Mobile App Testing…at a glance.
How comfortable are you on a bike without a helmet? Writing code without tests is like riding a bike without a helmet. You might feel free and indestructible for now, but one day you’ll fall and it’s going to hurt.
Testing
Ensures Optimum Performance
Ensures Application performance on network
Ensures Stability of application on desired mobile devices & networks
Reduces time & Cost to market the application with highest quality
Highest levels of quality and user experience
Testing Assures
Does it works
Functions as Planned
Meets the customers
requirement
• Primary goal of your testing efforts is not to find errors.
• Goal in testing should be to understand the quality of your offerings.
Testing Goals
Common Features of Web and Mobile Testing
• Browser compatibility checks• Evaluation for different
screen resolutions• Similar instruments
(emulators of browsers/ devices)
It is not hard for a web tester to switch to mobile devices
See how your development app will perform in a real-world environment by installing and testing it directly on android, iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.
Test in Real-Time
Plug in your mobile device (iPad, iPhone, android and iPod) touch to use Xcode’s graphical debugger, or collect real-time performance data in Instruments’ timeline view. These powerful optimization tools allow you to quickly identify and address any performance issues.
With your app running on a mobile devices (iPad, iPhone, android and iPod) touch, you can test the performance of your app connected to a Wi-Fi or carrier’s network for a real-world user experience.
Test Over the Air
Critical Factors of Mobile Testing
• Use of emulators and actual
devices
• Use of test automation
Choosing Testing StrategyTesting can be done using
Real Device Emulator
• Real devices have the
advantage of having all of the
limitations and quirks present in
the actual client hardware.
• Hardware Exceptions handling
is possible e.g. low battery,
power-offs, insufficient memory,
etc.
• Testing with real devices is
incredibly expensive.
• Real handsets are not
designed with testing in mind
so limited processing power
and storage of the handsets
does not allow on-board
diagnostic software to be
loaded.
Real Device
Emulator
• Emulated devices are easier to manage one can switch device types by simply loading a new device profile.
• Emulators run on more powerful PCs/servers and designed with testing in mind.
• Emulated devices are cost effective.
• Emulated devices lack the quirks and faults that only the real device can provide
• Hardware Exceptions handling is not possible e.g. low battery, power-offs, insufficient memory, etc.
Let’s summarize Mobile application testing is:
• Easy to perform – it can be described with a check-list, there is no complex functionality.
• Easy to plan – coverage is defined by exploring current usage stats.
• Inexpensive – we can use emulators, online services and use Friends&Family approach.
• Challenging – variety of models and OS versions.
