What is agentic testing? A practical definition for mobile app teams

Description and use

<p><em>Disclosure: I work on <a href="https://phonebox.dev" rel="noopener noreferrer">Phonebox</a>, which gives AI agents cloud Android phones. This post is about the testing approach, not the product; the last section shows one way to try it.</em></p> <p>"Agentic testing" is on every testing vendor's homepage this year, and the definitions don't quite agree. Here's a practical one, from a mobile point of view.</p> <h2> The definition </h2> <p><strong>Agentic testing</strong> means an AI agent runs the test: you state a goal in plain language, and the agent decides each next action from what i

Problem

<p><em>Disclosure: I work on <a href="https://phonebox.dev" rel="noopener noreferrer">Phonebox</a>, which gives AI agents cloud Android phones. This post is about the testing approach, not the product; the last section shows one way to try it.</em></p> <p>"Agentic testing" is on every testing vendor's homepage this year, and the definitions don't quite agree. Here's a practical one, from a mobile point of view.</p> <h2> The definition </h2> <p><strong>Agentic testing</strong> means an AI agent runs the test: you state a goal in plain language, and the agent decides each next action from what i

Outcome

<p><em>Disclosure: I work on <a href="https://phonebox.dev" rel="noopener noreferrer">Phonebox</a>, which gives AI agents cloud Android phones. This post is about the testing approach, not the product; the last section shows one way to try it.</em></p> <p>"Agentic testing" is on every testing vendor's homepage this year, and the definitions don't quite agree. Here's a practical one, from a mobile point of view.</p> <h2> The definition </h2> <p><strong>Agentic testing</strong> means an AI agent runs the test: you state a goal in plain language, and the agent decides each next action from what i

Evidence

What is agentic testing? A practical definition for mobile app teams

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