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Are you someone who wants to run their test cases on multiple browsers or machines? Then this BrowserStack Tutorial is a must-read for you as without it, you could be spending a lot of time, money, and effort to set up the multiple browsers or machines needed to perform the offline tests using real devices. As a premier Automation Testing Company in the market, we have opted for a cloud testing platform<\/a> like BrowserStack that provides real cloud devices that consist of different platforms, browsers, and devices. BrowserStack is a cloud-based web and mobile testing platform using which is predominantly used by testers to perform Cross-browser testing of various web and native mobile applications across different platforms, different browsers, and different devices.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So it has been established that using the cloud is the optimal choice. But why BrowserStack in particular when there are other cloud testing platforms are available could be a question looming in your mind. You will find the answer to that question in detail in this BrowserStack Tutorial. We have mentioned all the wonders you could do using BrowserStack and explained how to do it as well.<\/p>\n

Why BrowserStack?<\/h3>\n

BrowserStack can be used to avoid the complexity of switching between the operating systems, browsers, and its different versions. When it comes to mobile application testing, we can avoid the hassle of having to buy all the mobile devices<\/a> that are available today to perform the testing. BrowserStack is very flexible and scalable, making it possible to test anywhere and anytime. We can use BrowserStack as a remote lab, and we can even use it as Real Desktop Browsers or Mobile Browsers. There is no setup required for using Browser Stack. We can use it directly on any independent machine by using the Browser Stack URL and its login credentials. Yes, it is that simple.<\/p>\n

There are 4 main features of BrowserStack that we will be exploring in this blog and they are namely, Live, Automate, App Live, and App Automate. Let\u2019s get the ball rolling by exploring the \u2018Live\u2019 feature.<\/p>\n

BrowserStack Tutorial for Live\/Manual Testing Feature<\/h3>\n

The Live option will help you perform manual testing in a list of real cloud device platforms like Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Windows, and Mac. Once you select any platform, it will show a list of browsers like Chrome, Mozilla, IE, UC Browser, and Safari with different versions. Once you have selected the browser of your choice, it will create a session and open a browser. You can simply enter the URL of the site and kick start your manual testing the same way you would do on a real device.<\/p>\n

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Key Features in Live:<\/h4>\n

1. Switch Browser:<\/h5>\n

If you want to check the compatibility of the testing site in another browser, it is not necessary to close the current browser to switch to the other one. You can simply choose the \u2018Switch Browser\u2019 option, and it will display the device platform and browser list from which you can select the device and browser.<\/p>\n

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2. Resolution:<\/h5>\n

If you need to test your site in different screen resolutions, then you can make use of the \u2018Resolution\u2019 option. Once the \u2018Resolution\u2019 option is selected, a list of the available resolutions will appear, and you can select the required resolution to carry on with your testing as per your needs.<\/p>\n

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3. Reporting a Bug using BrowserStack:<\/h5>\n

The primary objective of testing across so many platforms and devices is to identify and report the bugs that are present so that the end-user doesn\u2019t face any difficulty. Once you have found a bug, you can report it by clicking on the Report a Bug option. After you click on this option, you will see an option box to highlight the issue on the page. You can highlight the issue by using different options like rectangle, circle, pencil, etc.<\/p>\n

In addition to that, you can even select the mode to report a bug. There are so many tools like Jira, Trello, GitHub, and Slack through which you could report the bugs. You can even share it by email or download the issue page if needed.<\/p>\n

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4. Local Testing:<\/h5>\n

BrowserStack enables users to run tests on their internal development environments, on their localhost, or even behind a corporate firewall. This feature is called \u2018Local Testing\u2019.
\nLocal Testing establishes a secure connection between the user\u2019s machine and the BrowserStack cloud. Once Local Testing is set up, all the URLs will work straight out of the box, including the HTTPS URLs and also the ones behind a proxy or firewall.<\/p>\n

BrowserStack local testing can be enabled for both \u2018Live\u2019 and \u2018Automate\u2019.<\/p>\n

5. Local Testing Live<\/h5>\n

Download the BrowserStack local application from the local testing option and install it on your machine. Start the application, and you\u2019ll see the BrowserStack local icon in the system tray area.<\/p>\n

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This enables Local Testing. Start a Live session and look for a green indicator on the Local Testing icon in the toolbar dock. You can launch the Live dashboard right from the app by just clicking on the BrowserStack Local app and navigating to Launch > Live.<\/p>\n

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To resolve all requests to local URLs via your machine, click on the Local Testing icon and check the \u2018Resolve all URLs through my network\u2019 option.<\/p>\n

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6. Local Testing Automate<\/h5>\n

We wanted to leave no stone unturned in this BrowserStack Tutorial and so we have listed the numerous Frameworks and languages that are supported in BrowserStack in the image below.<\/p>\n

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We can enable and disable local testing automatically using the code snippet in our test scripts. In this example, we have used Java language, and so it displays the Java BrowserStack local dependency. We need to add this dependency in pom.xml<\/p>\n

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