Kobiton 3.16 release notes (Legacy)

User history data is available for users to track their activity on the portal, including information about the user’s account creation, login times, as well as info about the user’s device interactions such as device retention, release, and soft booking.

There are two ways to view devices on the device list, list or card view. Now, once you set a view, every time you return to the device list, devices will be displayed in that view. This applies when returning to the list after a launched session or when logging back in to your account.

From the session action menu, you can view session details, delete a session, and copy the session’s link. To access the menu:

The Recommended Device Bundle feature released in October got an update! For applications that state the minimum OS versions in their metadata, the suggestions will now specify OS versions, not just the OS.

We’ve added a new parameter to the GET /remediationRequests/ command: testRunId={testRunId}. This parameter will return a list of test run remediations, including our recently added accessibility assertions.

We’ve added a new methodology for using a manual test as a baseline for leveraging our automation feature while testing visual/text assertions. Previously, our users could only take advantage of our automation features while testing with an automated Appium script is they used the “Test Run Creation” flow, which involves several steps using the API for test run calls in order to wrap up multiple Appium scripts. This new method allows users to declare a manual session ID for an assertion baseline instead of an automation session ID, and does not require the “Test Run Creation” flow. Please note these limitations: declaring a manual session baseline is not yet available if you still use the flow "Envelope Appium Script in Test Run".

We have increased the number of concurrent revisit sessions from 5 to 10.

For consistency and clarity, we’ve updated how tags appear in the device search bar. The list of tags that display in the device search bar when you select the option to search by tag will distinguish between org and individual tags with color and icon, following the same pattern as tags displayed in other areas of the portal.

Both list and card views of the Devices List will offer the ability to view and filter devices by OS. You can filter your device view according to Android or Apple OS by clicking the corresponding apple icon or robot icon found in the upper-left section of the device list.

To eliminate devices lacking an internet connection from your automation test runs, Kobiton has added a new desiredCapibility to help users select devices with an active internet connection in their automation testing. The failIfNoInternet capability will function as follows:

Kobiton will automatically check that the correct Apple certification is in place before launching a session. Is the certification is not detected, it will obtain and install it.

We have upgraded some parts of the desktop app to better support working with devices that have passcodes enabled; for example, devices with MDM profiles that do not allow users to set a screen timeout to “Never” will automatically default to a five-minute timeout.