Permissions, Appearance & Advanced

The Permissions, Appearance & Advanced section in the Environment editor controls browser permissions, visual settings, and advanced execution options.

These settings help you test how your application behaves under different browser capabilities and configurations.

Permissions

Configure which browser permissions are granted or denied before a test starts.

Granting permissions in advance prevents tests from being interrupted by browser permission prompts during execution.

You can configure each permission individually or use the All toggle to grant all available permissions at once.

Available permissions include:

Geolocation
Camera
Microphone
Notifications
Clipboard Read
Clipboard Write
Storage Access
Background Sync
Push Notifications
Payment Handler
Idle Detection
Accessibility Events
Ambient Light Sensor
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Magnetometer
MIDI
MIDI Sysex

Required for simulated geolocation

If you are using Location presets or manual coordinates, make sure Geolocation permission is granted here. Without this permission, the browser may block location access or display a permission prompt during the test.

Appearance

Configure browser appearance settings to test themes and accessibility-related behavior.

Field	Options	Description
Color Scheme	Light, Dark, No Preference	Simulates the operating system preference exposed through `prefers-color-scheme`, which applications commonly use for theme switching.
Forced Colors	Active, None	Simulates a high-contrast accessibility mode used by some operating systems.

These settings allow you to test dark mode and high-contrast support without changing your own device settings.

Slow Mo

Time (ms) adds a delay between each action performed during test execution.

Increase this value when you want to:

Watch a test run step-by-step.
Debug unexpected behavior.
Demonstrate a test execution.

Using Slow Mo increases the total execution time of the test.

Advanced

Configure additional browser-level execution settings.

Field	Description
Custom User Agent	Override the browser's default user agent string. Select an existing user agent or create a custom one using a label and user agent value.
Disable Cache	Prevent the browser from using cached resources during execution. Useful when verifying that recently deployed changes are loaded correctly.

Custom user agents are available at the project level and can be reused by your team.

The number of custom user agents you can save depends on your plan. See Plans & Usage for details.

Next steps

Masking Rules

Configure data masking to protect sensitive information in captured test evidence.

Triggering a Run

Run your tests using the configured environment.