Introducing the LambdaTest Tunnel Docker Extension

Hey folks 👋 

We are excited to announce the introduction of the LambdaTest Tunnel Docker Extension. This latest addition to our platform empowers you to perform seamless cross browser testing of locally hosted websites and web applications across 3000+ browser and OS environments.

Key Features 🔻 

  • Effortless Cross Browser Testing: With the LambdaTest Tunnel Docker Extension, you can effortlessly test your locally hosted websites and web applications on a wide range of browsers and operating systems at your fingertips.
  • Expanded Browser and OS Coverage: Gain access to a browser farm of 3000+ browser and OS combinations, ensuring comprehensive browser compatibility testing for your web projects.
  • Eliminate Manual Tunnel Launching: The LambdaTest Tunnel Docker Extension removes the need for manually launching the tunnel through the command-line interface (CLI), saving you time and effort.

📕 Here is our quick guide to get you started - LambdaTest Tunnel Docker Extension

We also added a few latest browsers to our browser farm. These new additions further enhance your testing capabilities and ensure comprehensive coverage for your web testing needs.  

Browser Testing 🌐 

  • Chrome 114 Beta, 113, 112, 111
  • Firefox  114 Beta, 113, 112, 111
  • Edge 114 Beta, 113, 112, 111
  • Opera 99, 98, 97, 96
Screenshot Testing 📷 
  • Chrome 112, 111, 110, 109
  • Firefox 111, 110, 109
  • Edge 112, 111, 110, 109
  • Opera 97, 96, 95

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Organize your tests using Build Inactivity Time

Hey folks 😀 

LambdaTest's Automation now supports Build Inactivity Time, also known as Build Splitting logic, which allows you to track your progress by identifying tests run at specific intervals. 

The Build Splitting logic lets you specify a time interval, after which the system will mark the build as complete after waiting for the specified period of time. As a result, if you run new builds after this time period, they will be created as new builds.

 📕  For more details, visit the documentation - Setting Up the Build Inactivity Time

Here are some additional enhancements to LambdaTest Automation 👇 

  • The Live Interaction feature is now supported on macOS - Monterey and Ventura.
  • Newly added Lambda Hooks to interpret test results: skipped, ignored, unknown, and, error.

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Step up your debugging game with the All-New LT Debug 2.0

Experience hassle-free debugging with the all-new LT Debug 2.0 🔧 

Our latest update comes packed with three powerful new features to simplify your workflow. 👇 

📌 Record and Replay Tests using Chrome DevTools Recorder 

You can replay or retest user flow as an automated test on 3000+ browser and OS combinations on the LambdaTest cloud grid without downloading the code and running it manually on your local machine. 


📌 CSS Inspector

With the CSS Inspector, you can access the CSS properties of any HTML element by selecting the specific element on the web page. 

This will help you make changes to a website’s CSS rules in real time to debug layout issues, test different color schemes, optimizing a website’s performance by identifying and removing unused CSS code.

📌 Color Picker

The Color Picker feature allows you to get the color of any pixel on the screen with a single click on the extension. It helps you select and apply colors to various elements of a web page, making it easier to debug and customize the visual appearance of the interface.

📄 Read our blog to know more - Introducing LT Debug 2.0

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Live with New Widget: Job Queue Time Trends

Now visualize your job queue time in an easy-to-read time-series plot using the Job Queue Time Trends widget for HyperExecute. It enables you to see how much time each job spends in the queue before execution, giving you an overview of your testing pipeline's efficiency. 🕛

How this widget helps you?
  1. Identify bottlenecks: By monitoring your job queue time, you can quickly identify potential bottlenecks and take necessary actions to improve the efficiency of your testing pipeline.
  2. Optimize resource allocation: Understanding your job queue time helps you make informed decisions about resource allocation, ensuring that your testing infrastructure is used optimally.
  3. Improved collaboration: Share insights from the Job Queue Time Widget with your team members to foster collaboration and improve your testing processes.

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HyperExecute: New Features & Enhancements

Hey folks 😃 

The latest set of features for LambdaTest's HyperExecute is now live!

Test History  

HyperExecute now provides you with the history of a test case to give an important insight into the test case. You can easily figure out whether the failure in a test case is actually of value or has been failing frequently. 

