Vision-based testing emerges as alternative to fragile locator-based mobile app testing

Mobile app testing traditionally relies on locator-based methods that identify UI elements via code identifiers, but these break with code changes and can't handle non-native screens like games or system dialogs. Vision-based testing, powered by LLMs, uses screenshots to decide actions, eliminating the need for stable locators and enabling cross-platform tests. This approach reduces flakiness and allows manual QA to write tests in plain language.