--- title: Announcing Developer Device Platform (DDP) on Google Cloud description: Google Cloud has announced the public preview of Developer Device Platform (DDP), a fully managed cloud service providing on-demand access to real physical... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-developer-device-platform-ddp-on-google-cloud-tidii3izy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Announcing Developer Device Platform (DDP) on Google Cloud | daily.dev og:description: Google Cloud has announced the public preview of Developer Device Platform (DDP), a fully managed cloud service providing on-demand access to real physical... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-developer-device-platform-ddp-on-google-cloud-tidii3izy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TIdIi3izY.png og:image:alt: Announcing Developer Device Platform (DDP) on Google Cloud og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Announcing Developer Device Platform (DDP) on Google Cloud **[Google Cloud](https://daily.dev/sources/gcp)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google Cloud has announced the public preview of Developer Device Platform (DDP), a fully managed cloud service providing on-demand access to real physical devices and high-concurrency virtual emulators for mobile app testing. DDP offers two core APIs: Device Streaming for interactive debugging and real-time interaction with devices, and Device Run for parallel testing across hundreds of devices in CI/CD pipelines. It also introduces agentic capabilities, allowing AI coding agents to execute multi-step user journeys, detect visual artifacts, analyze chip performance, and fix hardware-specific bugs. Available from August 12, DDP uses a pay-per-minute pricing model and is positioned as an evolution of Firebase Test Lab. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Google Cloud Developer Device Platform (DDP) and how does it differ from Firebase Test Lab? Developer Device Platform (DDP) is a fully managed Google Cloud service providing on-demand access to real physical devices and high-concurrency virtual emulators for mobile app testing. It is described as an evolution of Firebase Test Lab, adding two core APIs — Device Streaming for interactive debugging and Device Run for parallel testing across hundreds of devices — plus agentic capabilities that let AI coding agents test, debug, and optimize apps on real hardware. _Mobile developers evaluating cloud device testing platforms track new entrants like DDP on daily.dev._ ### How is Google Cloud DDP priced during public preview? During public preview, DDP uses a pay-per-minute model where you pay only for active testing minutes consumed. Rates differ between emulator and physical device usage. 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