Automated App Accessibility testing

An automated solution that seamlessly adds accessibility checks to your existing functional tests and generates comprehensive reports of accessibility issues.

App Accessibility Automated testing provides a seamless way to integrate accessibility checks into your existing functional test suites. It runs alongside your regular functional tests, ensuring each build is checked against accessibility standards without adding extra manual steps. By automating these checks, you save time, reduce manual effort, and enhance the user experience for everyone, making your application more inclusive and compliant with accessibility guidelines.

The App Accessibility dashboard displays the reports, allowing you to review and address any issues promptly. Following are the key benefits of using App Accessibility Automate testing:

• Add a single flag to your SDK configuration to begin accessibility testing instantly.
• Automatically trigger accessibility checks whenever a screen change is detected with no manual intervention needed.
• Benefit from robust monitoring and debugging capabilities to identify issues faster.
• Run tests on a wide range of real iOS and Android devices for accurate, reliable results.
• Integrate seamlessly into your existing process, ensuring a smooth testing experience and a fully accessible product.

Supported frameworks

• For a list of supported frameworks, see Get started with automated tests.

How does it work?

This solution uses intelligent screen tracking to detect changes in your app’s user interface. Whenever a screen changes, the automated scanner runs accessibility checks without requiring any additional code edits or manual interventions.

This process relies on two key components working together:

1. BrowserStack SDK:

The BrowserStack SDK lets you seamlessly integrate App Accessibility testing into your existing functional test suite. Install the SDK and add the accessibility capability. After you configure the SDK, every relevant test scenario is automatically subjected to accessibility checks.

If your tests create their own Appium driver and you don’t want the SDK to manage the session, see the Tests running on BrowserStack without SDK tab on your framework’s Integrate your test suite page.

2. App Accessibility dashboard:

The dashboard serves as a central hub for all test results, offering enhanced monitoring and debugging. It displays detailed issue summaries, their severity, and the exact points in your workflow where they occur. These details help you efficiently fix accessibility issues.

Who is it for?

It is targeted towards the following users:

• SDETs who run functional tests and want to start conducting Accessibility testing in the same test suite.
• Developers who need to validate accessibility on new builds or PRs without extra manual steps.
• QA Managers who want a comprehensive view of their application’s accessibility health through a single dashboard.

Fair usage policy

Scans per build and daily build limits apply by plan tier. For details, see the Fair usage policy.

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