# Physical-device provenance

Verified: 2026-09-15 UTC.

These campaign runs used BrowserStack **App Automate**, not an iOS Simulator,
browser emulator, or local device emulation. BrowserStack's authenticated App
Automate device catalog returned `realMobile: true` for every selected model and
major-OS tuple:

| Requested catalog device | Catalog OS | Catalog tier | `realMobile` | Resolved session OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 15 | iOS 26 | Tier 3 | `true` | iOS 26.6 |
| iPhone 16 | iOS 18 | Tier 1 | `true` | iOS 18.6 |
| iPhone 17 | iOS 26 | Tier 1 | `true` | iOS 26.6 |
| iPhone 17 Pro Max | iOS 26 | Tier 4 | `true` | iOS 26.6 |

BrowserStack's App Automate device API documentation states that its mobile
entries are physical devices hosted in BrowserStack data centers and that
`realMobile` is always `true` for App Automate:

<https://www.browserstack.com/docs/app-automate/api-reference/appium/devices>

The four device receipts in this package record the session-selected device and
resolved OS, result, screenshots, and untouched device video. Private session
URLs, credentials, logs, and identifiers are intentionally excluded.

“Physical device” does not remove the stated test limitations. BrowserStack
re-signs the test IPA and strips PocketPal's increased-memory and
extended-virtual-addressing entitlements; the devices remained connected; and
each row is one non-thermally-normalized session. These are local-Metal backend
and throughput observations, not App Store memory-fit, offline, or universal
compatibility certification.