Android support updates

Learn which Android versions Perfecto supports, along with any restrictions or limitations that apply.

Important: When working with any beta version of major OS versions, especially but not only developer betas that are not available as public betas, any testing done on the device may be affected by instabilities and bugs on the OS level. If you are interested in testing a beta version, contact Perfecto Support or your Customer Success Manager. Consider limiting beta testing to 1-2 devices.

Android limitations

The following limitations apply to Android devices:

  • Tests fail with a "No Chromedriver found" error: When running tests on specific devices, they fail with the following error message: "No Chromedriver found that can automate Chrome '0.0.0'. "

    This issue affects the following devices and Android versions:

    • Samsung Galaxy S8 on Android 7.0

    • Samsung Galaxy Note 8 on Android 7.1.1

    This issue occurs because the webview version on these devices is listed as 0.0.0.1, a version that does not have a corresponding Chromedriver. As a result, when the Chromedriver tries to find a Chromedriver version that works with the webview version, it cannot find a suitable driver.

  • Limited options when performing a long-press on a link in a Chrome browser: During manual testing, performing a long press on a link in a Chrome browser on an Android device brings up a menu with a limited list of options. The following options are not supported on real Android devices in Perfecto: Open in new tab, Open in incognito tab, Download link, and Share link.

    If these actions are required, contact Perfecto Support.

Versions and limitations

Android version Support terms

16 Developer Preview 1

Fully supported.

15 GA

Fully supported.

14 GA

Fully supported. For secured screens, use the securedScreenInstrument capability.

13 GA

Fully supported. For secured screens, use the securedScreenInstrument capability.

12 GA

Fully supported. For secured screens, use the securedScreenInstrument capability.

Long press in Samsung Message app

With Android 12, the Samsung Messages app has introduced the feature of a so-called long press that allows moving images or text. Clicking an image or text with a long press of 500 ms still opens the menu, but if you apply a longer press, the menu opens and closes immediately, and you can then move the clicked object to a different location on the screen.

To handle this new functionality in your Appium automation scripts, you can use the press() or longPress() functions with duration handling. This functionality has been tested and is working with Perfecto.

For examples, see Appium press() and longPress() samples.

11 GA

Fully supported. Perfecto supports all Pixel devices to which Google has rolled out the update. Additional devices will be supported as they become available in the market.

10 GA

Support for capturing secure screens is now available for early access. Secure screens are configured on the activity level by specifying FLAG_SECURE while creating a relevant activity. When this flag is set, the content of the screen is treated as secure, meaning that it does not appear in screenshots and cannot be viewed on non-secure displays.

10 beta 6

Video is not supported when a device is in "landscape" mode.

10 beta 5

Video is not supported when a device is in "landscape" mode.

10 beta 4
  • Video is not supported when a device is in "landscape" mode.
  • In some cases, a popup window with the following message opens: "Perfecto controller is requesting permission to use WLAN. Allow?"

 

Release Updates

20.2

Support for capturing secure screens on Android 10 devices is now available for early access. Secure screens are configured on the activity level by specifying FLAG_SECURE while creating a relevant activity. When this flag is set, the content of the screen is treated as secure, meaning that it does not appear in screenshots and cannot be viewed on non-secure displays.

If you are interested in participating in the Early Access plan, contact Perfecto Support.

19.13

Support for Android 10 GA with the below limitations:

  • A secure screen is not supported.

19.12

Support for Android 10 GA with the below limitations:

  • Screenshots are not supported in "Landscape" mode.

19.11

Support for Android 10 beta 6 with the below limitations:

  • Video is not supported when a device is in "landscape" mode.

19.10

Support for Android 10 beta 5 with the below limitations:

  • Video is not supported when a device is in "landscape" mode.

19.9

Support for Android 10 beta 4 with the below limitations:

  • Video is not supported when a device is in "landScape" mode.
  • In some cases, a popup window with the following message opens: "Perfecto controller is requesting permission to use WLAN. Allow?"

18.15

  • New Network Settings API parameter, radioMode, to toggle connection of Android devices with Cellular network. Supported both from the REST API and from Appium/Selenium.

18.14

  • Use Perfecto's Espresso support to test your Java library (aar or jar) from within Android Studio.

18.12

  • Fixed: Swipe actions will be more accurate and consistent, by taking into account an accurate reading of the starting point of the touch action.

18.10

  • Support for waitForPageLoad Selenium capability and WaitForPageLoadBrowser go to parameter for synchronous browsing in Automation.

18.4

  • Fixed: Object Spy displays UI Objects of web applications aligned properly for Android Chrome 64+ to properly reflect the device display.

10.4

  • Perfecto Lab will now list the IMEI number of a device even if it is only 14 characters long.

10.3

  • Limitation: Image injection is supported for apps that activate the Android  MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE  Intent and store the image only to a public URL, apps that store the image to a "private" location or to FileProvider locations are not supported.

10.0

  • Fixed - support for deleting or transferring to external storage of Android device files whose filename include spaces.