESULT WEBVIEW_33881.1
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:47.624Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND navigateTo("https://the-internet.herokuapp.com/login")
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:47.624Z INFO webdriver: [POST] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2/url
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:47.624Z INFO webdriver: DATA { url: 'https://the-internet.herokuapp.com/login' }
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.389Z INFO webdriver: RESULT null
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.391Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND findElement("css selector", "#username")
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.391Z INFO webdriver: [POST] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2/element
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.391Z INFO webdriver: DATA { using: 'css selector', value: '#username' }
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.408Z INFO webdriver: RESULT {
[0-0]   'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': ':wdc:1737123710406',
[0-0]   ELEMENT: ':wdc:1737123710406'
[0-0] }
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.412Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND elementClear(":wdc:1737123710406")
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.413Z INFO webdriver: [POST] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2/element/%3Awdc%3A1737123710406/clear
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.429Z INFO webdriver: RESULT null
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.430Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND elementSendKeys(":wdc:1737123710406", "<Screenshot[base64]>")
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.430Z INFO webdriver: [POST] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2/element/%3Awdc%3A1737123710406/value
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.430Z INFO webdriver: DATA { text: 'tomsmith' }
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.474Z INFO webdriver: RESULT null
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.474Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND findElement("css selector", "#password")
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.474Z INFO webdriver: [POST] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2/element
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.474Z INFO webdriver: DATA { using: 'css selector', value: '#password' }
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.490Z INFO webdriver: RESULT {
[0-0]   'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': ':wdc:1737123710407',
[0-0]   ELEMENT: ':wdc:1737123710407'
[0-0] }
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.493Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND elementClear(":wdc:1737123710407")
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.493Z INFO webdriver: [POST] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2/element/%3Awdc%3A1737123710407/clear
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.505Z INFO webdriver: RESULT null
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.505Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND elementSendKeys(":wdc:1737123710407", "SuperSecretPassword!")
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.505Z INFO webdriver: [POST] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2/element/%3Awdc%3A1737123710407/value
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.505Z INFO webdriver: DATA { text: 'SuperSecretPassword!' }
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.544Z INFO webdriver: RESULT null
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.544Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND findElement("css selector", "button[type="submit"]")
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.545Z INFO webdriver: [POST] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2/element
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.545Z INFO webdriver: DATA { using: 'css selector', value: 'button[type="submit"]' }
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.554Z INFO webdriver: RESULT {
[0-0]   'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': ':wdc:1737123710408',
[0-0]   ELEMENT: ':wdc:1737123710408'
[0-0] }
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.556Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND elementClick(":wdc:1737123710408")
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.556Z INFO webdriver: [POST] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2/element/%3Awdc%3A1737123710408/click
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.601Z INFO webdriver: RESULT null
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.602Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND findElement("css selector", "#flash")
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.603Z INFO webdriver: [POST] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2/element
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.603Z INFO webdriver: DATA { using: 'css selector', value: '#flash' }
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.676Z INFO webdriver: RESULT {
[0-0]   error: 'no such element',
[0-0]   message: 'An element could not be located on the page using the given search parameters.',
[0-0]   stacktrace: 'NoSuchElementError: An element could not be located on the page using the given search parameters.\n' +
[0-0]     '    at XCUITestDriver.findWebElementOrElements (/Users/krzysztof.biszta/git/wdiov9/node_modules/appium-xcuitest-driver/lib/commands/web.js:444:13)\n' +
[0-0]     '    at XCUITestDriver.findElOrEls (/Users/krzysztof.biszta/git/wdiov9/node_modules/appium-xcuitest-driver/lib/commands/find.js:22:14)\n' +
[0-0]     '    at XCUITestDriver.findElOrElsWithProcessing (/Users/krzysztof.biszta/git/wdiov9/node_modules/@appium/base-driver/lib/basedriver/commands/find.ts:60:12)\n' +
[0-0]     '    at XCUITestDriver.findElement (/Users/krzysztof.biszta/git/wdiov9/node_modules/@appium/base-driver/lib/basedriver/commands/find.ts:75:12)'
[0-0] }
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.679Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND findElements("css selector", "#flash")
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.679Z INFO webdriver: [POST] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2/elements
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.679Z INFO webdriver: DATA { using: 'css selector', value: '#flash' }
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:50.710Z INFO webdriver: RESULT []
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.213Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND findElements("css selector", "#flash")
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.213Z INFO webdriver: [POST] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2/elements
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.213Z INFO webdriver: DATA { using: 'css selector', value: '#flash' }
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.218Z INFO webdriver: RESULT []
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.721Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND findElements("css selector", "#flash")
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.721Z INFO webdriver: [POST] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2/elements
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.721Z INFO webdriver: DATA { using: 'css selector', value: '#flash' }
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.728Z INFO webdriver: RESULT [
[0-0]   {
[0-0]     'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': ':wdc:1737123711726',
[0-0]     ELEMENT: ':wdc:1737123711726'
[0-0]   }
[0-0] ]
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.731Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND findElement("css selector", "#flash")
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.731Z INFO webdriver: [POST] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2/element
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.731Z INFO webdriver: DATA { using: 'css selector', value: '#flash' }
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.737Z INFO webdriver: RESULT {
[0-0]   'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': ':wdc:1737123711726',
[0-0]   ELEMENT: ':wdc:1737123711726'
[0-0] }
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.738Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND getElementText(":wdc:1737123711726")
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.739Z INFO webdriver: [GET] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2/element/%3Awdc%3A1737123711726/text
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.749Z INFO webdriver: RESULT You logged into a secure area!
[0-0] ×
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.751Z INFO webdriver: COMMAND deleteSession()
[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:51.751Z INFO webdriver: [DELETE] http://127.0.0.1:4723/session/139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2
2025-01-17T14:21:53.582Z WARN @wdio/appium-service: [139041f1][Xcode] xcodebuild exited with code '75' and signal 'null'

[0-0] 2025-01-17T14:21:58.136Z INFO webdriver: RESULT null
[0-0] PASSED in Safari - file:///test/specs/test.e2e.ts
2025-01-17T14:21:58.246Z INFO @wdio/cli:launcher: Run onWorkerEnd hook

 "spec" Reporter:
------------------------------------------------------------------
[Safari iOS #0-0] Running: Safari on iOS
[Safari iOS #0-0] Session ID: 139041f1-c2b8-47c9-af96-7ba5a7b3b2c2
[Safari iOS #0-0]
[Safari iOS #0-0] » /test/specs/test.e2e.ts
[Safari iOS #0-0] My Login application
[Safari iOS #0-0]    ✓ should login with valid credentials
[Safari iOS #0-0]
[Safari iOS #0-0] 1 passing (10.5s)


Spec Files:      1 passed, 1 total (100% completed) in 00:02:00  

2025-01-17T14:21:58.247Z INFO @wdio/local-runner: Shutting down spawned worker
2025-01-17T14:21:58.498Z INFO @wdio/local-runner: Waiting for 0 to shut down gracefully
2025-01-17T14:21:58.499Z INFO @wdio/local-runner: shutting down
2025-01-17T14:21:58.499Z INFO @wdio/cli:launcher: Run onComplete hook
2025-01-17T14:21:58.499Z INFO @wdio/appium-service: Killing entire Appium tree
2025-01-17T14:21:58.537Z INFO @wdio/appium-service: Process and its children successfully terminated
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