cherry-pick(#41940): docs: release notes for v1.62#41967
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Release notes for the upcoming **v1.62** release. ### Highlights - **New component testing model** — stories & galleries with the new `mount` fixture - **AbortSignal** support on operations and web-first assertions (`signal` option) - **WebP screenshots** — store `toHaveScreenshot()` snapshots as `.webp` - **`Reporter.preprocess()`** hook for custom test filtering - **Isolated retries** via `retryStrategy: 'isolated'` ### Also includes - New APIs: WebAuthn passkeys in storage state (`storageState.credentials`), `APIResponse.timing()`, `Locator.waitForFunction()`, functions as `evaluate`/`addInitScript` args, `scroll` action option - CLI/MCP: Playwright now bundles the MCP server and `playwright-cli` (`npx playwright mcp` / `npx playwright cli`) - HTML reporter `mergeFiles` config option - Announcement: Debian 11 is no longer supported - Browser versions: Chromium 151.0.7922.34, Firefox 153.0, WebKit 26.5 Validated locally with `npm run doc`.
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Release notes for the upcoming v1.62 release.
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mountfixturesignaloption)toHaveScreenshot()snapshots as.webpReporter.preprocess()hook for custom test filteringretryStrategy: 'isolated'Also includes
storageState.credentials),APIResponse.timing(),Locator.waitForFunction(), functions asevaluate/addInitScriptargs,scrollaction optionplaywright-cli(npx playwright mcp/npx playwright cli)mergeFilesconfig optionValidated locally with
npm run doc.