by admin | Jan 6, 2019 | Mobile App Testing, Blog |
by admin | Mar 26, 2018 | Mobile App Testing, Blog |
The number of mobile apps is continuously increasing. To face fierce competition in the mobile app industry, quality assurance has become a unique selling point. Quality assurance in mobile app development can be actualized through comprehensive mobile app testing. Lack of effective mobile app testing strategy will invariably affect the quality of the mobile app. Let’s see how we can strategize mobile app testing.
Emulators or Physical device?
One of the important factors related to mobile app testing is the platform in which the testing will be performed. Whether the platform should be a physical device or an emulator depends upon nature of the test which needs to be carried out. Emulators can be utilized for user interface testing, and physical devices are most suitable for performance testing. Emulators can also be used to improve the cost-effectiveness of mobile app testing. There is no generalized opinion on which one is best for mobile app testing. It can be decided only after complete introspection the project and analyzing the nature of the testing.
Testing the security of the app
Security is one of the factors which decide the success of the mobile app. It is estimated that the
total cost of security breaches through mobile apps is around $50 billion per annum all over the world. Customers will not use mobile apps if it is not secure. Thus, the testing regime for a mobile app should also include security testing. Testing methodologies such as static and dynamic analyzing test should be used to identify loopholes in the existing security architecture of the mobile app. Testing should also try to locate various vulnerabilities present in the app which will help to ensure robust security mechanism.
UX testing
User experience decides the intention of users to continue using the mobile application, and it exerts influence on the overall success of the mobile app. A mobile app without intuitive user experience will not be able to sustain the market for a long time. UX testing should be done from the perspective of the target audience to ensure good ROI. Accessibility of the app should be validated to ensure the wide outreach of the app. Screen size and responsiveness of the mobile apps should be tested.
Beta testing
Before popularizing the mobile apps among the target audience, it is essential to use beta testers to identify bugs and to improve the performance of the app. Organizations can use beta testers from multiple channels to test whether the app is working flawlessly. Beta testing helps to improve the quality of the product and to improve the user experience of the application. Codoid uses both manual testing and automation testing in evaluating the performance of the app. Want to know more about mobile app testing? Email us at [email protected]
by admin | Aug 24, 2018 | Mobile App Testing, Blog |
Many companies are developing their products in mobile and the marketplace is seeing more devices, platforms, and versions, hence mobile application testing is vital.
Apps are increasingly being built in a CI environment and today’s app development teams need to bring continuous testing into their mobile app testing strategy.
Mobile applications are categorized as Native, Hybrid and Mobile web which are expected to run across various devices with varying screen real estate, different network conditions, and multiple operating systems. Choosing the appropriate device matrix and appropriate automation tools saves time and cost.
How to pick the best Automation Tool for Mobile Application Testing
Identify the tests that need to be automated.
Research and analyze the test automation tools that meet your automation needs.
Do a pilot for two best tools as per your requirements and budget.
Based on the requirements, select the most suitable one or more tools.
Discuss the chosen automation tools with other stakeholders, explain the choice, and get their approval.
Proceed to test automation.
Appium
It is an open-source tool that enables automation of native, mobile web, and hybrid application across iOS and Android platforms. you can use Appium to run your tests on both platform with minimal or no code changes.
This allows significant reuse of code. Appium strives to support as many languages and frameworks as possible to give developers the most flexibility and can be mixed into any custom test framework you like.
If you care about hybrid or web testing, Appium provides the most natural vocabulary for switching between native app content and web content, since it leverages the WebDriver protocol for both. Moreover, Appium’s backend is Selenium, offering every Selenium functionality for your testing requirements.
SeeTest
SeeTest automation platform from Experitest is leveraged for continuous testing of mobile and web applications.
It is a preferred platform for testers, as it can integrate seamlessly with industry open source tools, namely Appium and Selenium, to run tests across a range of mobile devices and web browser for faster turnaround time. Additionally, it helps create tests efficiently and at speed on upgraded versions of open sources tools.
Reference to Test Execution, it accelerates the testing cycle and gives better test coverage by running tests simultaneously across multiple browsers and mobile devices. Hence, SeeTest not only offers a mobile test automation solution, but also helps install and launch it. With just a click, the tool can start testing the application across almost 15 devices at a time.
by admin | Oct 20, 2018 | Mobile App Testing, Blog |
by admin | Oct 17, 2018 | Mobile App Testing, Blog |
by admin | Oct 10, 2018 | Mobile App Testing, Blog |
Sauce Labs allows users to run tests in the cloud on more than 700 different browser platform, operating system and device combinations, providing a comprehensive test infrastructure for automated and manual testing of desktop and mobile applications using Selenium, Appium and JavaScript unit testing frameworks. There is no VM setup or maintenance required, live breakpoints are accessible while the tests are running which enables you to investigate a problem manually. Sauce Labs also provides a secure testing protocol, Sauce Connect, for testing applications behind customer firewalls.
seetest.io is a robust cloud-based platform designed for fast, easy and large scale automated web and mobile application testing.seetest.io offers a wide variety of remotely located mobile devices, freeing you of the need to procure and maintain devices yourself.
With seetest.io you can develop, debug and test your applications and websites anytime and anywhere for better development and seamless integration. Its platform integrates with CI/CD services which allows you to improve integration, reduce bugs, and meet the demands of time to deployment.
The Functionize Test Cloud equips teams to perform functional, performance, load, stress, and canary testing, all within a single, intelligent platform, eliminating the need for teams to build and maintain their own testing infrastructure.
It is a UI acceptance testing tool for mobile apps. It allows writing tests in C# using NUnit testing library through the UITest framework or in Ruby through the Calabash framework. The tool runs the test on over thousand physical devices and displays full-resolution screen shots of each step, including relevant data like CPU and memory usage and test time. It can be integrated into automated builds for continuous integration.
AWS Device Farm has nearly 400 devices available (about 100 models), prices from 0.17 dollars per minute, there is also an Unlimited (!) option and 1000 first minutes free.
Firebase Test Lab is a cloud-based app-testing infrastructure. With one operation, you can test your Android or iOS app across a wide variety of devices and device configurations, and see the results—including logs, videos, and screenshots—in the Firebase console.
Perfecto Mobile helps to strengthen your every digital interaction with a quality-first approach to create web and native apps. The Perfecto Mobile system is a hardware and software solution. Mobile handsets are mounted on cradles and they connect to the Perfecto Mobile system cloud through their data ports. Users can access the handsets via a web-based UI. When a user clicks on a handset’s key in the GUI, the Perfecto Mobile system sends a command to the real handset and the same key on the actual device is pressed. The system also captures and records the handset’s audio. It doesn’t support emulators. It is a good choice for both Android and iOS and it can support more than thousand real devices. It provides a plug-in for Jenkins, Eclipse, and Appium.
Kobiton is a mobile cloud platform that enables users to perform manual or automated testing on physical iOS and Android devices.
Devices can’t be used to make phone calls or send SMS messages, but device cameras can be used. Application files up to 500 MB are supported. Automatically created activity logs provide detailed reports and screenshots of issues in real time so developers can release apps sooner.
Cloud based Mobile App Testing Platform with 500+ Real Android and IOS devices. It supports Manual Testing, Automated Testing (Appium), AI based bot Testing and Crowd Testing of Mobile Apps at one single place. Integrates with tools like Jenkins and Jira to fit into your agile ecosystem. Also offers Private and On-premise cloud options for Enterprises.
