App Center Test Security

Important

Visual Studio App Center is scheduled for retirement on March 31, 2025. While you can continue to use Visual Studio App Center until it is fully retired, there are several recommended alternatives that you may consider migrating to.

Learn more about support timelines and alternatives.

Devices in App Center Test are part of a shared public cloud, meaning that many users will install their app and run their tests on the same physical devices. While App Center Test prohibits uploading personal data, measures are taken to ensure security across test runs by different users.

• Any apps installed during a test run are uninstalled
• All local storage is cleared from the device
• Devices are restored to their default settings

Personal Data in tests

Don't use personal data in your tests, “personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.