⚡ Announcing physical iOS device support at minitap!

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It's crucial to run mobile automation that reflects real user experience.

Until now, our platform supported Android devices and iOS simulators. These are fast and reliable for many workflows, but not a full representation of how iOS apps behave in production.

We’ve closed that gap: now you can run automations directly on physical iOS devices instead of simulators.

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Going deeper into the Simulator Problem

iOS simulators are great for early testing, but they can’t fully represent how apps behave in production, including with features like push notifications, biometric authentication (Face ID / Touch ID), camera and media access, and hardware.

These gaps matter, because:

- Certain crashes only happen on physical devices

- Performance issues can be masked in simulated environments

- OS behaviors and integrations don’t always behave the same

This leads to bugs surfacing only when your app goes live; expensive and burdensome to fix.

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Introducing Physical iOS Device Support

We’ve fixed this.

You can now run workflows directly on physical iOS devices, not just simulators.

This means your automated tests execute in the same environment your users experience, on real hardware, real OS and real behaviour.

After setup, you can run automation tasks on an actual iPhone or iPad connected over USB using Python code that interacts with the device’s UI. You simply call the agent with a goal (natural language or code defined) and the agent executes it on the physical device.

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Why Real Devices Change Everything

Testing on physical devices earlier in the lifecycle helps teams catch bugs sooner and ship with confidence, knowing testing reflects reality.

Instead of discovering issues during late-stage QA, or worse, after release, teams can now spot them where they’re easiest to fix - saving them time, money & energy.

Try it out here!

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