The context
A mobile product team already maintains automated tests in its delivery process. It wants to exercise the app on physical devices without taking on the operation of an internal device lab.
The challenge
Automated testing and manual investigation can become separate workflows. A developer needs to understand what happened on the device, while QA needs a way to prepare the right app version and follow the run without rebuilding the team’s testing approach.
The Visium Farm approach
Keep the automation you already use
Run existing tests with any Appium-compatible automation tool and connect the CI/CD process through Visium Farm’s APIs. Confirm the required device availability in Visium’s shared public-cloud pool.
Connect preparation to execution
Use APIs to integrate application preparation and device access into the delivery workflow. Run the tests against real devices and follow the live device session when a closer look is useful.
Move from observation to investigation
Use manual device access and Inspector to explore behavior. Review captured video, screenshots, and logs after a session, according to the recording settings used for the test.
What this enables
The team can keep its existing test investment while adding access to real devices. Live observation and session files help connect an automated run to the behavior of the app on a physical handset, with Visium operating the shared device pool.