Your Tests Lack Vision: Adding Eyes to Your Automation Framework
summary
Shows how to add visual validation to an Appium framework using Applitools Eyes to catch layout and UX regressions that DOM assertions miss, with live native app demos (task app) and web examples (Cineworld, OpenTable). Uses baseline images in a cloud dashboard, supports scoped checks or ignore region for status bars, and offers adjustable match level: strict/content/layout to trade color or text sensitivity for structural checks, reducing hardcoded assertions while surfacing visual mismatches.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction and the concept
- 2:54Inattentional blindness
- 5:11Real world visual bugs
- 8:35Visual testing tools
- 12:08Automating task creation
- 17:10Adding visual assertions
- 21:17Managing dynamic content
- 25:38Testing task completion
- 30:14Testing long and colored tasks
- 37:23Final scenarios and conclusion
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