BrowserStack Newsletter March 2025

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Featured Content | Product Updates | Community Updates | BrowserStack Testimonials

Featured Content

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Product Updates

Live | Automate | App Automate | Accessibility Testing | Test Management | Test Observability | Percy | App Percy | Low Code Automation

Live

• Accelerate Manual Testing with Multi-Device Testing: You can now simultaneously test on up to four real devices on Live, enabling faster cross-browser testing. You can also test different website variations or flows across multiple websites. Our Sync Interaction feature can further boost your productivity.

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Automate

• Build Custom Playwright Scripts with Ease: You can now use the Playwright Capability Builder in Automate to quickly configure and launch your test scripts.
• Lighthouse Reports for Authenticated Workflows: You can now generate Lighthouse performance reports for authenticated Playwright workflows, making it easier to test real user scenarios.

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App Automate

• Inject Images in Your XCUITest Runs: You can now use the image injection feature on XCUI Test in App Automate to simulate camera input during test runs.
• Smarter App Retention Policy: You can now rely on App Automate to retain your uploaded apps for 30 days post usage, reducing the need to re-upload frequently used apps.

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Accessibility Testing

• Introducing the Website Scan Creation API: You can now automate website scan creation seamlessly with our newly launched API, designed to enhance integration workflows and boost your automation capabilities.

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Test Observability

• Download Test Reports as PDF: You can now export your Test Listing reports as PDFs, making it easier to share results offline—bringing parity with the Automate dashboard.
• AzureDevOps Bug Reporting Integration: You can now directly log bugs to AzureDevOps from your test sessions, streamlining your defect management workflow.
• Playwright Trace Logs Support: You can now access Trace Logs for Playwright sessions to help you debug faster and more effectively.

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Test Management

• Test Plan Summary Report: You can now generate detailed summary reports for selected or filtered test plans, providing key insights. These reports can be scheduled and downloaded for easy sharing and tracking.
• BDD Test Case Template Support: You can now create automation-ready test cases with the new BDD Gherkin template. Write scenarios in the Given-When-Then format and export them as feature files for seamless automation.
• Enhanced Filters: You can now customize the filtering logic of test cases, selecting criteria that match all, any, or none of the selected filters, providing more flexibility and precision.
• Restore Previous Version of Test Cases: You can now compare different versions of your test cases and restore a previous version, making it easier to track changes and revert when needed.
• Test Plan Enhancements: You can now add attachments to your test plans, and the description field now supports rich text formatting and links, enhancing clarity and making documentation more interactive.

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Percy

• Take Full Control of Your Visual Testing Workflow: You can now reject, delete, or unapprove builds and snapshots with the new Review Lifecycle feature, giving you tighter control over what gets pushed forward.

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App Percy

• Class-Based Ignore Elements Now Live: You can now effortlessly exclude dynamic UI elements in your visual tests with class-based ignore rules. Leverage built-in support for common dynamic classes or define your own to reduce noise and boost accuracy.

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Low Code Automation

• Validate File Download Metadata: Add validation for file metadata such as type, size, name, and content with MD5 hashing.
• Slack Integration: Stay updated with build summary notifications directly in Slack, triggered by all runs, failed runs, or status changes.
• Drag and Drop Support: Record drag-and-drop and click-and-drag steps in your tests with ease.
• Custom Action Enhancements: Select UI elements to perform actions instead of writing locators. Also, use predefined JavaScript functions for reusable test logic and define your own JavaScript functions for added flexibility.
• Support for Test Dataset in Modules: Use datasets within reusable modules for parameterised testing, making your tests more dynamic.
• Multiple Windows Recording Support: Interact with elements in other windows during recording, making it easier to handle complex workflows.

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Community Updates

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BrowserStack Testimonials

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