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July 2021 release notes

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New test scheduling options, Lighthouse 8.0, and weekly email reports.

New scheduling options

Instead of setting a test interval like "every 4 hours" you can now also provide specific test times like "4pm".

DebugBear performance test schedule

Lighthouse 8.0 and Chrome 91

DebugBear now runs tests using the latest versions of Chrome and Lighthouse.

The Performance score was updated in Lighthouse 8.0 to emphasize Core Web Vitals.

Lighthouse Performance score breakdown

Weekly email

DebugBear can now send you a weekly summary of your project's performance.

Weekly performance email

Configure email subscriptions in your account settings or in the Project Integrations tab.

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