Fastlane plugin to upload apps to App Live

Learn how to upload Android and iOS apps to App Live using the fastlane plugin.

Fastlane is a tool to automate beta deployments and releases for iOS and Android apps. It handles tasks like generating screenshots, dealing with code signing, and releasing application etc. Add BrowserStack to the mix, and your mobile apps can be tested across 1100+ real devices. BrowserStack lets you integrate your Appium tests with fastlane using a plugin that will allow you to upload your app to the BrowserStack servers and test on the BrowserStack real device cloud.

Getting Started

Easily upload your app to App Live using BrowserStack fastlane Plugin by following steps shared below.

Install plugin

Add BrowserStack’s fastlane plugin

fastlane add_plugin browserstack

Configure Fastfile

Configure the plugin by adding below action in desired lane(s) of your Fastfile.

upload_to_browserstack_app_live(
  browserstack_username: ENV["BROWSERSTACK_USERNAME"],
  browserstack_access_key: ENV["BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY"],
  file_path: "browserstack_android_sample/build/outputs/apk/debug/browserstack_android_sample-debug.apk"
)

Note: file_path parameter is not required if the app was built in the same lane with the help of Gradle or Gym plugin.

Execute Lane

Execute the lane to upload app to App Live servers.

fastlane <name_of_lane>

Uploaded apps are automatically shared with team members, allowing you to test collaboratively.

Sample Project

View sample project for reference.