From 40d850e03161a3976391768285bcc682810fe7d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francesco Infante Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:44:43 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] [SYNTH-27607] Add mobile device pools documentation Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 --- content/en/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/_index.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/en/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/_index.md b/content/en/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/_index.md index 47af668e27d..2054652e391 100644 --- a/content/en/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/_index.md +++ b/content/en/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/_index.md @@ -164,6 +164,19 @@ To configure a mobile test to use either EU or US hosted devices: {{< img src="mobile_app_testing/mobile_app_devices_EU.mp4" alt="Selecting one or more mobile devices in US and EU regions" video=true >}} +### Device pools + +A device pool targets a dynamic set of devices instead of a single, specific device. When a test runs, Datadog selects one of the devices available in the pool at that time. Using a pool increases the availability of your test results and makes your tests more resilient to device changes, such as OS upgrades or device replacements. + +Datadog provides built-in pools that appear alongside individual devices in the **Select Device(s)** dropdown. Built-in pools include options such as: + +- **Latest iPhone family on latest iOS version** (iOS) +- **Any iPhone on latest iOS version** (iOS) +- **Latest Pixel family on latest Android version** (Android) +- **Any Pixel device** (Android) + +Select a pool the same way you select an individual device. A single test can target individual devices, pools, or both. + ## Test retries You can specify how much time a test needs to fail before triggering a notification alert. From ee441576bd484b7453a1c1e961f8ec07df726d51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francesco Infante Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:15:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Rename feature to mobile device families per SYNTH-27608 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 --- content/en/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/_index.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/en/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/_index.md b/content/en/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/_index.md index 2054652e391..bb46374a59d 100644 --- a/content/en/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/_index.md +++ b/content/en/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/_index.md @@ -164,18 +164,18 @@ To configure a mobile test to use either EU or US hosted devices: {{< img src="mobile_app_testing/mobile_app_devices_EU.mp4" alt="Selecting one or more mobile devices in US and EU regions" video=true >}} -### Device pools +### Mobile device families -A device pool targets a dynamic set of devices instead of a single, specific device. When a test runs, Datadog selects one of the devices available in the pool at that time. Using a pool increases the availability of your test results and makes your tests more resilient to device changes, such as OS upgrades or device replacements. +A mobile device family represents a set of devices that share common characteristics, such as a model line or OS version. Instead of choosing a single, specific device, you can choose a family. When a test runs, Datadog runs it on one of the available devices in the family at that time. Choosing a family increases the availability of your test results and makes your tests more resilient to device changes, such as OS upgrades or device replacements. -Datadog provides built-in pools that appear alongside individual devices in the **Select Device(s)** dropdown. Built-in pools include options such as: +Datadog provides built-in families that appear alongside individual devices in the **Select Device(s)** dropdown. For example: - **Latest iPhone family on latest iOS version** (iOS) -- **Any iPhone on latest iOS version** (iOS) +- **Any iPhone Pro** (iOS) - **Latest Pixel family on latest Android version** (Android) -- **Any Pixel device** (Android) +- **Any Samsung device** (Android) -Select a pool the same way you select an individual device. A single test can target individual devices, pools, or both. +Select a family the same way you select an individual device. A single test can target individual devices, families, or both. ## Test retries From 8302f0f6e3840d9e7df4bad7f14bd5e8ccad0cf8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francesco Infante Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:17:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Remove device-change resilience claim from mobile device families Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 --- content/en/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/_index.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/en/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/_index.md b/content/en/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/_index.md index bb46374a59d..b86ddc2e8b7 100644 --- a/content/en/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/_index.md +++ b/content/en/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/_index.md @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ To configure a mobile test to use either EU or US hosted devices: ### Mobile device families -A mobile device family represents a set of devices that share common characteristics, such as a model line or OS version. Instead of choosing a single, specific device, you can choose a family. When a test runs, Datadog runs it on one of the available devices in the family at that time. Choosing a family increases the availability of your test results and makes your tests more resilient to device changes, such as OS upgrades or device replacements. +A mobile device family represents a set of devices that share common characteristics, such as a model line or OS version. Instead of choosing a single, specific device, you can choose a family. When a test runs, Datadog runs it on one of the available devices in the family at that time. Choosing a family increases the availability of your test results, because the test can run on any available device in the family rather than depending on a single, specific one. Datadog provides built-in families that appear alongside individual devices in the **Select Device(s)** dropdown. For example: