We at Autify help our customers automate the tedious tasks of quality assurance. And with the launch of Autify for Mobile, We are expanding our product to now include testing mobile apps, along with our current offering of testing web apps. In this article, we want to highlight some machine learning-related features that are currently either in beta or upcoming in Autify for mobile.
AI-Powered Mobile Testing Suite
Visual Regression Testing
Intelligent detection of visual changes across app versions
Visual Self Healing
AI-powered test adaptation to layout changes
Visual App Explorer
Autonomous app navigation and bug discovery
Visual Regression Testing
Autify VRT - Instant visual change detection
The first very exciting feature in Autify for Mobile is Visual Regression Testing (or Autify VRT in short). The goal of VRT is to help customers quickly identify visual changes across multiple builds of their apps. These changes include but are not limited to changes in the color, position, style, and layout of objects in the screenshot.
Version Comparison Demo
Removed Elements
Highlighted in red - elements that existed in the previous version but are no longer present
Added/Modified Elements
Highlighted in green - new elements or modifications in the current version
Visual Self Healing
State-of-the-art adaptive testing algorithm
Visual self-healing is the state-of-the-art algorithm we developed that helps us self-heal test scenarios across different runs. It solely relies on visual information and can easily ignore changes in the underlying structure as long as the visual information is preserved. This system is also unaffected by small visual changes like changes in color, some style, etc.
Self-Healing in Action
Scenario Example
User recorded a tap on the "Get Started" button in the original app layout
App design changed significantly - button moved to different position
Visual self-healing engine automatically identifies and targets the button in its new location
Key Benefits
- Relies solely on visual information
- Ignores underlying structure changes
- Unaffected by minor style changes
- Fully automated adaptation
Visual App Explorer
Autify VAX - AI-powered autonomous app exploration
Visual App explorer or Autify VAX is an AI-based module that explores the app and all possible corners. The primary goal of this feature is to create a navigation map. It achieves that by navigating the app based on the visual information presented on the screen. It can find and report bugs and crashes in the app. It may also be used to list reachable/unreachable locations in the app.
Navigation Map Generation
Autonomous Navigation
Intelligently navigates through app screens using visual cues
Bug Detection
Automatically finds and reports crashes and issues
Coverage Analysis
Maps reachable and unreachable app locations
Navigation Insights
Provides detailed app flow and user journey analysis
Ready to Experience AI-Powered Mobile Testing?
Thank you very much for reading. If you have any questions or want to get access to these features when available, feel free to reach out to us!
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