This is the power of mobile application testing.
But it takes organization and planning to ensure you can iterate through the software development life cycle is faster and - ultimately - to market faster. Knowing the type of testing mobile applications and functions they can help.
10 Types of Mobile App Testing and Approach
functional software testing to make sure that the application is, well, functioning, properly. This type of testing focused on the main goal and the flow of applications, ensure that all of its features are responsive and meet the specifications.
It pays to remember that: "only 4 of the 100 customers who are not happy going to complain directly to the company - the other 96 will churn without giving feedback. Because it is 6-7 times more expensive to acquire a new customer than to retain an existing one, open the silence is the key. " - thinkJar
In addition to specific functions of mobile applications, there are other scenarios that must test the limits of error, including, but not limited to checking if:
Properly install and launch applications
Users can register and login
text boxes and buttons function properly
push notifications render correctly
Known as user experience testing, usability testing checks how the application is user-friendly in terms of ease of use and intuitive. Ideally, usability testing range on the entire customer experience-based applications with the insight that includes identification of bugs and recommend ways to improve the customer experience, both in and out of applications.
Engineers, marketers and those products all desire to test whether the end-to-end "application-driven" is a world-class experience. Therefore, it is important for application usability testing must be done with real people, in real devices to quickly identify and fix usability issues before the release of the application.
This type of testing is more art than science and require skilled QA testers to facilitate usability tests and capture insights that mirror actual user or customer of the application.
Keep in mind the following:
Good layout and design
Intuitive
response time
Do you know the majority of users prefer applications that are launched within two to three seconds after they open the app? Because of the subjective usability testing is, you have to understand the target end users and their preferences. Consider asking them to test their own products.
Other best practices for usability testing include:
Setup scripts thoughtful usability testing and feedback questionnaires.
Integration questionnaire usability in the test cycle so testers understand usability testing instruction, can access the online questionnaire and provide feedback as part of their testing duties.
analysis of the results and a summary of the feedback with actionable insights and recommendations to improve the overall customer experience.
compatibility testing is a type of non-functional testing is very important to make sure your mobile applications on various operating systems, devices and applications, network environment, and with certain internal hardware specifications.
In particular, you should know if:
The application is compatible with different operating systems and different versions of them (iOS, Android, Windows, etc.)
The app performs well with various networks and their parameters (bandwidth, speed of operation, etc.)
The application is compatible with different browsers (Google, Firefox, Safari, etc.)
The application is compatible with different devices (screen size, data storage, etc.)
There are also two types of compatibility testing to be considered:
Backwards: test the behavior of mobile applications with older software versions
Forwards: testing a new mobile application behavior - including beta - version of software
4. Performance and load testing
Performance testing checks how well these perform mobile applications under a specific workload. This test is important to make sure your application is not functioning.
Performance and load tests to check the following:
the performance of the device: Start-up time, battery consumption, memory consumption
Network performance: Delays or errors in receiving information
the performance of API / Server: How fast and in what format the data is transferred
Additionally, your application must have a built-in back-up and recovery functions that save or restore user data that can be lost due to any reason. This is where you will test it.
Thus, it is important that you understand and respect the security testing.
From Tinder for travel applications, multiple applications request personal information. If you do not, too, you really need to ensure confidentiality, authenticity and integrity of the application. That's why you have to prioritize QA testing data security and application test of behavior under various schemes permit devices.
Also known as the implementation of testing, installation testing is done to check whether the software install and uninstall properly.
In addition, the installation of the update Ensure testing is also not disturbed and error free. This includes understanding what happens if the user does not update the application.
Leverage testing capability that fits your needs
Of translating in multiple languages to convert to the local currency and to follow local regulations and legal requirements, it is important to ensure that the application can be accessed and used in a variety of markets. That's where it comes to localization testing.
Consumers routinely skipped past the graphics application or UI elements are aligned with the culture, language, or accessibility of their devices - they expect a flawless experience that is local to their needs and preferences. Want to beat your competitors in the global market? According to research conducted by AppAnnie, fully localizing apps is how you do it.
At the same time, localization testing continues to be a challenge because half of all coverage deficiencies QA team tests are required and access to resources needed to test the localization.
testing of mobile applications is a complex process that involves a variety of mechanisms and different expertise.
QA teams using manual testing to ensure that the end product actually works as intended. With a special role to play, manual testing is used to explore the use-cases that may not be all that clear - expert human testers work in a short interval to flock applications can provide outstanding results.
In addition, we can not automate some kind of test ... and should not be. These include:
physical interface test
complex test
exploratory testing
As we have indicated before, there are some cases where manual testing is a better choice. However, some QA tests are too boring or too complicated for human testers. That's why the intelligent automatic test execution, along with a manual test can help ensure the quality and release better products, faster.
Some automated testing best practices and challenges, among others:
Thoughtful design, build, and maintenance of test scripts accurate
Alignment and integration of existing workflow techniques with automated testing process you
Creation and maintenance of your test automation framework, including infrastructure
Management of walking tests and setup
rigorous review to validate the test results and defects
careful monitoring and quick response to the test noise and flakey
mobile applications will not exist without the hardware and operating system. So, we also need to think about testing the mobile device to ensure that the software and hardware quality.
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