<p>Mobile developers should test their code all the time. At least that&#8217;s the ideal. While some teams have strict rules to not write code without tests, some are on the flexible side. But there is a consensus amongst developers: <strong>Testing is very important.</strong></p>
<p>You can write tests for all your code. Write UI tests to ensure everything is running smoothly on the user&#8217;s side. But as projects and development teams grow, so do tests. Running all the tests before you push a piece of code to your Git provider <strong>on your computer</strong> can be overwhelming and not a good practice.</p>
<p>Continuous Integration (CI) software like Appcircle is made to overcome these challenges. You can order a CI system to run all your tests (or partial ones) every time a Git event (Push, PR, MR, Tag) happens. Developers can write the tests, write the code, run the tests they&#8217;ve written and once sure, they can push the code and all tests can be run on the CI system. This frees developers of time and resources and lets them focus on what matters: making great software.</p>
<p>Appcircle had the ability to run tests from the beginning. Developers could run tests and get the results inside their build logs.</p>
<p><strong>Now, we&#8217;re making it even easier to see the results of your tests.</strong></p>
<h2>Introducing: Test Results for iOS and Android</h2>
<p>Now you can see the summarized and full reports of your test results right from Appcircle&#8217;s dashboard:</p>
<div id="attachment_3880" style="width: 3036px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3880" class="size-full wp-image-3880" src="https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results.png" alt="Test Results on Appcircle CI/CD" width="3026" height="1114" srcset="https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results.png 3026w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results-300x110.png 300w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results-1030x379.png 1030w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results-768x283.png 768w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results-1536x565.png 1536w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results-2048x754.png 2048w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results-1500x552.png 1500w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results-705x260.png 705w" sizes="(max-width: 3026px) 100vw, 3026px" /><p id="caption-attachment-3880" class="wp-caption-text">New Tests Tab lists all your test results</p></div>
<p>And click <strong>Reports</strong> to see a detailed breakdown of your tests:</p>
<div id="attachment_3881" style="width: 3080px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3881" class="size-full wp-image-3881" src="https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results-detail.png" alt="Test Reports in Appcircle CI/CD" width="3070" height="1472" srcset="https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results-detail.png 3070w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results-detail-300x144.png 300w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results-detail-1030x494.png 1030w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results-detail-768x368.png 768w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results-detail-1536x736.png 1536w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results-detail-2048x982.png 2048w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results-detail-1500x719.png 1500w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-results-detail-705x338.png 705w" sizes="(max-width: 3070px) 100vw, 3070px" /><p id="caption-attachment-3881" class="wp-caption-text">Full breakdown and coverage data on Reports Page</p></div>
<p>You can go deeper by clicking details on any test suite and see why a test case has failed and the artifacts it produced:</p>
<div id="attachment_3882" style="width: 3088px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3882" class="size-full wp-image-3882" src="https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-suite-detail.png" alt="Test Suite Details on Appcircle CI/CD" width="3078" height="1460" srcset="https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-suite-detail.png 3078w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-suite-detail-300x142.png 300w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-suite-detail-1030x489.png 1030w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-suite-detail-768x364.png 768w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-suite-detail-1536x729.png 1536w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-suite-detail-2048x971.png 2048w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-suite-detail-1500x712.png 1500w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-suite-detail-705x334.png 705w" sizes="(max-width: 3078px) 100vw, 3078px" /><p id="caption-attachment-3882" class="wp-caption-text">See which cases failed and their artifacts</p></div>
<h2>How to Enable Test Results for iOS Projects</h2>
<p>In order to enable this feature in iOS, you need to have 3 steps in your workflows:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Xcodebuild for Unit and UI Tests</strong></li>
<li><strong>Test Reports</strong></li>
<li><strong>Export Build Artifacts</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>An example workflow:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3883" src="https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-reports2.png" alt="Example workflow to enable Test Results in Appcircle CI/CD" width="1320" height="1396" srcset="https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-reports2.png 1320w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-reports2-284x300.png 284w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-reports2-974x1030.png 974w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-reports2-768x812.png 768w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-reports2-667x705.png 667w" sizes="(max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px" /></p>
<h2>How to Enable Test Results for Android Projects</h2>
<p>In order to enable this feature on Android, you need to have 3 + 1 optional steps in your workflows:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Android Build</strong></li>
<li>Run UI Tests (Optional if you don&#8217;t have UI tests)</li>
<li><strong>Test Reports</strong></li>
<li><strong>Export Build Artifacts</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>An example workflow:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3884" src="https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-reports8.png" alt="Example Android workflow for enabling Test Results on Appcircle CI/CD" width="1300" height="810" srcset="https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-reports8.png 1300w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-reports8-300x187.png 300w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-reports8-1030x642.png 1030w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-reports8-768x479.png 768w, https://ac.appcircle.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/test-reports8-705x439.png 705w" sizes="(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Read Our Documentation</h3>
<p>We&#8217;ve created detailed instructions in our documentation for iOS and Android projects separately. <strong>Make sure to read them to avoid pitfalls and set up your projects correctly.</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.appcircle.io/continuous-testing/running-ios-unit-and-ui-tests" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Running iOS Unit &amp; UI Tests | Appcircle Documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.appcircle.io/continuous-testing/running-android-unit-tests" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Running Android Unit &amp; UI Tests | Appcircle Documentation</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Hopefully more teams implement testing in their process. As Appcircle, we&#8217;ll continue to provide tools to ensure a smooth testing experience for all mobile development teams.</p>
<p>Stay tuned for more improvements to continuous testing.</p>
<p>Happy coding! 🚀</p>


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