We are now live with our newest certification, Espresso 101, perfect for anyone looking to polish their skills in Android app testing with Espresso. 

What’s Inside?

• Hands-On Practice: Gain practical experience with real examples that will help you master Espresso quickly.
• Run Tests on LambdaTest: Discover how to smoothly run your Espresso tests on the LambdaTest cloud, testing across different devices and browsers.
• Certification: Earn your Espresso 101 Certification when you finish, showing off your new skills.

Enroll for Espresso 101 Certification and take the next step in your test automation journey!

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We’ve just rolled out some awesome new features in our AI-powered Test Manager that will streamline your test management game. Let's walk through what’s new:

• Tagging and Preconditions: You can now import and map tags and preconditions to your test cases, making it way easier to keep everything organized and efficient.
• API Enhancements: Managing test data is smoother than ever. With new POST and PUT API capabilities, you can easily send or update test data—perfect for automating those updates into your CI/CD pipeline.
• CSV Export: Need to export test cases for reporting or analysis? You can now export everything in CSV format, giving you the flexibility to handle your test data however you like.
• BDD Scenarios: Stay on top of your progress by viewing and updating the status of your BDD scenarios in builds. 
• Manual Test Execution Updates: You can now add remarks and even attach files directly during manual test execution, giving you extra clarity and context for each case.
• TestRail Integration: Using TestRail for test management? You can now directly import test case data from TestRail, making your migration super easy.

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LambdaTest Real Time App Testing now supports the screen reader feature for testing mobile app accessibility on real Android devices. This feature allows you to navigate through app elements with spoken descriptions of the UI, similar to Google TalkBack. It helps ensure your Android app complies with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

Note: Currently, we have rolled out this feature in beta.

To get started, refer to our documentation on Screen Reader (TalkBack) for Android.

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Here are the latest features we have released in the Test Manager:

• Copy and Move Test Cases: You can now easily copy and move multiple test cases across folders and projects, simplifying test case organization and enhancing management efficiency.
• Link HyperExecute Tests: We've added support for linking HyperExecute tests with Test Cases for Selenium, Playwright, Puppeteer, and Cypress, allowing for smooth integration of automated tests within Test Manager.
• Expanded Custom Fields: Test Cases now support seven new custom field data types, including Dropdown (Single and Multi Select), Number, URL, Date, User, and Boolean (Checkbox), offering greater flexibility for data management.
• Enhanced CSV Import: Our CSV import functionality now allows you to directly import test steps, expected outcomes, and BDD scenarios, streamlining test case management by bringing in comprehensive details at once.
• Include Test Case IDs: You can now add Test Case IDs directly into your web automation script capabilities (e.g., "tms.tc_id": "TC-101"), linking automation runs to specific test cases and simplifying test management.

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Now, test your Android apps on the latest Google Pixel 9 using our real device cloud. 

This allows you to perform both manual and automated tests on a real Google Pixel 9, ensuring your mobile applications function as expected and are fully compatible with the Google Pixel 9.

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Check out our new features in AI-powered Test Manager, including custom test configurations, automated Jira issue linking, project-level insights, enhanced BDD scenarios, and Cypress test management.

• Integrate LambdaTest Jira App: Manage your testing activities directly using the LambdaTest Jira app within your Jira workspace, enabling a unified workflow that reduces context switching and improves productivity.
• Custom Configurations for Test Plans: Create tailored configurations in test plans and builds for manual test executions.
• Streamlined Test Case Access: Easily access specific executions of a test case from within the execution history interface, enabling an end-to-end workflow.
• Automated Jira Issue Linking: For all Jira Issues raised within the Automation dashboard, issues will now be linked automatically to the associated test case in the Test Manager.
• Project-Level Insights: Gain project-level insights in the Test Manager, including test case insights, active build summaries, defects trends, and more.
• Enhanced BDD Scenario Creation: Improved BDD scenario creation for Selenium command logs through web automation.
• Manage Cypress Automated Tests: Access and manage Cypress automated tests.

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We are live with real-time browser and app testing on iOS 18 simulators. Now, you can run your web and native mobile applications across various simulators running iOS 18 📱

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We now support Android Debug Bridge (adb) shell in Real Device App Testing, allowing you to run supported adb shell commands directly on Android devices during app testing sessions. 

With this, you can get direct device interactions by accessing native device capabilities and the ability to customize test cases through supported adb shell commands.

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Now streamline your entire testing process with our AI-powered unified Test Manager. 

Our brand-new Test Manager (in Beta) lets you enhance test authoring, management, and execution with features like AI-powered test management and automation, exploratory testing, and more.

Here are the key features of the AI-powered Test Manager:

• AI-Enhanced Management: Automates the creation, management, and execution of test cases.
• Unified Interface: Manages manual and automated tests seamlessly from a single platform.
• Real-Time Updates: Tracks the status of test runs directly through a comprehensive dashboard.
• Jira Integration: Syncs seamlessly with Jira for efficient bug tracking and project management.
• Cucumber Compatibility: Supports Gherkin syntax, facilitating integration with existing workflows.
• Efficient Problem Resolution: Uses the 1-click Jira bug marking to log issues instantly.
• Guided Testing: Ensures complete test coverage with structured exploratory testing.

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LambdaTest real device cloud now supports Android 15 (Beta) on Google Pixel 6 Pro!

With this, you can:

• Test your mobile applications on the latest Android 15.
• Ensure compatibility on Pixel 6 Pro devices.
• Leverage the newest features and improvements of Android 15.

Start testing your apps today to stay ahead of the curve and deliver the best experience to your users.