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Velocity5.0

Cross-browser and mobile app testing cloud with live and automated Selenium testing

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TestingBot's autumn work is plumbing: a rebuilt tunnel and another bug-tracker link.

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◆Current state
TestingBot runs a cross-browser and real-device cloud. October brought Tunnel v5, a rewrite of its local-testing tunnel with host allowlists, SSH host key checks, SOCKS5, Kerberos and PAC proxy support, self-contained builds without Java, and health endpoints with JSON logs. A Linear integration files bugs from manual sessions, and an iPhone Duo simulator lets teams test a foldable iPhone before Apple ships it. Vibium's agent-driven automation joined the grid in August and Mobilewright tests in October.
◆Where it's heading
The summer made the platform fit for teams; the autumn makes it fit for corporate networks and CI. Tunnel v5 targets the place enterprise trials usually stall, behind proxies and security reviews, and its config-file and environment-variable setup suits pipelines and Docker. The integration list keeps growing one tracker at a time, while the device catalogue continues its usual rotation.
◆Prediction
Expect further CI-oriented tunnel and reporting work, and more automation frameworks on the grid alongside Mobilewright and Vibium. The Vibium MCP path has had no follow-up in these entries.

◆Recent moves

  1. 23d ago

    Linear Integration

    Bugs found in manual test sessions can now be filed directly into Linear. It extends the issue-filing integrations added in the summer to one more tracker.

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  2. 1mo ago

    New TestingBot Tunnel 5.0

    Tunnel v5 adds host allowlists, SSH host key verification, SOCKS5, Kerberos and PAC proxy support, Java-free builds and health endpoints, with 28 new options. It addresses the corporate-network setups where local testing tunnels usually fail, and now binds local services to 127.0.0.1 by default.

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  3. 1mo ago

    Mobilewright tests on the TestingBot device cloud

    TestingBot adds Mobilewright, running Playwright-style mobile tests on its real devices, simulators and emulators.

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  4. 1mo ago

    Test on the iPhone Duo simulator before it ships

    An iPhone Duo simulator on iOS 27.1 is available for live and automated tests before the device ships, with fold and unfold controls. Early device access is the catalogue's selling point, here applied to a new form factor.

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  5. 3mo ago

    Vibium browser automation

    Vibium, an open-source browser automation tool aimed at AI agents, can now drive the TestingBot grid through its CLI or MCP server over WebDriver BiDi, with sessions returning the usual video and logs. Framework support is routine work here, but this is the first client in the window built for an agent rather than a test author.

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  6. 3mo ago

    Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 in the real device cloud

    A Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 joins the physical device pool for live and automated testing. Routine catalogue rotation of the same kind as the iPhone additions before it.

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