# What is Live Testing? Live Testing is a real-device manual testing platform that allows QA engineers, developers, and product teams to test mobile applications on a wide range of physical Android and iOS devices β€” both in the cloud and in on-premise environments.
Unlike emulators or simulators, Live Testing provides real-world testing conditions, enabling teams to interact with apps exactly as end users do. The platform helps you uncover bugs, UI issues, and compatibility problems before your app reaches production. #### 🌟 Key Benefits: * Real devices, real conditions: Test on the actual devices your users are using. * No setup hassle: Access instantly via browser β€” no installations or configurations required. * Scalable infrastructure: Test on public device pools or your own dedicated private devices. * Cloud & On-Premise support: Choose the environment that best fits your privacy and infrastructure needs. * Collaborative debugging: Share sessions, access logs, inspect elements β€” all in real-time. \ Whether you’re preparing for a major release or reproducing a hard-to-catch bug, Live Testing helps you deliver more stable, user-friendly mobile applications. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://testinium.gitbook.io/livetesting/live-testing/live-testing-user-guide/what-is-live-testing.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.