Private Devices on BrowserStack

Enable secure, customizable testing on BrowserStack’s Private Devices

Large enterprises often face challenges with data security, compliance, and device availability. BrowserStack’s Private Devices addresses these needs by providing a dedicated testing environment tailored to your organization’s requirements. With Private Devices, you gain access to exclusive devices and advanced testing features, making it ideal for industries with strict compliance and data privacy needs.

Private Devices are available with the following BrowserStack products:

• Live

• App Live

• Automate

• App Automate

Benefits of Private Devices

• Dedicated Devices: Perform reliable, consistent testing with devices exclusively allocated to your organization.

• Strict security and compliance: Meet rigorous data privacy and security requirements, ensuring compliance with industry standards.

• Custom testing: Test on specific devices or configurations unavailable in the public cloud.

• Flexible and scalable: Combine Private and public cloud resources to meet diverse testing needs.

• Enhanced device access: Gain access to highly configurable devices for tailored testing scenarios.

Types of devices on Private Devices

Private Devices offers the following types of devices:

• Catalog devices: Standard device-OS combinations from BrowserStack’s existing catalog, including supported Smart TVs.

• Non-catalog devices: Device models or device-OS combinations not included in the standard catalog, such as One Plus 9R.

• Custom devices: Device types not present in our catalog, such as POS terminals or hand-held scanners, tailored to your needs.

Commonly used features of Private Devices

Here are some of the most commonly used features of Private Devices:

• App persistence: Retain app data between sessions.

• SIM-based testing: Private Devices supports SIM-based testing, enabling you to test real-world scenarios involving SIM cards, such as payments, authentication, and interruption testing. With Private Devices, you can consistently use the same SIM number.

• Device UDIDs: Access unique device identifiers for beta app testing.

• iOS entitlements: You can preserve iOS app entitlements without re-signing the developer signed app. The iOS entitlements are available for App Automate and App Live.

Next steps

To get started with Private Devices, contact your organization’s Admin or contact BrowserStack support.