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Kobiton 4.18.3 Release Notes

February 23, 2025

New OS Support

This release adds support for the following:

  • iOS/iPadOS 18.3.1

  • iOS/iPadOS 18.4

Known issues:

  • iOS/iPadOS 18.4 only:

    • Cannot set time zone during a manual session for iOS devices (works with iPadOS devices).

    • The cleanup policy does not remove all signed-in accounts in the Mail app.

  • Both iOS/iPadOS 18.3.1 and 18.4:

    • (For passcode-enabled organizations only) Starting a manual session on a locked device can leave it stuck on the lock screen. To unlock it, press the power button twice, then swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen.

    • The cleanup policy does not reset language and view mode to the default values (English for language, Standard for view mode).

Scriptless Automation and Mobile Test Management Enhancements

  • Enhanced our Appium script generation feature, making it easier to execute generated scripts on other cloud device platforms, such as BrowserStack, LambdaTest, and Sauce Labs.

Script-based Test Automation Enhancements

  • For passcode-enabled organizations only: Updated the unlock action when running XIUM for iOS devices to fully unlock the device, rather than simulating a power button press. This change aligns XIUM behavior with Basic Appium 2 automation.

General Improvements and Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the iOS/iPadOS Developer Disk Images (DDI) did not automatically remount after an update, resulting in the following error:

    Can't find iOS device <UDID> with BoardID <number> and ChipID <number> in DDI BuildManifest.plist. Xcode may need to be updated.
  • Improve the performance when there are more than four concurrent sessions with video capture enabled.

  • Automatically disable Google Play Protect scanning as it can cause the manual session to become unresponsive for Android devices.