Stb-tester news, product announcements & testing topics.
17 Dec 2024.
Stb-tester can capture logs from the device-under-test (such as ADB logs from an
Android device) and display them alongside the logs from the Python test script
itself. As always, the timestamps in the log are accurately synchronised with
the video-recording of the automated test-run or manual testing session.
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25 Jan 2024.
pyatv is an open-source tool (MIT license) for controlling Apple TV devices
over the network. It uses AirPlay and other network protocols supported by the
Apple TV. The most relevant features for us are: Listing the installed apps,
launching an app, and sending text to the on-screen keyboard.
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18 Oct 2021.
Stb-tester supports automated testing on the Nvidia Shield TV and Shield TV Pro.
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22 Oct 2018.
An end-to-end test for your Alexa integration is easy to automate with
Stb-tester. In this short video we issue commands to Alexa by playing
pre-recorded audio files (“Alexa, play Mr. Robot”). Then we validate that the
command was successful by looking at the video output from the set-top box (in
this video, a Fire TV Stick).
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20 Aug 2018.
Stb-tester has always supported Roku boxes (Roku HD, 2, 3, 4, Express,
Express+, Premiere, Premiere+, and Ultra). Now, Stb-tester also supports the
Roku Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick+.
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26 Mar 2018.
Stb-tester supports automated testing on the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick.
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17 Jan 2018.
Stb-tester’s cloud-based portal centralizes your test results and dashboards.
It allows remote testing and live monitoring from anywhere in the world —
your devices can be spread across multiple network locations, and your test
team can be remote too.
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21 Feb 2017.
There are several mature open source and proprietary tools for testing the user
interface of mobile apps on Android and iOS devices, but there aren’t many
solutions for internet service providers or video-on-demand streaming services
who want to test video playback on real mobile devices to validate their
end-to-end video delivery. In this article I’ll discuss various ways of getting
video frames from a mobile device for automated testing, and the advantages and
trade-offs of each approach.
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05 Jan 2017.
To test a PS4 app you need a mechanism to control the PS4 and a way to get
feedback to check that your app is behaving as it should.
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