Release Notes

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December 2025

Matching Algorithm Enhancement We introduced a new matching category designed for scenarios where primary identifiers—such as component text, content description, or resource ID—are missing. In these…

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November 2025

Matching Algorithm Improvements Sofy's updated categorization logic better handles missing or null attributes, reducing false positives. When matching fails, Sofy automatically falls back to Visual M…

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October 2025

iPhone 17 & iOS 26 Enterprise App Support Sofy fully supports automation on iPhone 17 and iOS 26 devices, ensuring seamless compatibility with the latest iOS hardware, software, and enterprise app bu…

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September 2025

Network Logs (Android LIVE, iOS Coming Soon) Capture and download network traffic in PCAP format during your test sessions. This helps debug connectivity issues and validate backend requests and resp…

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August 2025

Support for Arithmetic Operations : You can now perform arithmetic operations and assert the expression within your test flows. This makes it easier to handle dynamic data and calculations without ne…

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July 2025

July 2025 Unmask Hidden XML Elements : Introducing a new toggle in Sofy Lab and Offline Editing that allows users to unmask and interact directly with XML elements marked as "Invisible". This simplif…

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June 2025

June 2025 New Report-Viewer Role : A new user role that streamlines access control by providing such users access to only the Reports section of Sofy. Soft Failure in API step : You can now configure…

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May 2025

May 2025 Testing Deeplinks Supercharge your workflow with Sofy’s deeplink capability—launch any deeplink URL inside a session with a single click. Get Alerted on Application Crashes : Stay proactive…

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April 2025

April 2025 Parallel Execution V1 - Run multiple test suites across your selected devices in parallel, enabling faster execution and easier schedule maintenance. iOS Version Generality – Select genera…

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March 2025

Device Type Filter - Filter "Any Available" devices by Handheld or Tablet when creating your schedules for more precise scheduling and control. Backup Device Option - Prevent schedule disruptions by…

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February 2025

Test Validation – Instantly verify your tests with our enhanced authoring experience, ensuring they function as expected with confidence. Step Alerts – Sofy proactively identifies steps that may need…

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January 2025

January 2025 Lab Edit Enhancements : Effortlessly refine your test case steps during recording with the Lab Edit feature. Now, you can make quick modifications using the same modal as offline edit—el…

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December 2024

December 2024 Filters, Views, and Favorites : Effortlessly organize and access your test cases with powerful new tools. Apply multiple filters and save them as personalized views for quick access to…

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October 2024

October 2024 New "Configuring Device" Status : Devices now display a "Configuring Device" banner while undergoing cleanup and preparation for future use, making it easier to identify devices that wil…

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June 2024

June 2024 Accessibility Testing: Sofy's Accessibility Testing allows you to assess and improve the accessibility of your mobile apps. It automatically identifies critical accessibility issues, includ…

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May 2024

May 2024 Multi-Select Test Steps: We've updated our test cases to enable multi-select functionality. Now, you can select multiple steps in the test's timeline to move, disable, or delete them in batc…

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April 2024

April 2024 Expanded scope of Test Case Variables : Sofy's new feature allows you to create local variables in offline mode and store "temporary" values within them. This allows you to leverage unique…

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March 2024

March 2024 Post Test Hook : You can now add a Post Test Hook template to your test case which will execute regardless of whether your test case passed or failed. Post Test Hooks allow for certain ste…

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January 2024

January 2024 Expanded Scope of Template Variables : Variables created in a template are now accessible in your test case. This enhancement broadens the functionality of templates, empowering users to…

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December 2023

December 31, 2023 Visual Match : A new feature added that allows you to override and fine-tune your click target in automated steps.. Visual Assert : You can now add a visual assert to select a regio…

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November 2023

November 30, 2023 Device Lab : Major UI/UX improvements in the Device Lab, incorporating the latest industry design standards and updated iconography. This improves the readability of actions perform…

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October 2023

October 31st, 2023 release notes Action bar : Updated the Device Lab action bar and reorganized the icons according to their functions. Swipe Until action : Added the manual override Swipe Until to a…

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September 2023

September 29th, 2023 release notes Updated XPath input in manual overrides: Improved XPath logic matching to cater to different types of XPath structures. Added the ability to use relative XPaths, re…

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August 2023

August 31st, 2023 Long Press action on Android : You can now perform a Long Press gesture while testing your app on Android devices. Filter test cases by tag and create test suites : Anytime you need…

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July 2023

July 31st, 2023 New Date Formats : This new feature allows users to specify or capture dates in various formats like "DD-MM-YYYY," "YYYY-MM-DD," and "DD," enabling easier selection of dates like "Tod…

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June 2023

June 20th, 2023 Manual Override : This feature allows the user to define which element properties Sofy must consider when selecting an element during the automated test execution. The user can define…

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May 2023

May 31st, 2023 DataDog Integration : We're excited to announce the integration of Datadog and Sofy, providing seamless observability and robust automated testing capabilities across your applications…

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April 2023

April 5th, 2023 Numeric Asserts : The assert engine is even more powerful. The assert engine has been enhanced to perform asserts on numeric values. This new functionality facilitates easy execution…

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March 2023

March 2nd, 2022 The APIs for App upload have been updated with an optional parameter of CertificateName. This new functionality streamlines the app upload process for enterprise builds via CI/CD, all…

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February 2023

February 13th, 2022 Conditionals feature in Sofy allows for dynamic testing by adding If and Else statement workflows to Test Cases. The feature allows for customization based on specific conditions,…

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December 2022

December 31, 2022 In some scenarios, while you are performing tests on your mobile application, you might need to switch to a different application such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Now Sofy…

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November 2022

November 24, 2022 API details now visible in test reports. Several design improvements made to Sofy portal. Here are just a few to note: Design improvements in Schedule and Device Lab runs listing. M…

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October 2022

October 5, 2022, 4:00 PM PST It's October and our update harvest has begun! Scheduled Runs and Lab Runs design improvements. We've removed the Automated Test cases tab. This data can now be found und…

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September 2022

September 8, 2022, 9:00 AM PST Summer is winding down, but we're still hard at work here at Sofy headquarters! Here's what's new over the last month: Functionality for iOS Enterprise Apps: We have ad…

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Release Notes (before Oct. 2022)

v 3.3.1.007. Aug 6th , 2022, 8:43 AM PST It's that time of the month! That's right, the Sofy crew has once again brought live a bunch of new updates and improvements to help ensure that the summer he…

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