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Revyl can spin up live device instances that are streamed to your browser called Sessions. Start a session from the dashboard, CLI/API, or Agents to use a real iOS or Android device. Use sessions to:
  • explore your app directly on a real device without installing anything locally
  • let agents validate live changes on device
  • power the dev loop to validate local changes on a cloud device
  • provide reviewers with live access to a specific build
  • enable designers to confirm the implemented experience against the intended design
Sessions come from many sources and feed into one live device instance

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Starting a Session

Sessions can come from anywhere:

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From the Dashboard

  1. Go to Sessions and click Start session
  2. Pick a platform (iOS or Android), device model, and OS version
  3. Optionally select an App and Build to pre-install
  4. Set an idle timeout (5m, 15m, 30m, or 1h)
  5. Click Start
The device boots and streams to your browser on both iOS and Android. Non-default device targets (specific models or OS versions) may take longer to provision. Tap, swipe, type, and interact with it like a real phone.

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From an Agent via the CLI

Install the Agent Skill and ask your agent to Start a new session of your app using Revyl

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Active Sessions

The sessions page shows all live sessions with real-time status, elapsed time, and an idle indicator. Sessions that sit idle for more than 2 minutes get flagged. You can stop any session from the list.

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Session History

Past sessions are listed with device info, duration, source, and user. From here you can: Use All users above the session list to show only your sessions (Me) or a teammate’s. Choose Proof of changes from All sources to find adaptive report sessions across launch sources. You can combine it with the user, platform, and status filters. Sessions started by the GitHub integration show GitHub integration in the user column, with the run type and pull request number when available, including GitHub-triggered workflows.