The Road to a New Local Testing Experience

BrowserStack has released new versions of its Local binary and native desktop application, both featuring a graphical user interface (GUI). The company found that nearly 15% of attempts to initiate the Local binary failed, leading to an onboarding problem. To address this issue, they conducted a hackathon in November 2019, which resulted in the development of Local v8 with a more intuitive GUI and additional features. The new version has been well-received by users, exceeding initial goals for adoption and usage. BrowserStack plans to continue improving its Local testing products, including adding Docker support.