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{{< img src="mobile_app_testing/mobile_app_devices_EU.mp4" alt="Selecting one or more mobile devices in US and EU regions" video=true >}}

### 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, because the test can run on any available device in the family rather than depending on a single, specific one.

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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 Pro** (iOS)
- **Latest Pixel family on latest Android version** (Android)
- **Any Samsung device** (Android)

Select a family the same way you select an individual device. A single test can target individual devices, families, or both.

## Test retries

You can specify how much time a test needs to fail before triggering a notification alert.
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