What is Mobile Testing?

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Mobile Testing

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Introduction

• With the declining prices of mobile devices, it
  is not surprising to see a large number of people
  are opting for high-end devices. The advantage of
  the new set is, of course its functionalities.
  Users can engage in a number of activities, which
  was initially only possible from a PC or a
  laptop. As per a recent survey, it has been found
  that 80 of the internet users own a Smartphone.
  So, applications that are created will also have
  a rising number of users. Product companies that
  are planning to release new applications ought to
  benefit from this new wave of increasing usages.
  But are those applications performing seamlessly
  on multiple platforms and devices?
• In order to compete in the global market, ability
  to function on a multitude of smart devices as
  well as platforms like Windows, MAC, e-readers
  and others is necessary. This calls for a
  strategy known as mobile testing in the IT world.
  The increasing usage of mobile devices have sky
  rocketed the demand of mobile testers. Companies
  have realized that success of their native, web
  or hybrid application doesnt rely only on one
  platform rather it must work on others too and
  without any discrepancies. Hence, both manual and
  automated testing is implemented to launch a
  flexible application.

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What is Mobile Testing?

• Frustrating GUI, confusing UX or a series of
  incessantly slow API can lead to a tragic demise
  of any application. The approach is
  understandable because the product companies want
  to capture the market before others, but gambling
  with time and quantity over care and quality has
  never given successful result. So, to remain
  competitive in a fast-paced market, mastering the
  art of mobile testing has become increasingly
  important for any company. The core process
  comprises of analysing and suggesting changes on
  the basis of the functionality, performance,
  usability, accessibility, security, instructional
  design of the application. The categories
  include
• Testing for learning content on e-readers
• Testing for BFSI specific applications on smart
  phones
• Testing enterprise level deployment of devices
• Testing common end user applications on devices

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• The trained testers have to be well-researched
  and must know the methodologies to test apps
  built with latest mobile and web technologies
  including HTML 5, CSS 3. Apart from these, test
  cases based on the Human Interface Guidelines
  (HIG) must also be implemented to eliminate every
  possible error.
• Before implementing the mobile testing
  strategies, it is necessary to plan out what
  devices should be covered. The average
  performance time of the application should be
  decided taking into account the product's time
  and cost constraints.

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Challenges of Mobile Testing

• Launching an application in the market that can
  be accessed by all the mobile devices is,
  undoubtedly a great feeling because it elucidates
  success of the product. But the major challenge
  that testers have to face is the increasing
  number of operating systems along with different
  versions, multiple devices, multiple carriers,
  varying speeds of data transference, multiple
  screen sizes, multiple controls of inputs and of
  course multiple technologies.
• Even if all those aspects are taken care of, what
  comes next is the kind of the app- native, web or
  hybrid. Each of this type of application is built
  differently. Apart from these, here are 4 other
  challenges that mobile testers have to face
• Device Fragmentation
• Data Consumption
• Processing Power and Battery Life
• Touch screen UX and GUI

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Approach to Handle Challenges

• Even if these challenges have turned out to be a
  regular phenomenon for almost all the testers, it
  is necessary to acknowledge techniques. But the
  question is, can there is a single full proof
  technique to test for an application? To answer
  this, the testers have categorized device testing
  into 3 heads. This is based on the number of
  users using the device under test.
• Low Level- This includes devices, which are used
  by small number of users that can even be the
  out-dated ones. In order to test on such devices,
  HIG level test process is executed.
• High Level- This includes devices that are new
  in the market and the users are not many
  because of its high price or lack of availability
  in the market. Testers usually opt for HIG and a
  set of chosen important test processes for this
  level.
• Full Pass- The devices in this category are
  widely used across the globe and are latest in
  the market. The testers execute every level of
  testing processes like the HIG, minor, major and
  even critical ones.

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• Now, to decide the best strategy, a mobile tester
  has to understand the device and adopt one that
  suits requirement. For instance, both manual and
  automated testing has its share of advantages.
  If a tester needs to check the representation of
  the application in number of devices, manual
  testing becomes the chosen technique. It helps to
  understand the acceptance, usability and
  accessibility of the end user. The automated
  testing technique is implemented when the testers
  are working under pre-defined constraints like
  time and resource, and yet they have to achieve a
  desired level of test coverage. But on some
  circumstance, the team of testers applies both
  the techniques to get clear result about the
  application. Apart from this, there are a bunch
  of mobile testing tools to support the overall
  testing process. But these cannot substitute the
  solutions tester receives through manual or
  automated process.

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Future of Mobile Testing

• With so many mobile devices penetrating into
  market at every juncture, it may not be possible
  to find a one-size-fits-all testing solution. But
  it is important for an app development company to
  have a trained pool of mobile testers with not
  just functional testing but also usability
  testing experiences. A tester can even combine
  various methods but ignoring mobile testing can
  be extremely detrimental.
• The demand of apps will continue to grow and it
  will be more powerful and more complex with time.
  But the credibility of the developer will
  continue to depend on the functionality and
  performance of the application on multiple
  platforms and devices, which further makes the
  need of mobile testing obligatory.

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