Chapter 6. Cross-browser Testing

Selenium supports cross-browser testing on multiple browser and operating system combinations. This is a very useful feature for testing web applications on various browser and operating system combinations to certify that the app is cross-browser compatible and to make sure that users do not experience problems with their choice of browsers or operating systems. Selenium WebDriver offers an ability to run tests on remote machines or distribute them against a number of operating systems and browsers running on remote machines or the cloud. So far, you have learned how to create and run tests on a local machine with various browser drivers installed as shown in the following diagram:

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