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A question for my #iOS and #Android followers: Those of you who have apps using hardware features like Camera, Bluetooth, NFC or similar; are you writing integration tests for these features that you run automatically on your CI pipelines? If so, what's your setup for this?

No, relying on abstraction in instrumental tests. I have a feeling that the camera image can be faked with a photo (like the emulator does).

Is there a way to do this with actual hardware without it being a pain to maintain?

I am sure it is possible to solve. Each feature requires a different solution. Camera needs to have the device mounted and the lights to be consistent. NFC requires the device to move, so you need some kind of robot arm. Bluetooth is probably the easiest.

Sounds like a special firebase lab idea. Maybe it can fly as a business.