Cloud November 6, 2026

Cloud release notes are typically published weekly and summarize changes since the previous publication. Kobiton uses date-based release versioning, with releases identified by the build date in YYMM.DD format. Version information for individual software components is available in the Component versions section.

Check service status from the help widget

The Kobiton Portal help widget now includes a link to the Kobiton Status Page, making it easy to check service status before contacting Support. The link opens status.kobiton.com in a new tab, where you can also subscribe to status updates.

Session timeout now ends Turbo Test sessions

Turbo Test sessions now end when the session timeout (session_timeout) is reached. Previously, a test script that ran past the session timeout kept the session running and the device in use until the script finished on its own.

  • When the session timeout is reached, the test script and every process it started are stopped, the session ends, and the device is released.

  • If the script does not start its session before the timeout, the run fails. For a session_timeout under 15 minutes, the failure message states that the script did not finish within the session timeout. For a session_timeout of 15 minutes or longer, the run fails after 15 minutes with a general error.

  • Scripts that finish before the session timeout run as before.

Kobiton API: session updates take effect immediately

  • Updates to a session’s name, description, or state through PUT /v2/sessions/{id} now take effect immediately. After a successful update, GET /v2/sessions/{id} returns the updated values without the previous delay of 30 seconds or longer.

  • For completed sessions, you can set the state to PASSED or FAILED. Requests to update the state of a running session return HTTP 400. Session lists, search results, and reports reflect the updated state immediately.

More reliable WEBVIEW discovery in iOS Appium sessions

Improved WEBVIEW context discovery in iOS Appium sessions, including Auth0 authentication flows. Sessions now retry unresponsive Web Inspector connections to prevent returning only NATIVE_APP when the device’s Web Inspector restarts during session initialization.

Web views on iOS devices still require Web Inspector to be turned on in Settings → Safari → Advanced.

More flexible device selection for Appium sessions

Appium sessions now start when the request includes platformName. Previously, these requests failed with deviceTags is required.

  • When udid isn’t provided, platformName is the only required device-selection capability. deviceName and kobiton:deviceTags are optional filters.

  • If neither deviceName nor kobiton:deviceTags is provided, the session runs on any available device that matches platformName and your other capabilities in the requested device group. The default device group is ANY, which includes your organization’s devices.

  • An empty kobiton:deviceTags value is ignored.

  • If neither udid nor platformName is provided, session creation fails with platformName is required.

  • Appium Turbo Test sessions that don’t include udid, device_name, or device_tags now fail with one of udid, device_name or device_tags is required.

Reliable app lifecycle commands on iOS 15 and 16

On iOS 15 and iOS 16 devices, the following commands continue to work during long-running sessions without requiring a device reboot:

  • CLI: app run, app kill, device ps

  • Appium: mobile: terminateApp

Restored XML hierarchy in iPad Inspector sessions

Session Explorer Inspector now shows the XML hierarchy for each step of an iPad automation session started without an app, such as a Safari web session.

Accurate final status for ended sessions on the Sessions page

Sessions that have ended now keep their final status on the Sessions page, such as Complete or Terminated. This status matches the status shown on the session Overview.

Status and session details on the Sessions page also stay in sync more reliably when an update fails temporarily.

Sessions that already showed as Running after they ended, before this release, keep that status.

Reliable screenshots after Android screen capture restarts

On Android devices, screenshots now wait for the first available display frame after a session starts, the device rotates, or the display refreshes. This prevents the first screenshot from failing when a new image is not yet available.

The improvement applies to screenshots in the manual viewer, the initial frame of session video recordings, and screenshots requested through automation.

More reliable Android passcode management

Improved Android passcode management to prevent an intermittent issue where the Passcode Feature Enforced setting could turn off during device reconnection, blocking users from unlocking a device that still had a passcode set.

Devices affected before this release may still have the Passcode Feature Enforced setting turned off.

Passcode indicator available for Android devices

The device list passcode indicator now covers Android devices, and the Passcode filter uses clearer labels.

  • Android devices with a passcode now display the passcode icon in card view and list view, the same as iOS devices.

  • The passcode icon tooltip now reads Passcode enabled.

  • The Passcode filter in the device search bar now offers Enabled and Not Enabled. Enabled returns devices with a passcode on every platform.

For details, see Passcode.

Improved memory reporting in Device Metrics

Device Metrics now accounts for reclaimable cached memory when reporting memory usage on Android and iOS, bringing values more closely in line with Android Settings and Xcode Instruments.

  • Cached memory that the operating system can reclaim is now counted as free memory, reducing previously inflated usage values.

  • Sessions recorded before the upgrade retain their original memory values.

Improved report exports

CSV and PNG exports of Device Utilization, Parallel Sessions, and Sessions per Day now include report data instead of returning an export error. Exports respect the report’s date range, and PNG exports of Parallel Sessions and Sessions per Day now include bar charts.

More accurate Retained Devices counts

The Retained Devices report now counts a retained device for each hour it was retained, including retentions that have ended or expired.

Install .app files on real iOS devices during manual sessions

During a manual session on a real iOS device, Upload File and Install From URL in Install Apps now accept zipped .app files. A .app built for real iOS devices installs the same way as an .ipa.

Apps with a build type that doesn’t match the device are now stopped before installation with a clear message, instead of failing with a generic install error:

  • An iOS Simulator build is not installed on a real iOS device.

  • A device build is not installed on an iOS Simulator.

Android sessions, and iOS apps whose build type matches the device, are unaffected.

For details, see iOS build types.

Device passcodes available to organization members through the v2 API

GET /v2/devices and GET /v2/devices/udid/{deviceUdid} now return a device’s passcode to every user who can access the device. Previously, only users with the ADMIN role received this field.

  • The has_passcode and passcode_enabled fields are unchanged.

  • The v1 device endpoints are unchanged.

Successful device-tag assignment through the API

  • Adding a tag that is already assigned to a device now succeeds instead of returning an error.

  • When several requests add the same tag to the same device at the same time, every request succeeds and the tag is assigned to the device only once.

  • The change applies to these device-tag endpoints:

    • POST /v1/tags/device/{udid}

    • POST /v1/tags/assign

    • POST /v2/tags/{tagName}/devices

    • POST /v2/tags/devices

Support for MCP specification 2026-07-28

The Kobiton MCP server now supports version 2026-07-28 of the Model Context Protocol (MCP). AI clients using this version can connect without an initialization handshake. Clients using earlier MCP versions continue to work without configuration changes.

Component versions

  • Portal 2611.6

  • deviceConnect 2611.4

  • Kobiton CLI 2611.2