{"id":34265,"date":"2017-11-15T05:08:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T12:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.xamarin.com\/?p=34265"},"modified":"2019-02-16T15:30:40","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T22:30:40","slug":"visual-studio-app-center-next-generation-xamarin-test-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/appcenter\/visual-studio-app-center-next-generation-xamarin-test-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Studio App Center: The Next Generation of Xamarin Test Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today at <a href=\"http:\/\/xmn.io\/2AmlUnV\">Microsoft Connect();<\/a> we announced the launch of <a href=\"http:\/\/visualstudio.com\/app-center\">Visual Studio App Center<\/a>, the next generation of Xamarin Test Cloud. App Center brings the power of Xamarin Test Cloud combined with ability to build, distribute, monitor and integrate push notifications- all in one place. Get all the features you use and love today in Xamarin Test Cloud combined with services you need to ship quality apps faster. <\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s Next with Xamarin Test Cloud<\/h2>\n<p>We know it\u2019s important to deliver the highest quality experience on the latest platforms which is why App Center Test offers thousands of physical devices for you to deploy your tests to, each with a different operating system installed. In addition to integration with App Center&#8217;s services, App Center Test introduces new features such as named device sets and improved API access.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1263\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34333\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Named Device Sets<\/h3>\n<p>To help you better organize and reuse collections of hardware from our lab, App Center test service adds named device sets. When you learn of your user\u2019s most popular devices from App Center Analytics, you can close the loop by combining those devices into named collections for future testing. Named device sets helps you clearly understand which device collections we\u2019re targeting when managing your upload command to execute tests in App Center. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1832\" height=\"1268\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34335\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Improved Device Selection<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to named device sets, you can now select all available devices in a single click for the most comprehensive test experience. We&#8217;ve also added text search to give users better access to our vast hardware list. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"737\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34336\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Unified CLI<\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019ve built a simpler, more powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/mobile-center\/test-cloud\/preparing-for-upload\/\">CLI<\/a> for App Center Test. This improved experience gives you a unified command to upload your tests across all our supported automation frameworks.  <\/p>\n<h3>Robust API<\/h3>\n<p>App Center Test adds a robust <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.mobile.azure.com\/api\/\">REST API<\/a> giving increased access to all data generated during your test run. The information visible in your test report is accessible via our API including screenshots, device logs, test runner logs and failed device specifics. <\/p>\n<h3>Framework Support<\/h3>\n<p>App Center Test supports the most popular native and cross-platform UI testing frameworks including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Espresso<\/li>\n<li>XCUITest<\/li>\n<li>Appium<\/li>\n<li>Xamarin.UITest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;re happy to announce all Xamarin Test Cloud subscribers will be upgraded to App Center Test within the next six months. More details regarding this upgrade coming soon. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/appcenter.ms\/signup\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get started<\/a> for free and give App Center a spin! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today at Microsoft Connect(); we announced the launch of Visual Studio App Center, the next generation of Xamarin Test Cloud. 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