Changelog

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

May 2025

Improved User Invitation Journey & Easier API Access

New User Invitation Journey
  • 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

March 2025

Redesigned App Experience

Updated App Page Experience
  • 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.

December 2024

Android 15 Support

Android 15 Support
  • 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.

November 2024

iOS 18 & iPhone 16 Pro/Max Support

iOS 18 and iPhone 16 Pro/Max support has been added
  • 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.

October 2024

Biometry Support for iOS, JS SDK Updates & Other Improvements

We now support Biometry features on both iOS and Android
  • 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.

July 2024

New App Dashboard

New App Dashboard: Streamlined to find the right apps faster
New App Dashboard: Streamlined to find the right apps faster
  • 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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