Release Notes

From a test definition, click between any two steps and add it.

While creating or editing a test, choose the Add a Wait Step option.

Add a Wait step between any two steps in a test definition

Configure the pause duration in seconds

Supported across Web, Mobile, and API tests

Export full test definitions from the test page

Export full segment definitions from the segment page

Retrieve segment definitions programmatically using the Public API

Retrieve full test details programmatically using the Public API, including referenced segments

GET /api/segments - returns the segments in your account, including a step-by-step breakdown of each segment’s definition.

GET /api/tests/{id} - returns the full step-by-step definition of a single test, including any segments it references.

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Mobile testing

Agentic loop is now supported for AI prompt steps with defined expected results. During test playback, when an action does not achieve the expected outcome, Reflect Reflect automatically performs additional corrective actions and re-evaluate the application state after each step.

This process repeats until the expected result is satisfied or the configured maximum number of (agentic retry) steps is reached. This enhancement improves reliability in scenarios such as repeated scrolling (aka “swipe until” scenarios) to locate elements and handling unexpected pop-ups that block target elements.

The below video shows an AI prompt step “Swipe left to view the next brewing tip” with the expected results “The text ‘Don’t skimp on cleaning your gear' is visible”. During playback, Reflect evaluates the screen state and swipes 3 consecutive times until the desired ‘brewing tip’ card is visible.

Integrations

Reflect now integrates with SAP Cloud ALM. This integration enables users to create and run automated Reflect Tests from within SAP Cloud ALM.

Mobile testing

Dynamic device allocation is now supported when creating, editing, and running mobile tests. Users can select multiple device models and define a minimum and maximum OS version range. At runtime, Reflect connects to any available device that matches the selected criteria, reducing failures caused by device unavailability.

MCP integration

Reflect now supports agentic test creation via the SmartBear MCP Server. Users can pair Reflect with external agents (for example, Claude, Codex, or Cursor) to generate tests through real-time interaction with an application.

New MCP tools are available to support this workflow:

Additional improvements include enhanced guidance for agents when constructing tests and support for a /reflect-sap-test prompt for SAP-specific test creation.

Tunnel Enhancements

Reflect Tunnel includes built-in support for upstream proxies and Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC) files. If your network requires a proxy to access external or internal resources, Reflect Tunnel will automatically route its traffic through the configured proxy.

AI-based step verification. During recording, Reflect automatically generates an Expected Result for each AI prompt step that describes the screen state or outcome after the action. During execution, Reflect verifies that each action meets this success condition.

To see this in action, record a new test and observe how the Expected Result field is automatically populated alongside the AI prompt step description.

Improved Keypress Input Stability in Mobile Testing. We enhanced Reflect’s keypress input behavior during test execution to make text entry more reliable and deterministic across mobile apps, especially when cursor placement is inconsistent. This update ensures that the intended user input is entered cleanly, without leaving behind unexpected characters. After clicking into an input field, Reflect now:

Web Mobile Parallelism Counters. With the release of native mobile app support, Reflect now manages separate parallelism limits for Web and Mobile testing, giving teams clearer visibility and better control over their execution capacity, especially when physical devices are involved.

QMetry Integration is now available in Reflect. You can now manage manual and automated testing in a single workflow.

Key Capabilities

Improved Email Notification Recipient Management in Test Suites.

Managing who receives email notifications from your test suites just got easier. When configuring the Send Email action in a suite, you can now:

These improvements give you precise and fast control over who receives notifications when a suite run completes or fails.

Introducing support for multi-account context switching in  Reflect. We’ve just shipped support for Multi-Account Context, a major enhancement that lets users seamlessly switch between multiple Reflect accounts -without repeated logins or manual context changes.

Why This Matters

Key Capabilities

Trigger mobile test suite from CI/CD using a specific uploaded app build. Use the Suite Execution API with mobileAppOverrides to run tests against a newly uploaded .apk or .ipa without updating settings in the Reflect web app. This makes it easier to run full regression tests automatically after each mobile build in your pipeline. Learn more: Working with CI/CD.

Introducing Chrome n-1 and n-2 Browser Selection in Reflect.  We now support for Chrome n-1 and n-2 in Reflect Web Tests. You can run your tests against the two most recent Chrome versions behind the latest release. This makes it easier to expand test coverage and validate real-world browser usage trends.

