Runner Type

Runner Type is currently an experimental feature

By default each test run uses the following underlying hardware specifications:

Runner Type	Platform	Host OS	Architecture	RAM	CPU Cores
default	iOS	MacOS	M1	8 GB	8
default	Android	Ubuntu	x86	12 GB	12

As modern simulators and emulators are becoming more resource intensive, DeviceCloud is gradually rolling out additional runner types to support more advances/intensive test scenarios.

If your app or test is struggling with the default runner types, you can try the options below. Note: non-default runner types are charged at the advanced run fee as per pricing.

Opt-in to non-default runner types using CLI flag:

dcd cloud ... --runner-type=m4

Runner Type	Platform	Host OS	Architecture	RAM	CPU Cores
m4	iOS	MacOS	M4	16 GB	10