Mobile Application Testing Types and Challenges

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Mobile Application Testing
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• Mobile app testing is a process in which a mobile
  application is tested against its usability,
  stability, its functionality and whether it runs
  correctly or not.
• Software validation testing, performance testing
  and test automation are important phases of
  mobile app testing.

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Types of Mobile Application Testing

• Functional Testing Here the mobile app software
  is tested for its full functionality and its
  integration with the mobile device, operating
  system and the main requirements of developing.
• Usability Testing Usability test is done in
  order to ensure that if the developed software
  application is meeting its main aspect of
  developing and giving a good customer experience.
• Performance Testing Performance testing is
  done to check out the upcoming problems of the
  software in certain situations like low memory,
  low battery, low signal, graphical interface and
  power utilization.

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• Security Testing Security testing of a mobile
  application is done in order to assure the
  confidentiality and full security of the
  developed mobile app for the user so that no one
  can breach and steal the users information
  without his permission.
• Crash free Testing Crash free testing enhances
  stability of the application and its ability to
  take load while working with other applications.
• Peer Testing Here the developed application is
  tested in real time environment in order to find
  any major or minor downside of the software.

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Challenges Faced in Mobile App Testing

• Diversity in platform Due to lots of available
  mobile devices and lots of operating systems
  like Android,Symbian,Ios, Blackberry, Windows
  Phone and Brew it has become a challenge to test
  a mobile application for all platforms.
• Rapid changes in Technology With the
  introduction of new mobile and new technology
  each day our technology has grown far .So older
  technology is becoming outdated .So the testing
  experts must keep their skills and knowledge
  updated with the new platforms and changing
  scenario.

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• By-Passing Mobile Network The users available
  carrier network also cause a big problem in the
  performance of the users app. So it must be
  taken in to consideration for testing.
• Availability of Tools Since mobile testing is
  currently not so much old in the testing market
  so the availability of the tools is limited as
  compared to other traditional testing. Only
  expert mobile tester knows where they can find
  the new evolving testing tools.
• Industry Standards The testing of the developed
  mobile application should match the industry
  standard to become a popular application all over
  the world.

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Recommendation

• Since it is impossible to test mobile application
  for each and every available OS platforms and
  devices so It is better to test application
  against a platforms which has biggest market
  share.
• Mobile app must be tested in real devices and
  real networks for accurate testing cases.
• This is important because end users may access
  application from an area where the network
  fluctuates. An app must be tested against the
  change in network from 3G to 2G and WI-Fi or may
  be in offline condition.

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Thanks

• For more information visit www.360logica.com/e
  xpertise/mobile-application-testing/