# Pcloudy 8.8 Release Notes - Qpilot Enhancements & New Capabilities

## Overview

Pcloudy 8.8 brings a set of enhancements designed to make testing workflows more reliable, flexible and collaborative. From smarter test execution in Qpilot to expanded simulator support and shared team reports, this release helps QA teams spend less time managing tests and more time improving application quality.

### 1. Qpilot Enhancements: Smarter Automation & Control

Qpilot introduces three enhancements to simplify test management, improve execution reliability and make test validations more effective.

Global Variables: Share and Reuse Test Data

Manage variables across individual and team workflows with different variable types:

* Private Variables: Create, edit and reference personal variables using `{{name}}` across test steps.
* Team Variables: Share variables across your team. Only creators and admins can edit or delete them.
* Used In View: See which collections and tests reference a variable directly from the variables table.

![](https://www.pcloudy.com/docs/img/8.8a.png)

Implicit Wait: Eliminate Manual Wait Steps

Qpilot now automatically waits for screens and elements to become ready, retrying actions when targets aren't immediately available.

* No need to add explicit wait steps.
* Automatic retries with progress updates.
* Supports slow logins, loading screens, and multi-screen navigation.

Assert: Make Pass/Fail Decisions

Use the new Assert keyword for hard pass/fail validation. Qpilot automatically creates the required Check and IF steps and stops the test if the condition fails.

* Assert: Stops execution when a condition is false.
* Check if / Verify: Records the result in a variable and allows execution to continue.

![](https://www.pcloudy.com/docs/img/8.8b.png)

### 2. Appium 3.8.0 now supported on Pcloudy

Pcloudy's Public Cloud now supports Appium 3.8.0, giving teams access to the upgraded Appium version for their automation workflows. To use this version, explicitly specify it in your desired capabilities:

```
pcloudyOptions.put("appiumVersion", "3.8.0"); 
```

### 3. Capability Configurator: Find Devices Faster

Finding the right device to generate capabilities is now easier. The Device Full Name dropdown in the Capability Configurator now includes a search field, allowing you to quickly locate the device you need. Instead of using the drop down and looking for the device you can now type and look for the device that you want to select.

What's new?

* Search and filter devices by name instead of scrolling through the entire list.
* Check live device availability across Android and iOS.
* View availability for virtual devices, including emulators and simulators.

### 4. iOS and Android Simulators Now on Public Cloud

Pcloudy's Public Cloud device cloud now includes iOS and Android Simulators, alongside real devices. Teams can now access simulator environments as part of their Public Cloud testing infrastructure, expanding the device options available for testing.

![](https://www.pcloudy.com/docs/img/8.8.png)

### 5. Shared Test Reports: Better Visibility Across Teams

Testing activity is now easier to track across your team. The new team visibility option allows Team Admins and team members to access reports generated by other members of the same team.

What's new?

* Shared Report Access: Team Admins and members can view reports generated by their teammates.
* Centralized Visibility: Access teammates' session reports directly from your own Reports section.
* Team Restricted Access: Reports remain accessible only to members of the respective team and are not shared outside it.