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Digital.ai Continuous Testing 24.8 Release Notes

HIGHLIGHTS​

Support for iPhone 16 Series​

Digital.ai Continuous Testing supports latest iPhone 16 series of devices. Now you can test your iOS apps in iPhone 16 using Manual or Automation (Grid) sessions.

Expand your test coverage by adding these latest devices on your cloud and start testing on them.

Support for iOS 18 Official Release​

Digital.ai Continuous Testing now supports iOS 18 Official/Public release version. It is important to test your applications for any bugs before you start to see the traffic coming from your customers from the latest OS version. Upgrade any of your eligible devices to latest iOS 18 and increase your testing scope and release a bug-free application.

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Support for iPhone 16 Simulators

Digital.ai Continuous Testing now supports iPhone 16 series of simulators. Upgrade your EHM to test your applications against these simulators to ensure all the functionalities work and to discover any new bugs or UI issues.

Here is a short demo of iPhone 16 simulators from Continuous Testing cloud equipped with emulator host machines. It demonstrates the ability to fetch all the different context/identification types.

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Bug Fixes and Improvements​

  • Mobile Studio -

    • Close app -Instantly shut down applications on Android devices.

    • URL name update - URLs now exclude "SeeTest" and are standardized to be consistent with other cloud service titles.

  • iOS application support

    • iOS enterprise applications can now be auto-trusted. For further information: Applications Rest API.

    • The issues where the dump was not seen in some instrumented apps have been fixed.

    • Cyder application was excluded from CloseAllApplications.

  • Android commands

    • The failure to send DeviceRegion commands in automation for Android devices has been fixed.

    • The issue with the notification panel automatically closing has been fixed.

  • Android application support

    • Camera2 framework is now supported for simulateCapture in Android 14 & 15 beta.

  • Appium Server - Support for Axe DevTools for Accessibility Testing

    • Appium Server images will now support the Axe DevTools plugin as of Appium 2.11.3.

  • AI-Powered Self Healing

    • We fixed an issue preventing healed locators from appearing in video reports.

  • Application REST APIs

Notes and Known Issues​

  • iOS 17.x and 18.x should only be used with Appium 2.11.3 and above.
  • Due to stability issues from Apple's side in versions 17.0-17.3, it is recommended to upgrade to versions 17.4+ to ensure a smoother experience.

Cloud Management and On-Premises Deployment​

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This section is only relevant for Cloud Administrators.

To access the Cloud Management documentation, you need to log in.

Installers for on-prem deployments can be found here.

If you do not have credentials, contact support@digital.ai.

Alphanumeric passcodes are now supported on iOS devices. For further information Default Device Passcode.

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Critical Reporter Database Update

As of 24.4 we have made a structural update to the Reporter database. Please follow the following instructions to begin an automatic one-time migration process. There is no change to the functionality of the Reporter. Starting 24.6 this will be the only supported version.

Important Notes and Known Issues​

  • Starting from this version all SSO properties from conf.xml will migrate automatically to YAML properties file. For further information: Single Sign-On Integration

  • Starting from 24.7 version, all cloud components are no longer supported on Windows and CentOS (learn more here). This means that new features and fixes specifically related to these platforms are no longer be provided. Builds continue to be provided until the end of 2024 to aid in your transition to supported platforms. Plan your move to a supported OS accordingly.

Latest Browser and OS Version Support​

AppleAndroidChromeFirefoxEdgeSafari
Official12.3.x — 18.0.15.1 — 1412712912718
Beta18 beta 8 18.1 beta - 314 QPR3 Beta 2.2 - 15128130128

Limitations on Android 12- 15 beta devices are mentioned here and iOS are mentioned here.

Read more about browser testing limitations.

Next Release​

Due date*:  02.10.2024 (or prior)

The due date and highlights of the next release are as anticipated by Digital.ai Continuous Testing on the date of release of the current version, and are forward-looking statements. Actual due dates and highlights may vary.

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