Mobile  Tes*ng:  A  Look  at  What  Makes  the  Mobile  Environment  Different!

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Presented By:!Karen N. Johnson!

Independent consultant!

Mobile: what to test?!

•  One of the most valuable questions to ask when planning mobile testing is … what about being on a mobile environment makes testing different? !

•  What additional testing considerations do we need to plan for?!

Mobile: what to test?!

§  Functional testing!§  UI/UX testing!§  Security testing!§  Defect reporting!§  Screen shots!

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Functional (mobile) testing!

1.  Installation!2.  OS & firmware update!3.  App permissions!4.  Device settings!5.  Connectivity!6.  Mobile interruptions!7.  SD cards & SIM cards!8.  Location-based results!

Mobile interruptions!

•  Forced updates!

•  Incoming calls & texts!

•  Battery issues !

•  Connectivity issues!  

Search & filter!

•  Location-based filtering!

•  UI considerations on filters, applying & clearing!

•  UX considerations – scrolling through many search results!

 

UI/UX (mobile) testing!

1.  Login!2.  Text entry!3.  Lists & filtering!4.  Custom controls!5.  Navigation, cookie crumb trails!6.  Cookies & remember me!7.  Site maps !8.  Images & video!

Navigation!

•  Rotate!

•  Pinch/zoom!

•  Accelerometer!

•  Vertical/horizontal!

•  Paging forward & backward!

Security (mobile) testing!

1.  Login!2.  Certificates!3.  App permissions!4.  Coordinating with desktop My Profile!5.  M-commerce!6.  Cookies & remember me!7.  SD & SIM cards!

M-commerce!

Shopping cart: mobile websites vs. mobile apps!

Reporting defects!

!•  Is the issue repeatable?!•  Can you identify the steps?!•  Can you identify the data?!•  What variables to consider:!–  manufacturer!–  device!–  carrier!–  navigation!–  device settings!

•  Screen shots!

Mobile screen shots!

!Android!!1. Dolphin Screen Cut!A Dolphin Browser Add-on!https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.mgeek.ScreenCut&hl=en!!2. Screen Shot It!Android, rooted phones!Android Market!

Mobile screen shots!

!Apple!!1. WebCapture!DJM Development!http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/webcapture/id331452784?mt=8 !

2. Apple iPhone and iPod Touch!Hold the "Home" button, then press the "Power/Sleep" button. The screenshot will automatically appear in your photo gallery.!

     Mind  map  of  mobile  tes*ng  

Contact Information!

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Karen N. Johnson!Independent consultant!

karen@karennjohnson.com!www.karennjohnson.com!

@karennjohnson!!