Job Archiving  

Now you can archive jobs that are unimportant or maybe were aborted by your team. Archived jobs can be seen together in one place if you want to refer to them later.

Support for Appium  

HyperExecute now supports the Appium framework, allowing you to run Appium tests on real devices. With HyperExecute's agility and speed, you can streamline your testing processes and achieve superior results with ease. 

In addition, you can now distribute and execute your test cases in parallel on multiple devices, enabling faster and more efficient testing than ever before.

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Debug your Selenium tests using Telemetry Logs

LambdaTest Automation now supports Telemetry Logs to take your Selenium debugging experience to the next level 🚀

With Telemetry Logs, you can gain greater insights into your Selenium tests and unearth issues faster than ever before. By leveraging Selenium 4 and OpenTelemetry integration, view the tracing of requests and event logs for each request to troubleshoot your test sessions. 🔍 

📕 To get started, check out our documentation - Selenium Debugging using Telemetry Logs

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Introducing the Newest Features in Visual Regression Testing

We have rolled out the latest additions to the LambdaTest Visual Regression Testing cloud to enhance the UI quality assurance process and help you catch visual bugs early. 💻 

Here are some of the key features:

Git Baseline Branching for Storybook Builds

We're introducing an intelligent Git-based baseline branching system that simplifies baseline build selection for your Storybook builds. This feature automatically selects the appropriate baseline build based on the code changes committed to Git. To help you track these changes, we're providing commit numbers and commit messages for your reference.

Key benefits:

  • Streamlined baseline build selection process.
  • Easy tracking of code changes and related builds.

Refer to our documentation: Git Branching Strategy in Smart UI.

✅ Storybook Static Build Support Enhancements

We've updated our NPM package to the version 1.1.4, which brings improvements to your Storybook static build support. This update allows you to compress your Storybook static folder and run stories across various browsers and resolutions specified in your .smartui.json configuration file.

Key benefits:

  • Improved compression of Storybook static folder.
  • Support for advanced web elements like iframes, external resources, and canvas elements.

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LambdaTest Analytics: Widget Enhancements and New Features

We are glad to announce the latest release of LambdaTest Analytics, featuring significant enhancements to Edit Widget functionality, improved metric customization, and much more. 📊 

Below is a summary of the new features and improvements:

 Customize Widgets with Display Options

We have expanded the customization capabilities for our widgets. You can now modify the visualization of the widgets more easily, with options including:

  • Changing the graph type to suit the data representation better.
  • Showing or hiding graph legends for a cleaner and more focused view.

Ability to Change Metrics on Widget Views

Now you can control the percentage value displayed on the card widgets for Test Summary and Test Case Health Snapshot for Web Automation, App Automation, and HyperExecute. This added flexibility would help better tailor the displayed metrics to your specific project needs.

View or Hide Parallel and Queued Annotations

We have added a new display option for Concurrency Trends, giving you the ability to show or hide parallel and queued annotation lines. This feature will help you focus on the most relevant information while analyzing concurrency trends.

 Bonus addition:

📌 LambdaTest now supports web automation testing with Selenium 4.8.0.

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View App Profiling for Appium Tests

Looking to enhance your mobile app's performance? 🔍

LambdaTest' App Automation now supports App Profiling (Beta) for Appium Automation Tests.

Identify performance bottlenecks, and deliver a seamless mobile experience with comprehensive App Profiling metrics like CPU Consumption, Memory Consumption, Battery, Temperature, and more. 💻📈 

📕 Check out our support document to get started with App Profiling.

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Debug iOS Apps using Safari Web Inspector

Hey Folks 😃 

LambdaTest's Browser Testing now supports Safari Web Inspector on real iOS devices. You can now debug web apps in iOS Safari sessions with our native Safari Web Inspector.

In addition, here are some minor feature additions and bug fixes.

📌 In Real Device App Testing, you can now view the version of your uploaded apps in the app listing section.

 

📌 Previously, the app listing section in LambdaTest's Real Device App Testing displayed the time at which the user last synced App Centre with LambdaTest, rather than the exact time when the app was uploaded to the App Centre. 

However, we have now updated the app listing section to show the precise time at which the app was uploaded to the App Centre.

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