AWS Device Farm document history
The following table describes the important changes to the documentation since the last release of this guide.
| Change | Description | Date Changed |
|---|---|---|
| AL2 support | Device Farm now supports the AL2 test environment for Android. Learn more about AL2. | November 6, 2023 |
| Migration from Standard to Custom test environments | Updated migration guide to document deprecation for standard mode tests in December 2023. | September 3, 2023 |
| VPC ENI support | Device Farm now allows private devices to use the VPC-ENI connectivity feature to help customers securely connect to their private endpoints hosted on AWS, on-premise software, or another cloud provider. Learn nore about VPC-ENI. | May 15, 2023 |
| Polaris UI updates | The Device Farm console now supports the Polaris framework. | July 28, 2021 |
| Python 3 support |
Device Farm now supports Python 3 in custom mode tests. Learn more about using Python 3 in your test packages: |
April 20, 2020 |
| New security information and information on tagging AWS resources. | To make securing AWS services easier and more comprehensive, a new section on security has been built. To read more, see Security in AWS Device Farm A new section on tagging in Device Farm has been added. To learn more about tagging, see Tagging in Device Farm. |
March 27, 2020 |
| Removal of Direct Device Access. | Direct Device Access (remote debugging on private devices) is no longer available for general usage.
For inquiries into future availability of Direct Device Access, please contact us |
September 9, 2019 |
| Update Gradle plugin configuration | A revised Gradle plugin configuration now includes a customizable version of the gradle configuration, with optional parameters commented out. Learn more about Setting up the Device Farm Gradle plugin. | August 16, 2019 |
| New requirement for test runs with XCTest | For test runs that use the XCTest framework, Device Farm now requires an app package that is built for testing. Learn more about Integrating Device Farm with XCTest for iOS. | February 4, 2019 |
| Support for Appium Node.js and Appium Ruby test types in custom environments | You can now run your tests in both Appium Node.js and Appium Ruby custom test environments. Learn more about Test frameworks and built-in tests in AWS Device Farm. | January 10, 2019 |
| Support for Appium server version 1.7.2 in both standard and custom environments. Support for version 1.8.1 using a custom test spec YAML file in a custom test environment. | You can now run your tests in both standard and custom test environments with Appium server versions 1.72, 1.71, and 1.6.5. You can also run your tests with versions 1.8.1 and 1.8.0 using a custom test spec YAML file in a custom test environment. Learn more about Test frameworks and built-in tests in AWS Device Farm. | October 2, 2018 |
| Custom test environments | With a custom test environment, you can ensure your tests run like they do in your local environment. Device Farm now provides support for live log and video streaming, so you can get instant feedback on your tests that are run in a custom test environment. Learn more about Custom test environments in AWS Device Farm. | August, 16 2018 |
| Support for using Device Farm as an AWS CodePipeline test provider | You can now configure a pipeline in AWS CodePipeline to use AWS Device Farm runs as test actions in your release process. CodePipeline enables you to quickly link your repository to build and test stages to achieve a continuous integration system customized to your needs. Learn more about Integrating AWS Device Farm in a CodePipeline test stage. | July, 19 2018 |
| Support for Private Devices | You can now use private devices to schedule test runs and start remote access sessions. You can manage profiles and settings for these devices, create Amazon VPC endpoints to test private apps, and create remote debugging sessions. Learn more about Private devices in AWS Device Farm. | May 2, 2018 |
| Support for Appium 1.6.3 | You can now set the Appium version for your Appium custom tests. | March 21, 2017 |
| Set the execution timeout for test runs |
You can set the execution timeout for a test run or for all tests in a project. Learn more about Setting the execution timeout for test runs in AWS Device Farm. |
February 9, 2017 |
| Network Shaping |
You can now simulate network connections and conditions for a test run. Learn more about Simulating network connections and conditions for your AWS Device Farm runs. |
December 8, 2016 |
| New Troubleshooting Section |
You can now troubleshoot test package uploads using a set of procedures designed to resolve error messages you might encounter in the Device Farm console. Learn more about Troubleshooting Device Farm errors. |
August 10, 2016 |
| Remote Access Sessions |
You can now remotely access and interact with a single device in the console. Learn more about Remote access. |
April 19, 2016 |
| Device Slots Self-Service |
You can now purchase device slots using the AWS Management Console, the AWS Command Line Interface, or the API. Learn more about how to Purchasing a device slot in Device Farm. |
March 22, 2016 |
| How to stop test runs |
You can now stop test runs using the AWS Management Console, the AWS Command Line Interface, or the API. Learn more about how to Stopping a run in AWS Device Farm. |
March 22, 2016 |
| New XCTest UI test types |
You can now run XCTest UI custom tests on iOS applications. Learn more about the Integrating XCTest UI for iOS with Device Farm test type. |
March 8, 2016 |
| New Appium Python test types |
You can now run Appium Python custom tests on Android, iOS, and web applications. Learn more about Test frameworks and built-in tests in AWS Device Farm. |
January 19, 2016 |
| Web Application test types |
You can now run Appium Java JUnit and TestNG custom tests on web applications. Learn more about Web app tests in AWS Device Farm. |
November 19, 2015 |
| AWS Device Farm Gradle Plugin |
Learn more about how to install and use the Device Farm Gradle plugin. |
September 28, 2015 |
| New Android Built-in Test: Explorer |
The explorer test crawls your app by analyzing each screen as if it were an end user and takes screenshots as it explores. |
September 16, 2015 |
| iOS support added |
Learn more about testing iOS devices and running iOS tests (including XCTest) in Test frameworks and built-in tests in AWS Device Farm. |
August 4, 2015 |
| Initial public release |
This is the initial public release of the AWS Device Farm Developer Guide. |
July 13, 2015 |
