The smartphone revolution has brought businesses unprecedented access to their consumers through mobile apps.
Study
finds that average smartphone user has around 42 apps installed in their device
and 87% claim to use nearly 10 apps on daily basis and the dream of all
organizations is the application developed for their business should be one of
those 10 apps which user uses on daily basis.
The big question is how???????
Apps
can be easily developed as per business requirements but how it can be
developed from end user’s perspective is the important point where Mobile testing comes into the picture.
Mobile
testing varies from organization to organization and from one domain to another
domain on basis of core objective of developing the application. Below are
types of some common mobile application testing which has to be performed in
order to meet the perfection in the application.
SECURITY TESTING: The
biggest fear of using applications nowadays is losing data.
Security testing
can help in ensuring that there
aren't any loopholes in the software that may cause data loss.
CLOUD TESTING: Cloud
testing refers to running software tests for mobile applications in the cloud,
rather than in an on-premises environment. The mobile apps can be tested in the
cloud using simulated or emulated mobile environments.
As shown in the image below there are 18
versions of Android itself, similarly there are many versions of ios, windows,
Blackberry. So testing all versions or selected versions on cloud can be
helpful in minimizing the testing cost.
Cross browser testing can be achieved easily
through cloud testing
USABILITY TESTING:
Usability testing focus on how easily user is able to access the application
without asking anyone or without going on Youtube or Google for help. It also
takes care of look & feel of application.
Important points which needs to be considered
in Usability testing is as follows:
·
The app’s roadmap
·
Users and markets for whom the app is targeted
·
The app’s competitors
·
Timing and scope
TEST AUTOMATION:
Changes happens on daily basis, and we know humans are prone to mistakes and
errors. Even a one error can lead to financial loss, so to ensure application
is error free, functional requirements has to be automated to test it on
regular basis in less time and that too without manual intervention.
Test Automation can be used in:
·
Unit testing
·
GUI testing
·
API testing
·
Integration tests
·
Smoke tests
·
Regression testing
·
Acceptance testing
·
Apps performance testing
Advantages of Test Automation:
·
Ability to perform tests quickly than when
using manual methods.
·
Run tests on multiple devices simultaneously.
·
Reusable tests that Quality Assurance teams can
use on different versions of the app.
·
More reliable, accurate, and ability to
eliminate the human error factor.
· Wider coverage and comprehensive testing that
covers every feature of the s/w under test.
·
Ability to analyse complex features of an app.
·
Better ROI.
·
Lower manpower requirements and costs.
·
Ability to run tests anytime hence saving time.
Tools used for test Automation:
·
TestComplete
·
Appium
·
Robot Framework
·
Xamarin.UITest
·
Espresso
·
XCUITest
LOCALIZATION TESTING: Localization
testing is performed to verify the quality of a product for a specific culture
or locale. It ensures that application is capable enough to be used in specific
region.
MOBILE
NETWORK & INTERRUPT TESTING: It generally focus
on how system behaves when there is issue with the network or any interruption
occurs like notification on screen about battery low warning, what’s app messages
etc.
PERFORMANCE
TESTING: It focuses on
measuring the response time to access each and every functionality. Nowadays
users needs quick access starting from login, performing transaction, checking
update and logout.
TEST PLANNING IN MOBILE TESTING:
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