Why This Matters

Key Capabilities

AI Prompt Enhancements for "waits". You can now use prompts like “wait for [object/state] to be visible”, which behave like assertion prompts. Learn more on how to use "waits".

Delete App build files. Users can press the X button next to their app build files within the device picker modal in order to delete their app build files. This action is not reversible. Additionally, app build files are auto-deleted after 60 days. Users will notice that any files older than 60 days will automatically get removed and not be visible in the device picker modal.

Updated the Device Picker modal for new Android and iOS tests. Mandatory fields (test name, device profile, and app build file) are now highlighted until completed. Once filled, the highlights disappear and you can connect to a mobile device to start a test recording session.

Added an Optional Hide Keyboard setting. By default, AI prompt keypresses close the on-screen keyboard after sending text, which can disrupt tests in webviews or hybrid apps. You can now turn off the Hide keyboard toggle (bottom left during test creation) to keep the keyboard open. This setting can also be toggled later in the test step description.

We now run your API tests directly in the browser instead of starting virtual machines in the cloud. This makes your API tests run faster and gives you real-time feedback as you run your Scenarios.

The Test Suites UI now includes two new buttons:

Reflect now automatically includes default request headers for all API requests to help users run successful calls with less setup. You can enable default headers in Settings → Account Information, so you don’t need to manually add them to each test step. Check the Default Headers article to learn more.

It’s now easier to download and run the SmartBear tunnel when creating API tests. If you need access to private environments, just follow the steps in the pop-up modal to quickly install and start the tunnel:

API testing. Users can now create standalone API tests in Reflect.

Mobile testing. Users can now create tests against native mobile applications for both IOS and Android. Check the article on Native Mobile Testing to learn more.

Switch to credit based system. We introduced changes to our license consumption model to support various different application test types.

Slack channel search. We added a search bar to the channel drop-down in Suites to help you quickly find the right channel.

User panel search. We added a search bar to the user management panel to help you find users faster.

"Run Test and Watch Live" button. It works now faster by improving redirect speed and user experience. We also added a loading spinner to the submit button and kept the modal open until the redirect completes.

'Prettify' option for Request bodies in API test steps. It automatically formats JSON and XML for better readability. We also updated the request body field to always display at least three lines instead of one.

Various other bugfixes and improvements.

Drag and drop reordering on the definition page. You can now reorder test steps by dragging and dropping them. Move single or multiple steps up or down, even in and out of segments.

Duplicating steps. Added a “Copy Step(s)” option to duplicate selected steps in test cases. Duplicated steps appear right after the last selected step. If the last selected step is inside a segment, the steps are duplicated after the segment. Segments cannot be duplicated.

Ability to copy and paste steps. We introduced Copy & Paste steps for easier test automation. Clicking on Add a Copy Step or Add a Paste Step creates a keypress step with Ctrl+C or Ctrl+V. The step is inserted into the test definition and runs automatically.

Typeahead for commonly used endpoints in CallAPI steps. The 'URL' field in the Call API test step now has autocomplete. You can quickly see and select recent URLs from your previous API test steps. This makes it easier to modify the URL without typing or copying it.

Progress indicator for AI prompt execution during the test creation phase. Users can now see stages like "Processing test step", "Analyzing UI elements", "Optimizing action flow" and "Executing AI step". This helps reduce frustration by showing that the system is working, especially when prompt execution takes a few seconds.

Session timeout. When a AI step fails due to a timeout in the step debugger, you can now easily extend the timeout. Choose to increase the timeout by 10, 20, or 30 seconds, up to a maximum of 120 seconds. Just pick your preferred value and click the Run Prompt button. This makes it simple to handle timeout errors in Native Mobile.

Formatting on the variables list page. Improved variable display on the account variables page. Long variable values (up to hundreds of kilobytes) are now fully visible and copyable when editing. For rendering, the values are shortened with ellipses.

Reliability and UX of syncing changes to a TCM tool. When you rename a test, you can now see a notification. It reminds you to click the “Sync Changes” button to update the test name in Zephyr.

Access controls for Zephyr integration users. Updated the app for Zephyr users to hide details about tests from Jira projects they cannot access. This ensures that users only see data for projects they have access to.

Various bug fixes and improvements.