Running mobile tests on iOS devices on BrowserStack Cloud
You can run mobile tests on the BrowserStack Cloud so that you can choose devices
from a wide range of iOS devices that are available for testing.
Before you begin
You must have completed the following tasks:
- Recorded mobile tests. See Recording mobile tests for iOS applications.
- Set up your account to access the BrowserStack Cloud. You must have valid credentials such as the user name, either the host name or the URL of the BrowserStack cloud instance, and an API key to authenticate the connection. This key is available under ACCESS KEY in the BrowserStack dashboard.
- Uploaded the .ipa or .app file of the iOS application to the BrowserStack server for testing. For more information, refer to Live Testing in the BrowserStack documentation.
- Installed the iOS application that you want to test on the iOS device.
Procedure
- Open the UI Test perspective in HCL OneTest™ UI, if it is not already open.
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Select the mobile test from the Test Navigator
pane.
The test window is displayed.
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Click
.
The UI Test Playback pane is displayed.
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Perform the following steps in the UI Test Playback
pane:
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Click the Run Test
icon.
The Run Configuration dialog is displayed.Note: If you are using a compound test that contains mobile tests, you can specify the mobile device to play back the test for each mobile test.
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Select the mobile device to play back the test from the Run
using list, and then click
Next.
The Advanced Playback Options dialog is displayed.Note: For mobile tests, you can skip this step.
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Click Next.
The Performance Measurement dialog is displayed.Note: For mobile tests, you can skip this step.
- Click Finish.
Results
You have run the mobile test on multiple iOS devices that are avialble on the BrowserStack Cloud.