# Guides and comparisons

> Find the page for a job you have in mind, or see how Optics compares with tools you already know.

These pages start from a job, such as testing a TV app or letting an AI agent use a phone, and point you to the docs that cover each step. The comparison pages say what Optics does differently from tools you may already use.

## Task guides

- [Automate smart TV apps](https://optics-framework.org/docs/guides/smart-tv-apps): Test Android TV, Samsung Tizen and LG webOS apps with remote-control keys.
- [Test apps that block screenshots](https://optics-framework.org/docs/guides/protected-apps): Drive a locked phone through a Bluetooth dongle and read the screen with a camera. (Advanced)
- [Let your AI agent drive a phone](https://optics-framework.org/docs/guides/ai-agent-phone): Give Claude Code, Cursor or Codex a real device over MCP.

## Compare

- [Optics vs Maestro](https://optics-framework.org/docs/guides/optics-vs-maestro): Platforms, test format, finding elements, TV, AI agents and licence, side by side.
- [What Optics adds to Appium](https://optics-framework.org/docs/guides/optics-and-appium): Optics runs on Appium. See what it adds on top.