Kobiton 3.21 release notes (Legacy)

The following OS versions are now supported:

We are revamping our API Documentation to allow you to interact with it and run APIs directly from the page. This initial release of our API v2 will include some APIs from the following services: User, Devices, Session, and App Repository. We’ll roll out additional services in upcoming releases. And, we’ll continue to support the original API Documentation for several releases.

Check out the new API Documentation page.

Sometimes, a device may display "Online", but has actually just been put in use by another user. In that case, the tester that selects the device, sees an error, and cannot launch that device. So, we changed how we update device status so it’s now updated more quickly - almost real-time - when a device status changes to "Utilizing", "Offline" or "Online" to provide more accurate device availability.

We have added a number of actions in the left-hand navigation while in a manual test session so that a user needed to scroll to see them all and might not see an action. So, we updated the icons and spacing so that the icons will fit without scrolling on most screensizes.

We updated the Usage Report to show the following components:

In May, we introduced the ability to delete a single test step in a test case. Now, users will be able to select multiple test steps at a time to delete. And, future re-runs will be based on the modified test case.

In addition to deleting test steps, users now can alter the text value for a particular “Set Text” step for later rerun or script exports by clicking the “Settings” icon and making the text modifications. This is very handy if you mistype during a test session and don’t want to start over when you create a test case!

Our new Rerun Configuration Modal acts like a one-stop shop for launching Scriptless reruns, making it easier to work with our Scriptless functionality. And, we’ve updated buttons to say "Rerun" to make it easy to find.

We’ve made a number of changes that improve the quality of our Scriptless and Validation functionality. Many of the changes are under-the-covers. The good news is that you will see improvements in:

Previously, only validations of a Passed revisit Scriptless tests could be reviewed. Now, all scanned validations - even those tests that are Failed/Blocked/Ignored/Terminated up to the step that caused the non-Passed status - will be visible to users and allow users to submit remediation.

Previously, we were using asynchronous inventory capturing. While this method is fast, we found it can cause a syncing issue between the screenshot and XML on a test action and thus impact the quality of Scriptless functionality. So, we are introducing a Synchronous Inventory Capturing Mode that users can turn on/off during a manual session. When it is on, note that you will see "Capturing" messages and the test execution will be slowed down. So, it’s best to use it when you are planning to turn a manual session into a test case.

Users testing with XCUITest will now be able to see the videos and test reports of their Kobiton XCUITest sessions.

Some tests require that a passcode be set on a device. The latest version of Kobiton supported passcodes on Local and Private Android devices in a previous release. With this release, we added support for device passcodes on Local and Private iOS devices.

If a user is using an older browser, our lightning mode functionality may not function properly. With this release, we will detect the issue and provide a tooltip for the user with a suggestion to use another browser.

Developers often connect devices to their development workstations to use their IDE to troubleshoot and debug mobile apps. Sometimes, they don’t have physical access to specific devices or OS versions. Testers also may need direct access to devices from an IDE. So, we’re introducing virtualUSB, which provides the means to use XCode, Instruments, or iTunes to remotely connect to a real Private or Local device from the Kobiton Portal as if the device were directly connected to the user’s machine. With virtualUSB installed, the user can login with their Kobiton credentials, then connect to device(s) and use them as they were plugged to their machine. Learn more here.