Thus far, you could use our Synthetics Browser monitors to see how your website would look and perform from a Desktop user’s point of view. We are happy to announce that you can now simulate Browser monitor runs from a bunch of other devices, such as various mobile devices (e.g., Apple’s iPhones and Samsung’s Galaxy series) and tablets (e.g., iPads and Kindle Fire). The screen where you create Browser monitors has also been overhauled – it now includes the dropdown which lets you pick the device type for your monitors, and it also gives you the option to create multiple monitors with different names, devices, and run intervals at once. This lets you quickly set up multiple monitors which will monitor the look and performance of the same URL or User Journey Script using different device types, which in turn lets you see how your website will look and feel for your users on different devices.
Once you configure the URL or User Journey Script and the Alerts for the monitors, the new monitors will be created and displayed on the monitor overview screen. To help you quickly identify which device a monitor is using, we’ve added icons in front of the Browser monitor names that correlate to their chosen device type (such as Android or iOS), while the exact device name can be seen by hovering over the device type icon.
