BrowserStack launches Playwright testing on real iOS Safari devices—industry-first support for automated testing on real iPhones and iPads.

For years, developers and QA teams using Playwright faced a critical limitation: the inability to run automated tests on real iOS devices with Safari. This gap forced teams to rely on mobile emulation, leading to critical gaps in test coverage on mobile devices. Today, BrowserStack is changing that with the launch of Playwright testing on real iOS devices.

Why Real iOS Device Testing Matters

With iOS devices driving approximately 28% of global web traffic, ensuring flawless user experiences on Safari browsers is crucial. Yet, Playwright users had no choice but to rely on mobile emulation, which frequently missed critical iOS device-specific issues. This limitation led to false-green pipelines and unreliable results, ultimately impacting web application quality and user trust.

Introducing Playwright Testing on Real iOS Devices

BrowserStack Automate now offers the industry's first-ever and exclusive support for running Playwright tests on real iOS Safari browsers. This groundbreaking capability addresses the community’s #1 feature request, enabling teams to confidently validate their web applications on actual iPhones and iPads.

With this release, teams can now:

  • Run parallel tests across 1000+ real iOS and Android device-browser combinations.
  • Capture comprehensive debugging artifacts including network logs, video recordings, and detailed text logs—all accessible from a unified dashboard.
  • Simulate real-world conditions such as geolocation, network speeds, time zones, and device orientations to ensure robust testing coverage.
BrowserStack Automate dashboard displaying multiple Playwright tests running simultaneously on real iOS Safari devices.

Getting started is simple and requires no code changes. Here's how:

  1. Update your existing BrowserStack configuration file—no code changes required.
  2. Trigger your CI/CD pipeline as usual.
  3. Watch Playwright tests execute on Safari on a real iPhone device.
  4. Instantly access detailed logs and debugging artifacts directly within your existing workflow.
GIF demonstrating updating BrowserStack config file, triggering Playwright tests via terminal, launching Safari browser on a real iPhone, and accessing detailed debugging logs.
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Immediate Benefits for Your Team

Testing on real iOS devices with BrowserStack Automate delivers immediate, tangible benefits:

  • Eliminates mobile emulation gaps: Reliably test your web applications on actual iOS devices, ensuring comprehensive test coverage on mobile devices.
  • Catches Safari bugs directly in CI: Identify and resolve real device Safari browser issues early in your continuous integration pipeline, preventing bugs from reaching production.
  • Maintains stable pipelines at scale: Reduce false positives, ensuring consistent and reliable test outcomes even as your test suites grow.
  • Provides complete artifacts for rapid triage: Access comprehensive debugging artifacts—network logs, videos, and detailed text logs—to quickly pinpoint and resolve issues.
Infographic summarizing key benefits of Playwright testing on real iOS devices: eliminates emulation gaps, catches Safari bugs in CI, maintains stable pipelines, and provides complete artifacts for rapid debugging.

Get Started Today

Ready to experience the difference real-device testing makes? Update your BrowserStack configuration file and start running Playwright tests on real iOS devices today.

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