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title: Create a smartphone test
description: >-
  Learn how to create a smartphone test, record interactions on your phone, and
  validate the scenario by executing it step by step.
lastUpdated: "2026-09-23"
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This guide walks you through creating a mobile test, recording interactions directly on the phone, and validating the scenario with an execution.

## Interactive tutorial

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## Step-by-step guide

## Create the test

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the test list">
    In the main menu, click **Tests**.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Start creation">
    Click **Create new test**, then select **Smartphone (New experience)**.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Name the test">
    Give your test a descriptive name.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Choose the phone">
    Select the smartphone to use. Make sure it is not in use by another test or an active monitor.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Choose the application">
    Select the application to test, then click **Create**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Record the steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Start the recorder">
    Click **Use the recorder**. The application launches on the phone. Every action you perform is recorded automatically.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Walk through the flow">
    Interact with the application: tap buttons, fill in fields, navigate between screens. Steps appear in real time in the left panel.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Add an assertion">
    Click the **Assertion mode** icon, then tap the element to verify (for example an error message). This adds a verification step to the scenario.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Stop recording">
    Click **Stop recording**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Execute and verify

<Steps>
  <Step title="Save and execute">
    Click **Save and execute** to save the scenario and launch it immediately.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Check the results">
    Review the status of each step. If a step fails, identify which one to fix the scenario.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What's next?

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Modify steps" icon="pen" href="/guides/smartphone-modify-steps">
    Add or modify steps in your smartphone test.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Advanced options" icon="gear" href="/guides/smartphone-advanced-options">
    Configure delays, hooks, and AI settings.
  </Card>
</Columns>