BrowserStack Newsletter December 2024

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Featured Content | Product Updates | Community Updates | BrowserStack Testimonials

Featured Content

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Product Updates

Live | App Automate | App Live | Accessibility Testing | App Accessibility Testing | Test Management | Test Observability | Percy & App Percy | Low Code Automation

Live

• New Version of Interaction Sync: You can now enjoy a more reliable Interaction Sync with our new release! We've addressed URL syncing bugs and improved testing benchmarks to enhance your experience.
• Video Injection on Windows and Android: You can now inject videos seamlessly on Windows and Android platforms. This expanded compatibility ensures a smoother and more versatile user experience.
• iOS 18 Device Support for ScreenReader: We've added support for iOS 18 devices to our iOS ScreenReader feature so you can ensure inclusive experiences on the latest iOS devices.

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App Automate

• New Support for Larger Apps on App Automate: You can now test apps larger than 1GB on App Automate for specific use cases.

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App Live

• Better App Live Performance: Thanks to code optimization, you can now experience improved upload times for iOS apps with async resigning and faster launch times.
• Apple Pay Just Got Better: We've launched Apple Pay card status functionality for Live and App Live, making it easier for you to support this critical feature.
• Streamlined Multi-Device Testing: Testing across multiple devices is now more seamless! You’ll notice a smoother flow when stopping single-device sessions and an improved middle sliding bar for better usability.

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Accessibility Testing

• Advanced Rules Integration for Better Accessibility Coverage: We’ve integrated advanced rules to enhance accessibility issue coverage, boosting WCAG success criteria coverage across all features to approximately 56% (based on WCAG 2.2 AA). This is a big step forward in making your testing more accessible and inclusive.
• Alpha Version of the PDF Accessibility Scanner Launched: The alpha version of our highly anticipated PDF Accessibility Scanner is now live! This tool is designed to assess and ensure the accessibility health of your PDF files, helping you maintain accessible content across all formats.

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App Accessibility Testing

• Alpha Version of App Accessibility Automate with TestNG Support: We’ve launched the alpha version of App Accessibility Automate, now with TestNG support! This enables more comprehensive automation for accessibility testing, giving you greater flexibility and power in your testing workflows.
• Enhanced Accessibility Checks for Improved Coverage: We’ve introduced three new accessibility checks to help detect text spacing, traversal order, and content reflow violations. As a result, WCAG 2.2 AA coverage has increased to 30%, offering even more thorough testing for accessibility.

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Test Management

• Configurable Webhooks Now Available: We’ve introduced configurable webhooks in Test Observability, allowing you to create advanced workflows and automations based on specific data and triggers. This feature supports integrations with any tool, even those without pre-built integrations. Plus, a curated set of templates makes automation setup a breeze with just a click.
• Expanded Log Support for Common Automation Dashboard: We’ve added expanded log support to the Common Automation Dashboard, now including Selenium, Appium, Playwright, Console, Device, Terminal, and Telemetry Logs. The dashboard is now feature-complete and on par with existing Automate/App Automate dashboards.
• Improved Support for Text Annotations and Screenshots: To boost Common Automation Dashboard adoption, we’ve enhanced feature parity between the CAD and Automate and App Automate dashboards by adding support for text annotations and screenshots. This means a more seamless experience across the platforms.
• Appium Inspector and App Capabilities Display: We’ve introduced Appium Inspector support and the ability to display app capabilities on the CAD, ensuring full feature parity between CAD and Automate/App Automate dashboards.
• Realtime Status Updates on Build Reports: We’ve added real-time status updates on build reports, so you no longer need to manually refresh to view the latest test and build statuses.

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Test Observability

• Requirements Traceability Report Launched: You can now generate comprehensive traceability reports by selecting specific requirements. The report includes mapped test cases, test runs, latest results, configurations, and defects in a tabular format, with CSV and PDF download options for easy sharing and analysis.
• 2-Way Integration for Jira On-Prem: For customers using on-prem Jira (v8.14+), we’ve launched 2-way integration, providing full functionality just like its cloud counterpart. You can now create test cases and test runs, link them, and manage defects with ease.
• Next & Previous Test Case Navigation: Navigating test cases just got easier! You can now move between test cases in detailed view using dedicated Next and Previous buttons or keyboard shortcuts, making test management seamless.
• Test Run API Enhancements: We’ve enhanced the Test Run API, allowing you to retrieve both active and closed test runs and filter by parameters like closed_date, tags, and more. The APIs also allow you to retrieve the overall progress of test runs, including total passed and failed counts.
• Enhanced Reporting Features: Detailed test run reports are now available for download in both PDF and CSV formats. The PDF can support up to 5,000 test cases, while the CSV offers comprehensive data, covering system fields, custom case fields, and custom test result fields.
• Public Link Sharing: Sharing just got easier! You can now share public links for Dashboards, Reports, Test Cases, and Test Runs, making collaboration and accessibility smoother than ever.

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Percy | App Percy

• TestHub Now Available for All Projects Across GIDs: We’ve completed and enabled TestHub for the projects entity across all GIDs. This improvement integrates Percy more seamlessly with core BrowserStack products, unifying projects and bringing us closer to enabling crossflows.
• Ember Version Update for Percy Dashboard: The Percy dashboard has been upgraded from Ember 3.22 to 3.28, unlocking the ability to use Embroider. This is a crucial step toward code splitting, which will help reduce dashboard load times.
• Enhanced Stability and Performance: We’ve shipped a new page shift detection algorithm that reduces visual diffs when new elements are added to pages.
• Browser Upgrade Beta Rollout: The browser upgrade beta for Chrome 131, Firefox 132, and Edge 131 is now complete, with the force upgrade rollout currently in progress.

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Low Code Automation

• Test Management Tools Now Integrated with Low Code Automation: You can now easily link your BrowserStack Test Case Management or TestRail test cases with Low Code Automation recorded tests. This integration allows seamless linking of test cases and publishing of test run reports directly to your preferred Test Management tools, streamlining your workflow and saving time.
• Export Tests as Code for Greater Flexibility: To address vendor lock-in concerns, we’ve introduced the ability to export your LCA recorded tests as .side scripts, fully compatible with Selenium IDE. This gives you greater flexibility and portability when working with your tests across different platforms.
• Enhanced Visual Validation Architecture: We’ve revamped the visual validation architecture, eliminating the need for reliance on the Percy server. This update resolves issues for users operating in VPN or firewall-protected environments, ensuring a smoother and more reliable experience for visual testing.

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Community Updates

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BrowserStack Testimonials

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