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Re:Maestro – Next Generation Mobile UI Automation by leland-takamine on Saturday March 01, 2025 @12:27PM (#43221464)
Hi everyone, co-founder of Mobile.dev and co-author of Maestro here . Thanks jstan for sharing Maestro and for the kind words—really glad to hear it’s working well for you!

We built Maestro because E2E testing felt unnecessarily complicated, and we wanted something simple and powerful that anyone could use — whether you’re a seasoned developer or just getting started with automation. It’s been amazing to see it adopted at companies like Meta, Block, DoorDash, Stripe, and Disney, but honestly, what excites us most is seeing teams who’ve never done test automation before finally get a solid strategy in place because Maestro is so easy to use and get started with.

Oh, and if you’re wondering — yes, it works for web testing too!

We’re constantly iterating and adding features, so if you’ve got ideas, run into issues, or just want to chat, let me know. Always happy to hear how we can make it better.

Thanks again for checking it out, and happy testing!

Re:Maestro – Next Generation Mobile UI Automation by tcoff91 on Saturday March 01, 2025 @12:37PM (#43221532)
Please add the ability to drive an actual iOS device instead of simulators.
Re:Maestro – Next Generation Mobile UI Automation by leland-takamine on Saturday March 01, 2025 @12:55PM (#43221705)
In the works - stay tuned!
Re:Maestro – Next Generation Mobile UI Automation by manmal on Sunday March 02, 2025 @05:21AM (#43229051)
We need to trigger external effects (eg on a USB-attached embedded device) and sometimes do stuff like forget a BLE device in system settings. We‘ve been looking into making a fake mouse that can achieve the latter. If you can support both use cases, you‘ve won.
Re:Maestro – Next Generation Mobile UI Automation by hugs on Sunday March 02, 2025 @08:07AM (#43230136)
> fake mouse

That's what I'm doing with my new project, Valet. It's a Raspberry Pi configured to be a fake mouse, keyboard, and an Android (touch stylus). Works well on iOS and Android.