Release 26.8

August 2, 2026

Perfecto 26.8 improves AI-assisted test authoring and analysis in AI Scriptless, adds clearer API retry behavior, and includes DevTunnel certificate renewal guidance for affected clouds. This release also adds Quantum 3.2.6, Quantum 3.2.5, and Playwright 1.60.0 support, plus expanded iOS, iPadOS, Chrome, and Firefox coverage for real and virtual testing.

AI Scriptless enhancements

In this release, AI Scriptless includes the following enhancements.

Global knowledge attachment in reports

When a test execution uses global knowledge in AI User Action flows, Perfecto now adds ai.txt to the execution report as a text attachment that you can preview and download. This applies to AI Scriptless and Selenium/Appium AI User Action flows. If global knowledge is not used during the test, ai.txt is not attached.

To learn more, see Specialized knowledge.

AI command improvements

When reviewing results in the test report, you can now expand a test flow step inline to read the full AI command text without horizontal scrolling or leaving your current view. To learn more, see Single test report (execution report).

When inserting an AI Validation or AI User Action step in AI Scriptless, you can now type ${ to see variable suggestions in the Validation or Action field on the Parameters tab (when Usage is set to Constant) or while editing inline. This makes it easier to reference variables from either entry point. To learn more, see Create AI-powered validations and Perform AI-driven user actions.

DevTunnel certificate renewal

As part of the 26.8 release, Perfecto renewed DevTunnel certificates for affected cloud environments. A cloud is affected if its DevTunnel certificate was issued before January 9, 2024.

If your cloud is affected and you plan to continue using DevTunnel, reinstall DevTunnel to download the updated certificate. Existing DevTunnel installations that use the old certificate will not connect until reinstallation is complete.

If you are unsure whether your cloud is affected, contact Perfecto Support. The renewed certificates have a longer validity period, so this is not expected to be a frequent reinstallation requirement.

To learn more, see Install DevTunnelInstaller.

Framework support

This release introduces the following test framework enhancements.

Quantum 3.2.6

Quantum 3.2.6 adds AI variable referencing in prompts, so values captured in earlier AI steps can be reused in later AI actions and validations. It also makes Appium 2.19 the default for virtual device tests when appiumVersion is not specified, and includes security and stability improvements.

To learn more, see Quantum 3.2.6 release notes.

Quantum 3.2.5

Quantum 3.2.5 adds configurable AI Visual Comparison on-fail behavior (ignore or abort), with ignore as the default. It also fixes execution support for tests written in .bdd files.

To learn more, see Quantum 3.2.5 release notes.

Playwright 1.60.0

Perfecto now supports Playwright 1.60.0. Perfecto supports the latest Playwright version and the previous nine versions.

To learn more, see Playwright.

API and integration updates

This release includes the following API and integration updates.

API rate limits

Perfecto now protects platform performance for all users by enforcing rate limits on high-impact API operations, such as file and artifact uploads. When you exceed the rate limit (default: 20 requests per 60 seconds), you receive an HTTP 429 response with a Retry-After header so you know exactly when to retry. Automated test execution is not affected.

If your workflow requires a higher limit, contact Perfecto Support.

To learn more, see API rate limits.

Platform support | Real devices

This release introduces the following enhancements and updates to real device support.

For complete support information, see iOS support updates.

New iOS versions

You can now test your applications on real devices running the following iOS versions:

  • iOS 27 Beta 4

    The geolocation limitation has been removed. Setting a geolocation now works as expected on iOS 27 devices.

    If you are interested in having iOS 27.x devices connected in your cloud, contact Perfecto Support.

  • iOS 26.6 GA

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New iPadOS versions

You can now test your applications on real devices running the following iPadOS versions:

  • iPadOS 27 Beta 3 version 2

iPadOS 27 Beta 3 version 2 now supported

Platform support | Virtual devices

This release introduces the following enhancements and updates to virtual device support.

For complete support information, see Simulators (iPhones and iPads).

New iOS versions

You can now test your applications on virtual devices running the following iOS versions:

  • iOS 27 Beta 4

    The following limitation applies to virtual devices running iOS 26.4 or later:

    • Applications compiled exclusively for Intel (x86_64) cannot run. An ARM64 build is required.

iOS 27 Beta 4 now supported on virtual devices

Appium 3 requirement for iOS 27 simulators

For Appium scripts that run against iOS 27 simulators, you now need to explicitly set the appiumVersion capability to 3.3, as follows:

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capabilities.setCapability("appiumVersion", "3.3");

Browser support

You can now test your applications in the following new browser versions on Windows and Mac machines:

  • Google Chrome 151 Stable and 152 Beta

  • Mozilla Firefox 153 Stable and 154 Beta

  • Microsoft Edge 151 Stable

For a complete list of supported browsers, see Supported platforms.

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