Cloud October 30, 2026

Organizations with Private and Local devices can now use Linux device hosts to connect Android devices to Kobiton Portal, providing an alternative to Mac mini hosts for Android device testing.

Linux hosts support Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) in Standard mode. Lightning mode has not yet been validated on Linux hosts. iOS devices continue to require Mac mini hosts due to Apple platform requirements.

For requirements and installation instructions, see the deviceConnect Linux host setup guides in the Admin Docs.

Test Management now identifies Test Cases that cannot be replayed before a Test Run starts. The Run option is disabled for these Test Cases, with guidance on how to record them again.

Test Cases that cannot be replayed are also excluded from Test Run and Test Suite selection. API and MCP requests return an error explaining why the Test Case cannot run, and Test Case API responses include the new run_blocked_reason field.

Scriptless Test Runs now report specific initialization errors and end unsuccessful attempts sooner, rather than repeatedly retrying and returning the generic Device retry exceeded error.

For details, see Test Cases.

The Appium AI Configuration form now supports separate text and vision model settings.

For details, see Configure Appium AI settings for your organization.

Turbo Test now recovers automatically from interrupted connections. Active sessions continue running, while sessions interrupted during startup are retried.

When Turbo Test is at capacity, new session requests receive an error explaining that the service is busy. Queued sessions retry automatically when capacity becomes available.

For details, see When Turbo Test is at capacity.

Kobiton MCP tools now handle common operations more reliably, reducing errors that interrupt AI agent workflows. When an operation requires additional action, tools provide clearer error messages to help agents recover or retry.

The new kobiton file rm command removes a file or an empty folder from an Android or iOS device in a CLI session.

For details, see file rm.

The Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) report now loads for organizations with large device fleets.

The Screen Reader panel controls, including Next and Previous, now work with both the Default and Enhanced TalkBack keymaps on Android devices.