No one said that you can't do automatic tests. Manual tests do not exclude automatic tests. But I dare to say that manual tests are essential, because that's ho

No one said that you can't do automatic tests. Manual tests do not exclude automatic tests. But I dare to say that manual tests are essential, because that's how the software will really be used. Especially for release candidates. Apple has resources to do both repeatedly. In this big corporation I mentioned tests were also done automatically. A device receives via infrared programmed set of commands in a loop for 24h. The test simulates a user with a remote. Even so called gravitational tests are useful. A test where "only" gravitation acts on a device for 24h. Those may seem dumb, but bugs can be hunted this way, that no automatic test could find. Because real hardware and release environment is messy.