April 2023 Summaries

BrowserStack has introduced support for Detox-based testing for React Native applications on its App Automate platform, allowing seamless testing for Android apps on a real device cloud of over 100 unique devices. This addition brings the total number of supported test frameworks to five, including Appium, XCUI Test, Espresso, and Flutter. Detox-based testing offers more flexibility, less flakiness, and better reliability compared to other frameworks. Users can now upload their apps just once while making code changes on their local machine, saving time over other testing frameworks that require re-uploading the app for every code change. To get started with Detox testing on App Automate, users need to upload Android apps to BrowserStack, configure Detox to run on BrowserStack, and execute scripts to run tests on App Automate.

BrowserStack has been named a Leader in G2's Grid® Report Spring 2023 for Software Testing, Automation Testing, and Mobile App Testing categories for the third consecutive year. The company continues to provide users with rapid device access and new features such as support for Real Android devices on Playwright (in beta). BrowserStack has also launched App Percy and introduced Test Observability to improve test suite quality and collaboration. Additionally, it was recognized as a Momentum Leader in Software Testing and Automation Testing, and received various leader badges across different segments and geographies.

BrowserStack has introduced support for App Automate on its SDK, allowing users to integrate their existing mobile app testing suites with App Automate in minutes and without any code changes. The integration process involves installing the BrowserStack SDK for a specific language, configuring the browserstack.yml file, and triggering tests as usual. Adopting this SDK-way of integration is faster and more reliable than writing custom integration code. The App Automate SDK integrates into existing test suite frameworks, intercepts test scripts, and modifies execution during runtime to run tests on BrowserStack's cloud.