> [!WARNING] > > **Preview** > > > This product or feature is > > subject to the "Pre-GA Offerings Terms" in the General Service Terms section > of the [Service Specific > Terms](https://docs.cloud.google.com/terms/service-terms#1). > > Pre-GA products and features are available "as is" and might have limited support. > > For more information, see the > [launch stage descriptions](https://cloud.google.com/products/#product-launch-stages). This page documents production updates to Developer Device Platform. Check this page for announcements about new or updated features, bug fixes, known issues, and deprecated functionality. You can see the latest product updates for all of Google Cloud on the [Google Cloud](https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes.md.txt) page, browse and filter all release notes in the [Google Cloud console](https://console.cloud.google.com/release-notes), or programmatically access release notes in [BigQuery](https://console.cloud.google.com/bigquery?p=bigquery-public-data&d=google_cloud_release_notes&t=release_notes&page=table). See the Device Run references in the [Google Cloud CLI - Release Notes](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/release-notes) for a summary of the latest features and fixes. ## November 10, 2026 Announcement Starting November 18, 2026, Device Run API session methods are served by the `google.cloud.devicerun.automation.v1alpha.AutomationSession` service. REST URLs, request and response fields, and Google Cloud CLI commands are unchanged. If you filter Cloud Monitoring API metrics by method name, or check the response type of `CreateSession` operations, update them to accept the new `google.cloud.devicerun.automation.v1alpha` names. ## October 29, 2026 Feature Device Run for iOS supports [video recording](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/device-run/ios.md.txt#configure-test-run) of test runs with the `--video` flag. ## October 21, 2026 Feature Device Run offers the ability to run [Android executables](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/device-run/android-executable.md.txt), as well as [instrumentation tests](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/device-run/android-instrument.md.txt) on Android. ## October 08, 2026 Feature The Device Run API now provides the [`sessions.batchGet`](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/reference/device-run/rest/v1alpha/projects.locations.sessions/batchGet.md.txt) method, which retrieves up to 500 automation sessions in a single request. Sessions are returned in the same order as requested. ## September 30, 2026 Announcement Developer Device Platform has become the home for users [migrating from Firebase Test Lab](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/migrate.md.txt). See also our [Command and flag translation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/migrate/flag-command-translation.md.txt) and [AI migration skill](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/migrate/migration-skill.md.txt) for guidance and assistance. ## September 24, 2026 Feature Discover and use specific versions of [AndroidX Test Orchestrator](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/device-run/android-instrument.md.txt#enable-orchestrator) with Device Run. ## September 17, 2026 Feature Device Run supports [shared storage](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/device-run/share-storage.md.txt) so you may use resources outside of the core Google Cloud project with Developer Device Platform. ## September 16, 2026 Feature Device Run lets you run XCTests on [iOS devices](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/device-run/ios.md.txt) just as you can run instrumentation tests on Android devices. ## September 15, 2026 Feature The Developer Device Platform offers a [Troubleshooting FAQ](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/troubleshooting.md.txt) describing common issues and workarounds, as well as a related list of [IP blocks](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/resources/ip-blocks.md.txt) from which the service operates. ## September 02, 2026 Feature The [Device Streaming API documentation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/device-streaming.md.txt) is available in the Developer Device Platform site. ## September 01, 2026 Feature The Device Catalog offers an [interactive table](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/device-catalog.md.txt#available-devices) of all devices in the Developer Device Platform lab. ## August 12, 2026 Announcement The Developer Device Platform Preview enables remote device orchestration in an enterprise-scale, cloud-native device farm for developers to build and test applications without the overhead of purchasing myriad test devices. See the [Introducing the Developer Device Platform for agentic mobile app development](https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/announcing-developer-device-platform-on-google-cloud) blog post and the [Developer Device Platform product page](https://cloud.google.com/products/developer-device-platform) for a summary of the product. The Preview launch offers these features: - [Device Catalog](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/device-catalog.md.txt) - Describe all of the device types in the Developer Device Platform lab and delve into each type - [Device Run](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/device-run.md.txt) - Run tests on devices in the Developer Device Platform lab and see the results in Google Cloud - [Find Logs](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/device-run/find-logs.md.txt) - See your results at the command line and in the Google Cloud console - [Device Streaming API](https://docs.cloud.google.com/device-streaming/docs.md.txt) - Connect to remote physical Android devices and interact with your app as if it is connected to your local machine - [Agentic Development with Device Streaming](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/agent-skill) - Use Developer Device Platform agent skill to find, reserve and connect to devices in Developer Device Platform Jump in with our [Quickstart](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/quickstart.md.txt) and see our [API Reference](https://docs.cloud.google.com/developer-device-platform/apis.md.txt) for complete details. This command line offering aimed at Android is just the beginning. We plan to provide Google Cloud console integration and iOS support. Stay tuned here for updates.