Changelog

Stay updated on Appetize’s latest releases, including new features, improvements, and key updates.

September 2025

New Features
- Added support for iOS 26 and the latest iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro Max devices
- Launched a new automation engine
  - Faster, more reliable, and built to support modern declarative frameworks like SwiftUI, Compose, Flutter and more.
  - The new engine is more integrated with the Appetize platform, laying the groundwork for richer automation features ahead.
  Read the announcement
Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Added "All iOS" and "All Android" filters to easily explore sessions across entire platforms
- Updated the App Page for anonymous users to match the styling of logged-in views
- Improved support for split APK installations across Android devices
- Fixed SSO configuration issues and improved fallback when multiple strategies are in use
- Android app metadata now includes signing information for better visibility

New Features
- Released the new Session History view
  - Easily view, search and export previous sessions to help with debugging, tracking activity, and understanding recent usage across your team.
- Added support for Android 16 and Pixel 9 devices
  - Ensures compatibility with the latest Android OS and new device models
Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Added support for split APKs (including non-Bundletool) build variants.
- Redesigned the Build Metadata page for clearer app build details.
- Added syntax highlighting to debug logs for easier reading and troubleshooting
- Enabled S3 Transfer Acceleration to speed up file uploads and downloads in supported regions
- Added version-based search in the Builds view
- Increased screenshot timeout to 60 seconds for better reliability on slower or complex apps
- Extended accepted file types for uploads on both iOS and Android devices
- Fixed session parameters not being saved properly
- Improved error handling for SSO logins and duplicate email invitations
- Resolved issues with tooltips causing duplicate clicks
- Improved OIDC login flow, including support for Amazon Cognito
- Fixed device OS selection and APK parsing issues during app installs
- Fixed layout bugs in debug logs, toolbars, and developer settings
- Persisted sidebar drawer state using cookies
- Improved pointer accuracy in the Inspector tool when overlapping UI elements are present

New Features
- Introduced a new user invitation journey with predefined roles and better onboarding experience.
- Added support for the x-api-key header in both v1 and v2 API authentication.
- Enabled linking to external launch pages from within the Appetize App Experience.
- Added Pixel Tablet to supported devices.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Fixed crash caused by unsafe endSession calls during app downloads
- Resolved APK reinstall and upload issues
- Improved Android emulator performance
- Fixed memory issues caused by large app aggregations
- Corrected issues with lastPlayed property updates
- Improved iOS architecture metadata display
- Updated email styling and fixed layout issues across login, signup, and developer tools UI

New Features:
- Web app redesign
  - The app page now includes a new toolbar for faster access to often used actions such as taking screenshots, biometric data, changing location and much more!
  - Refreshed visual design across all pages for a more consistent and intuitive experience.
- Introduced launchApp parameter
  - Indicates whether an app should launch after installation, and allows specifying which installed app to open automatically.
- Broadened device support with new Pixel 9 options and enhanced custom device configuration.
Bug Fixes and Improvements:
- Improved Android 15 support with enhancements to language changes, proxy behaviour, and general reliability.
- Enabled Android emulators to unlock extended host CPU features.
- Upgraded iOS runtime support to version 18.2
- Resolved session stability issues in app groups and improved build resolution accuracy.
- Improved UI consistency with improvements to buttons, layout spacing, tab behaviour, and component styling.
- Strengthened federated login flows with better handling of missing user details and stricter redirect validation.
- Corrected device-specific behaviour such as toolbar spacing and biometric icon rendering on older iOS devices.

New Features:
- Support for Android 15 on newer devices.
- Support for multiple iOS keyboards, now configurable as an array.
- Added build.maxConcurrent for enhanced concurrency management.
Bug Fixes and Improvements:
- Expanded v1 API to support additional fields:
  - timeLimit
  - maxConcurrent
  - referrerHostnamesRestricted
- Android back camera now defaults to virtual scene on newer OS Versions.
- Improved localization and framework parsing logic for iOS.
- Fixed incorrect handling of shiftKey values during keypress events.
- Resolved Android loopback issues and enhanced HTTP redirector functionality.
- Prevented default behavior for cmd/ctrl + K to avoid conflicts.

New Features:
- Support for iOS 18 and iPhone 16 Pro/Max devices.
- Improved Organization Settings UI with clearer section names and options.
- Stripe checkout flow added for credit card updates.
- Updated default devices to iPhone 14 Pro and Pixel 7.
Bug fixes & Improvements:
- Fixed video rotation issues on Chrome 130.
- Fixed session parameters and configuration handling in consecutive sessions.
- Improved login redirects and federated login flow.
- Addressed duplicate invite token for registered users.
- Improved clarity for overage charges and invoice details.
- Improved @appetize/create-playwright template & intro messaging.
- Android 5-7 have been retired due to their age and limited usage, allowing us to focus on improving compatibility with modern devices.

New Features:
- Added biometry support for iOS.
- Improved SDK action titles in Playwright trace sidebar.
- Support for Google and Github Login Providers.
Bug fixes & Improvements:
- Faster build ID validation.
- ADB Tunnel can now be used for sessions using AppRecorder, network proxies, and debug logs
- Debug log and session info attached to test results.
- Playwright peer dependency upgrade.
- Fixed issue where startSession was not throwing errors on userError.
- Resolved incorrect aliasing of publicKey in EmbedWindow class.
- Prevented no-op on restartApp and reinstallApp for standalone session.
- Improvements to setLanguage to ensure its more reliable.
- Support for WebView scaling on iOS.
- Improvements to Universal Link validation process.
- Fix corrupted Intercept proxy responses when chunked transfer encoding is used.

Enhanced App Organization: Apps are now organized by their unique application identifier. See our App Dashboard documentation for more info.
Simplified App Group Management: Easier creation and management of App Groups, with options to always use the latest build.
Improved Dashboard Performance: Faster load times and responsiveness, paving the way for future features.
Upcoming Features: Look forward to more API versatility, granular management options, and new UI automation tools.

For more information, see our blog post.

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