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!
[email protected]!www.karennjohnson.com!
@karennjohnson!!