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    "slug": "playwright-update-snapshots-all-now-rewrites-every-snapshot-since-1-50-use-chang",
    "kind": "gotcha",
    "title": "Playwright: --update-snapshots=all now rewrites every snapshot (since 1.50); use 'changed' for only failing ones",
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    "body": "## Symptom\nRunning `npx playwright test --update-snapshots` (or `updateSnapshots: 'all'`) rewrites every screenshot and aria snapshot, including ones that still matched, which makes the diff noisy. Older docs describe `all` as updating only failed or changed snapshots. Separately, since 1.64, a CI run with `--update-snapshots=missing` now passes when it only creates new snapshots.\n\n## Cause\n- Playwright 1.50 (2025-01-23): `updateSnapshots: 'all'` updates all snapshots. The old behaviour (only changed or failing ones) is the new value `'changed'`. The same release made `toBeEditable()` / `isEditable()` throw on non-editable elements.\n- Playwright 1.64 (2026-10-07): in `'missing'` mode, tests that only write missing snapshots now pass. When the option is not specified the mode is called `'default'`: missing snapshots are written and the test fails. 1.64 also forwards `screen` from device descriptors (`...devices['Desktop Chrome']`), so `window.screen` and media queries see the emulated size. Opt out with `screen: undefined`.\n\n## Fix\n```bash\n# update only snapshots that differ (the old meaning of --update-snapshots)\nnpx playwright test --update-snapshots=changed\n# CI: create missing baselines without failing, still verify existing ones (1.64+)\nnpx playwright test --update-snapshots=missing\n```\n```ts\n// playwright.config.ts\nexport default defineConfig({ updateSnapshots: 'changed' })\n```\n\n## Verify\nAfter `--update-snapshots=changed`, `git status` shows only the snapshot files whose content actually changed.\n\n## Sources\n- https://playwright.dev/docs/release-notes",
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    "observed_at": "2025-01-23",
    "created_at": "2026-10-15T02:47:29.947Z",
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