AI Scriptless users can now manually run only the steps they select, making it easier to isolate a failing part of an interactive test without executing the full flow. Perforce Perfecto 26.11 also adds execution controls, platform coverage, Reporting data, and device-management changes that affect day-to-day test work.
AI Scriptless execution and editor controls
Use Run from step and Run to step in the step menu to execute a selected range during a manual AI Scriptless run. The range can include steps within Loop and Group steps; steps outside it are skipped. When the first selected step sits inside a loop or group, that container runs once without iteration. Select Clear all steps to return to full-test execution.
You can also pause a running test from the editor toolbar. Perfecto completes the current step before pausing, then lets you resume or stop the run. During a run, the Left sidebar can be collapsed to create more room for the Devices pane and editor, although its other controls remain unavailable.
For embedded tests, select Open Test from the embedded test step menu in the parent test. The embedded test opens in an editor tab.
Android instrumentation, Appium, and Reporting
The major Android offline instrumentation tool version improves performance and adds command-line options for more control over offline app instrumentation.
Appium 3.6.0 continues its gradual rollout and becomes the default on November 15, 2026. Teams can set appiumVersion to 3.6.0 while preparing their suites. Appium 1 extension users need to move from Appium 1 by November 15, 2026 to stay on a supported version.
Reporting export API responses now include retryCount for each command. This shows how many retries Reporting combined into that command and enables comparison with the Single Test Report.
Android device access changes
Perfecto no longer claims Android device owner privileges by default in most clouds, reducing the owner-level access normally required. Public and trial clouds, along with clouds using hardening or remove-password-on-cleanup, continue to use owner privileges. If device passwords need cleanup, contact Perfecto Support to request owner privileges for the cloud.
Device and browser coverage
Real-device testing now supports iOS 27.2 GA and iOS 27.3 Beta. Perfecto also supports iPhone 18 Pro devices on request through Perfecto Support.
iPhone 18 Pro requires IDS-DependenciesPackages-27.2rc_20261022-1014.zip on separate HSS machines that host iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro devices. An Apple issue in that package affects typetext; Appium 3.6.0 contains a workaround, while a backport to Appium 2.19.0 is pending.
For enterprise-signed iOS apps on iOS 18 and later, upload a certificate keeper app for each enterprise identity or environment and contact Perfecto Support to enable certificate keeper installation. Use only the cloud's standard passcodes: changing a device passcode can make the device unavailable until corrected.
Virtual-device coverage adds iOS 27.1 GA on iPhone Duo, plus iOS 27.2 GA and iOS 27.3 Beta with limited capacity. Apps built only for Intel x86_64 cannot run on these versions; an ARM64 build is required.
Windows and Mac browser testing adds Chrome 156 and 157 Stable, Chrome 158 Beta, Edge 156 Stable, Firefox 158 and 159 Stable, and Firefox 160 Beta.
What this means for your team
Automation engineers can narrow an AI Scriptless debugging session to the relevant steps, pause after a completed action, and open embedded tests without navigating away from the parent flow. This is essential to gelp debug and make for a better overall user experience. QA leads can use retryCount when reviewing whether Reporting combined retries. Teams maintaining agent-assisted test generation or pipeline suites should validate generated Appium capabilities against 3.6.0 and account for the iOS architecture and device constraints before scheduling coverage.
Based on the official Perforce release notes.
How Merito helps
Merito helps teams adopt and govern Perfecto capabilities through practical test-process support, managed operations, and release-readiness guidance. See Perforce support and Managed Services for more information.
Merito is an authorized Perforce reseller and services partner. Our Perforce Perfecto team helps you adopt the 26.11 changes, with implementation services to configure them for your environment and training and enablement to bring your teams up to speed.