April 2020 Platform Updates: New Browser, Better Performance & Much Much More!

Perform Cross Browser Testing Over Latest Browsers

We’ve added a bunch of latest browsers over TestMu AI to help you get the best coverage for cross browser testing. You can now test over:

• Google Chrome 81
• Google Chrome 83 Beta
• Mozilla Firefox 75
• Mozilla Firefox 76 Beta
• Opera 68
• Microsoft Edge 80
• Microsoft Edge 81

Test On Google Chrome 81 & Google Chrome 83 Beta

The latest versions of Google Chrome browsers can now be tested from Real Time testing & our cloud Selenium Grid.

You can also find the capabilities for Google Chrome 81 & Google Chrome 83 in our Desired Capabilities Generator.

Mozilla Firefox 75 & Mozilla Firefox 76 Beta Is Now Available

Similarly to Google Chrome, you can also test over Mozilla Firefox latest versions. You can find Mozilla Firefox 75 & Mozilla Firefox 76 in our Real-Time Testing. These browsers can also be found in our Desired Capabilities Generator for running your Selenium testing scripts over our online Selenium Grid.

Real Time Testing On The Latest Opera 68

The new Opera 68 version is based on Chromium 80.0.3987.7. You can now test your website over the Chromium Opera 68 now to ensure cross browser compatibility. The new Opera browser version can be found in our Real-Time Testing.

You Can Also Test On Chromium Edge 80 & Edge 81

After a successful release of the first Chromium based Edge 79. Microsoft has come up with new Chromium-based browser versions i.e. Edge 80 & Edge 81. Surprisingly, the new Chromium Edge browsers have taken a considerable amount of browser market share after they were introduced.

As per NetMarketShare, the new Chromium Edge has gained the second-highest browser market share in March 2020 with a 7.59% share. Even after April, Microsoft Chromium Edge has retained the second spot with 7.76% share.

Which means you will have to re-evaluate your cross browser testing checklist to ensure that you have Chromium Edge listed in it. With TestMu AI, you can now test on Chromium Edge browsers latest versions as well.

You will find Edge 80 in Real Time Testing.

Similarly, if you wish to automate browser testing then you can find the Edge 80 & Edge 81 in the Desired Capabilities Generator as well.

Cross Browser Compatibility Between Chrome 81, Firefox 76, Edge 81, & Opera 68

With that said, it is important to note the cross browser compatibility differences between the latest browser versions before you start to test them.

Src: CanIUse

It is important to notice that although Opera 68 is Chromium 80 based, it doesn’t support Speech Recognition API. However, Google Chrome 81 & Edge 81 does support it partially.

The Latest Mozilla Firefox Version lacks support for the below properties in contrast to other browsers.

• CSS Reflections
• CSS image-set
• CSS Cross Fade Function
• Filesystem & FileWriter API
• Like Opera, Speech Recognition API is not supported by the latest version of Mozilla Firefox 76.

However, the focus-visible CSS pseudo-class is only supported by the Mozilla Firefox. Similarly, the cross browser differences list would go on.

Make sure to check them all through CanIUse.

Slack Alerts For Build Completion & Test Failure On Our Online Selenium Grid

With TestMu AI Online Selenium Grid, you can now trigger Slack alerts for your test builds. That way, you will always be aware once the test build execution is completed and you would also be prompted about the test failures over Slack.

This is how a test failure would be represented over your integrated Slack channel.

You can view the video of the test execution or download step-by-step screenshots to help you debug with the failure test case.

Similarly, this is how you’ll be notified if a test build is successfully passed.

By clicking the View Build button, you will be routed to the automation logs where you can find the Automation Logs on TestMu AI where you will find all kinds of logs to help you analyze your Selenium testing scripts.

You can find video logs, command-by-command screenshots, network logs, command logs, exception logs, raw Selenium logs, and more.!

How Do I Enable Slack Alerts From TestMu AI?

If you already have Slack integrated with your TestMu AI account then you’ll have to re-install the integration. After you re-install or after installing TestMu AI Slack integration for the first time, you will have to go to TestMu AI integrations.

Under your integrations, you’ll find a card for Slack integration which will have a button for Settings. As you click on it, you can enable Slack alerts as per your requirements.

Have You Used The Latest Keyword Capability In Our Online Selenium Grid Yet?

We’ve come up with a handy capability which is triggered by the latest keyword. If you use this keyword in your desired capabilities class for the browser versions, it would automatically trigger your Selenium testing script over the latest version of the selected browser. Here is an example of the desired capabilities using the Latest keyword.

DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
	capabilities.setCapability("build", "your build name");
	capabilities.setCapability("name", "your test name");
	capabilities.setCapability("platform", "Windows 10");
	capabilities.setCapability("browserName", "Chrome");
	capabilities.setCapability("version","latest");

The above desired capabilities class would automatically run your Selenium testing scripts over the latest version of Google Chrome available over our online Selenium Grid. Pretty cool, isn’t it?

Can I Use The Latest Keyword To Run Selenium Script Over A Legacy Browser?

Yes, you can. You can use the (latest-N) keyword in that case. This would allow you to execute your test over an older browser version. Here, N represents an integer. So if you wish to test your website over a browser version which was released 5 versions before the latest one, you can do so using the below capability:

DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
	capabilities.setCapability("version","latest-5");