Tests: Stop testing on iOS 10

mgol · web-flow · commit 4705858f0abb · 2025-01-14T10:26:48.000-05:00
As of January 2025, iOS 10 is a tier 4 device on BrowserStack: https://www.browserstack.com/device-tiers That leads to devices with this iOS version often not being available and failing our tests. Remove it from the test matrix. Also, add comments explaining the status of tests on various iOS versions, including iOS 7 that we stopped testing on a long time ago. Closes gh-5606
diff --git a/.github/workflows/browserstack.yml b/.github/workflows/browserstack.yml
@@ -48,9 +48,19 @@ jobs:
           - '__iOS_13'
           - '__iOS_12'
           - '__iOS_11'
-          - '__iOS_10'
+
+          # iOS 10 is a tier 4 device as of January 2025 and its availability
+          # is poor, leading to frequent test timeouts. Skip testing on it.
+          # See https://www.browserstack.com/device-tiers
+          # - '__iOS_10'
+
+          # Versions below are not officially supported by BrowserStack as
+          # they use emulators instead of real devices. We include them as
+          # long as they still work.
           - '__iOS_9'
           - '__iOS_8'
+          # iOS 7 emulators no longer work properly
+          # - '__iOS_7'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
