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Digital.ai Testing 26.8 Release Notes

Advanced Analytics​

We are excited to introduce Advanced Analytics, a new dashboard experience providing Cloud Admins and QA Leaders visibility into platform usage, device fleet utilization, and test execution trends — all in one place.

Advanced Analytics is available for Premium SaaS customers. Contact your Customer Success Manager to get access.

Watch the Overview video.

Read the documentation.

AI-Powered Root Cause Analysis - Beta​

Stop digging through logs and videos to figure out why a test failed. With AI-Powered Root Cause Analysis, available directly from the failed-test video report, click Analyze with Root Cause Analysis to get a plain-language root cause hypothesis, backed by supporting evidence - the exact step, error, and log line the analysis is based on.

Root Cause Analysis is available in Beta for Premium SaaS customers, starting with Appium Server automated tests on dedicated devices. Contact your Customer Success Manager to get access.

Watch the Overview video.

Read the documentation.

Support for Pixel 11 Series​

We now support the latest Google Pixel 11 Series on real devices, including Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL.

With this update, your teams can test immediately on Google's newest flagship devices to validate performance, functionality, and compatibility - ensuring your mobile experiences meet user expectations on one of the most popular Android device lines.

Bug Fixes and Improvements​

  • Mobile Studio 

    • Mobile Studio now supports iOS Predicate Strings as well as enhanced Accessibility IDs for identifying and validating locator strategies.
    • Fixed documentation links in the Mobile Studio.
    • Fixed an issue causing hybrid application webviews to be rendered incorrectly.

  • Android Support 

    • Fixed an issue where instrumented dumps failed to load on certain screens.
    • Fixed an intermittent issue where audio playback failed to trigger device actions.
    • Fixed an issue where certain elements were not recognized in instrumented mode on Android 15 and above.

  • iOS Support 

    • Fixed an issue impacting click and swipe action position in recorded videos for iOS devices.
    • Fixed an issue where a mocked location reset to the real device location after an app restart.
    • Fixed an issue where disabling a passcode from both Web Studio UI and SetPasscode Appium command failed on iPadOS 27 beta devices.
    • Fixed an issue where installing an application failed on simulators running on arm64 machines.
    • Fixed an issue where the app crashed during mock Face ID authentication.

  • Appium Server

    • We have improved the stability of iOS screenshot capture during Appium automation sessions by optimizing the frame delivery mechanism. This update addresses intermittent timeout errors and ensures more reliable image retrieval across concurrent sessions.

  • Cross-Browser Testing 

    • This release enhances Playwright and Cucumber (BDD) support by ensuring all videos from multi-context test executions are correctly captured and linked. Browser names and versions are now accurately identified, providing more reliable data in the generated reports. Learn more.

    • We have optimized Safari session creation when running automation with Selenium. This update significantly reduces launch times, eliminates "can't find window" errors, and introduces native screenshot capture for improved accuracy.

Important Notes​

Deprecation Notices​

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  • Intel-based Mac Support – The following products and features are being phased out:

    • SeeTest Automation
    • [LEGACY] Appium Studio for IntelliJ
    • Network Tunneling Client

    Please note that Intel-based Mac support (Mac x86 installers) for these components will reach End of Life on version 27.1 (January 2027) - no further Intel-compatible builds will be produced after that release. Customers running these components on Intel Macs should plan to migrate to Apple Silicon (M-series) hardware ahead of this date to avoid service interruption.

  • Reporter URL – Starting August 2026 (v26.8), Reporter URLs based on test_id (e.g. .../html-report/index.html?test_id=123) will be deprecated in favor of new UUID-based Reporter URLs (e.g. .../html-report/uuid). This eliminates issues caused by project-specific test ID mappings, allowing reports to be shared across projects. Update any existing report links in your documentation, dashboards, integrations, or other workflows before upgrading. Learn more.

  • Local Disk Installation – Starting in version 26.9, the Install from local disk option for the Install command in SeeTest Grid is deprecated and will be discontinued at the end of September 2026. Migrate any test scripts that use local disk paths to install applications through the Application Manager, a URL, or the cloud using a unique application name instead. For migration assistance, contact the Technical Support team.

  • OCR-based Tests – By the end of 2026, OCR-based text recognition in Appium Grid and SeeTest Client workflows will be deprecated. Plan future OCR-based automation using the image recognition capabilities available through Appium Image Recognition on Appium Server.

  • External Tools Integration (HP ALM & Jira) – Starting in version 26.9, the legacy Connecting to External Tools integration in SeeTestAutomation - connecting to HP Application Lifecycle Management (HP ALM) as a Test Management Tool and Atlassian Jira as a Bug Management Tool from the SeeTest header - will be deprecated. Customers relying on this integration should contact the support team to discuss migration options.

Known Issues​

  • The simulateCapture API may fail during tests on older Pixel devices (Android 13 and earlier).

  • sendText may fail to enter text on certain Android emulators (Pixel 10 Pro XL, Pixel 10 Pro Fold — Android 17). As a workaround, use elementSendText instead. For more information, visit here.

  • Switching between Safari browser tabs (window handles) may fail on devices running iOS 18.x through iOS 26.2. This is a known Apple limitation resolved in iOS 26.5 and later.

  • Audio recording over Bluetooth may intermittently fail or produce silence on iPhone 17 devices paired with a Bluetooth dongle. Retrying the action sometimes succeeds.

  • IEMode is not supported with Selenium Java client versions 4.45.0 and later.

Cloud Management and On-Premises Deployment​

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Release notes related to Cloud Management and On-Premises Deployment are published in On-Premises Cloud Management Release Notes.

This separation improves clarity for On-Premises cloud administrators and includes installation, platform support, and infrastructure-related changes.

Latest Browser and OS Version Support​

Official15.8.X - 26.6.29-1715115515226135
Beta27 RC-153 and 154156153--

Limitations on Android 12 – 17 devices are mentioned here and iOS limitations can be found here.

For browser testing limitations, read more here.

Next Release​

Due date: October 10th, 2026 (or prior)

The due date and highlights of the next release are as anticipated by Digital.ai 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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