October 2023 Summaries

This edition features a variety of content including accessibility automation beta, QA leadership summit, digital accessibility excellence panel discussion, and test management simplified. Product updates include App Live, Test Observability, Test Management, Accessibility Testing, Percy & App Percy, and Enterprise. The Overview Page is introduced as a one-stop solution for efficient management and comprehensive insights. Additionally, users can now test security workflows via device passcode and biometric authentication on BrowserStack real devices. Finally, the edition includes a customer testimonial praising BrowserStack's extensive range of browsers, operating systems, and devices for testing.

Vinothkumar Velusamy is an Engineering Manager, Software Architect, and Automation Framework Developer who is passionate about environmental sustainability. He has contributed significantly to Fortune 500 companies through effective test automation implementation, pioneering test framework development, and achieving higher test coverage and reduced testing time. Vinoth's creation of the Quality Monitoring Dashboard with AI/ML implementation is currently under discussion for patient rights. As an Engineering Manager, he oversees teams, manages automation, SDET responsibilities, and Performance Engineers for load volume testing (LVT). He also guides DevOps resources in creating automation pipelines. Vinoth keeps up with the rapidly changing tech landscape by staying updated through various online sources to ensure his skills remain sharp and current. He highlights essential tools for QA Engineers such as playwright, Selenium, JIRA, Jenkins, Appium, and JMeter. For nearly three years, Vinoth has used BrowserStack across platforms, devices, and beta versions, enhancing his testing approach. In the broader QA landscape, he looks forward to Security Testing, AR/VR Testing, AI-driven test auditing, and better Test Management tools in BrowserStack. Vinoth's journey from Senior QA to a successful manager emphasizes understanding the organization thoroughly, identifying areas for improvement, keeping things simple and effective, adapting to the evolving QA landscape, fostering team growth, and aiming high as a leader.

The fourth edition of BrowserStack's device features blog series focuses on testing security workflows via device passcode and biometric authentication on real devices for Android and iOS platforms. These features are available on both App Live and App Automate, allowing developers to validate payment transactions, enable app login, access specific in-app content, and test other advanced use-cases. The blog provides a step-by-step guide on enabling biometric authentication and testing with device passcode. It also explores real-world use cases such as Login Authentication, Payment Transactions, Secondary Login, and Specific In-App Content Access. BrowserStack aims to help customers build and deliver high-quality software by making mobile testing more robust and comprehensive.

Percy platform has integrated with BrowserStack SDK, offering a seamless solution for visual testing products without any need for code changes. This integration allows users to run their test suites on BrowserStack and access Percy and App Percy features easily. The benefits include minimal installation, reduced configuration, less code modification, and additional capabilities for Jest or TestNG functional testing users. A step-by-step guide is provided in the documentation page for setting up this integration.

Priyanka Halder, a renowned Quality Assurance (QA) leader with Indian roots and Californian identity, has made significant contributions in the field of DevOps and QA. She is known for her expertise in cutting-edge technologies like Kubernetes, visual validation, and CI/CD. In 2014, she won the prestigious title at the "World Bug Battle Championship." Priyanka's career spans over two decades, during which she has held pivotal roles in major corporations such as Oscar Health, GoodRx Inc., Heal, Homeme Inc., and Truecar. She is currently leading a team of tooling and DevOps engineers at Oscar Health, focusing on developing cutting-edge automation tools. Priyanka's journey in QA has been marked by her innovative approach to testing using BrowserStack, which she considers as a game-changer in the field. She anticipates three key trends shaping the future of QA: the role of AI & ML in testing, the importance of accessibility testing, and the rise of QA in production environments. Priyanka emphasizes the importance of tech communities in professional growth and advises new QA engineers to learn the basics, gain hands-on experience, acquire coding skills, stay updated, engage with communities, seek real-world experience, develop soft skills, and set personal goals.

BrowserStack has successfully provided its customers with access to test their apps on the iPhone 15 from day zero. This was achieved through months of planning, building strong relationships with distributors and retailers, capacity planning, and efficient teamwork. The launch of iOS 17 played a pivotal role in this journey. BrowserStack's commitment to staying ahead in the rapidly evolving tech landscape allowed customers to test their apps on the latest devices as soon as they were available to the public, ensuring a flawless user experience.