Now a days there are basically three type of mobile apps are
being developed. Different people may have different opinion on type of mobile app
they should build for their business as there are different aspects of that.
Rather discussing that we are going to talk about differences between these
three apps.
Native Apps are
specific to a given mobile platform (iOS or Android) using the development
tools and language that the respective platform supports (e.g., Xcode and
Objective-C with iOS, Eclipse and Java with Android). Native apps live
(installed) in your device and accessed through an icon. It look and perform
the best and that causes extra effort also, because you need to have your app
developed separately for both iOS & Android platform.
Web Apps are
basically kind of website that runs in your device browser. it look like a
native app and access through some url in device browser.
Hybrid Apps are
part native app and part web app. it make possible to embed HTML5 apps inside a
thin native container, combining the best (and worst) elements of native and
HTML5 apps.
What is Appium
Mobile Application Testing
User Interface Testing
Usability testing plays an
important role for launching a quality mobile application. Usability
Testing should as soon as the
basics table for the application is ready. A user may have a good experience on
the Nokia. While another might have bad experience on an on —touch screen
Device. In this instance.
Changes to the UI Should be considered to improve experience on the
Non-touch screen device.
Needless to say. Usability testing is an extremely critical step towards
Launching a high-quality mobile
application.
Functional Testing
Functional testing ensures that
the application is working as per the requirements. Most of the test conducted
for this is driven by the user interface and call flows the most essential
testing procedure is to verify that the basic functionality of the mobile
application. The functions performed by the application may be device specific.
Such functional testing should occur when the application is in early
development phase, the function testing differs With Handset Maker/Model,
Operating System, Browser, Wireless Carrier, Location and Language.
Usability Testing
Usability testing is carried
out to verify if the application is achieving its goals and getting a
Favorable response from user as
the usability of an application is its key to commercial Success.
Usability testing plays an
important role for launching a quality mobile application. Usability
Testing should occur as soon as
the basics table for the application is ready. A user may have a
Good experience on the Nokia.
While another might have bad experience on an on -touch screen device. In this
instance. Changes to the UI should be considered improve the experience on the
non-touch screen device. Needless to say. Usability testing is an extremely
critical step towards launching a high-quality mobile application.
Laboratory Testing
Laboratory testing, usually
carried out by network carriers. Is done by simulating the complete
Wireless network. This test is
performed to find out any glitches when a mobile application uses
Voice and/or data connection to
perform some functions,
Interrupt Testing
An application while
functioning may face several interruptions like incoming calls or
Coverage outage and recovery.
The different type of interruptions are:
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Incoming and Outgoing SMS and MMS
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Incoming and Outgoing calls
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Incoming Notifications
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Battery Removal
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Cable Insertion and Removal tar data transfer
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Network outage and recovery
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Media Player on/off
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Device Power cycle
An application should be able handle these interruptions
by going into a suspended state and resuming afterwards
Certification Testing
TO get compliance certificate
each mobile devices needs to be tested against the guidelines set by
Different mobile platforms.
Certification testing is the
check before a mobile device goes to market. Many institutes or governments
require mobile devices to conform to their stated specifications and protocols
to make sure the mobile device will not harm users' health and compatible with
devices from other manufacturers. Once the mobile device passes all Checks, a
certification will be issued for it. When users submit mobile apps to
application stores/marketplaces, it goes through a certification process. Many
of these vendors outsource the testing and certification to third party
vendors. To increase coverage and lower the costs.
Performance and Stress Testing
Performance testing is in
general testing performed to determine how a System performs in terms
Of responsiveness and stability
under a particular workload. It can also serve to investigate
Measure. Validate or verify
other quality attributes of the system, such as scalability. Reliability
And resource usage.
This testing process is
undertaken to check the performance and behavior of the application
Under certain conditions as low
battery, bad network coverage. Low available memory,
Simultaneous access to
application's server by several users and other conditions_ performance of
An application can be affected
from two sides: application's server side and client's side.
Performance testing is carried
out to check both.
Stress testing is normally used
to understand the upper limits of capacity within the system. This
Kind Of test is done to
determine the system's robustness in terms Of extreme load and helps
Application administrators to
determine if the system will perform sufficiently if the current load goes will
above the expected maximum.
Memory leakage testing
Memory leakage happens When a
computer program or application is unable to manage the
Memory it is allocated
resulting in poor performance of the application and the overall slowdown
Of the system, as mobile
devices have significant constraints of available memory, memory
Leakage testing is crucial for
the proper functioning of an application.
Installation testing
Certain mobile applications
Come pre-installed on the device Whereas Others have to be installed
From the store. Installation
testing verities that the installation process goes smoothly without the
User having to face any
difficulty. This testing process covers installation, update and uninstallation
of an application.
Factory testing
Factory testing is a kind of
sanity check on mobile devices. It’s conducted automatically to
Verify that there are no
defects brought by the manufacturing or assembling.
Mobile testing contains:
·
mobile application testing
·
hardware testing
·
battery(charging) testing
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Signal receiving
·
network testing
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Protocol testing
·
mobile games testing
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Mobile software compatibility testing
the mobile application testing
matrix is becoming and more
Complex scenario with the
addition of each factor whose multitude changes over the period of
Time. The complexity arise from
each of these factor has been discussed in the following
Paragraph.
Usability testing of software
applications developed for mobile devices is an emerging research
Area that faces a variety of
challenges due to unique features of mobile devices. Limited
Bandwidth. Unreliability of
Wireless networks. As well as the Changing Context (environmental
Factors). Traditional
guidelines and methods used in usability testing of desktop applications may
Not he directly applicable to a
mobile environment. Therefore. It is essential to develop and adopt
Appropriate research
methodologies that can evaluate the usability of mobile applications.
Usability Testing
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NAVIGATION
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YES/NO
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COMMENT
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Test how
users use buttons, boxes, and how they use links
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Check to see
that the website is easy to use
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Check that
clear instructions are provided
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Check if instructions
are correct in that they satisfy the purpose of the application
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Check that
the main menu is provided on each page and is consistent
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CONTENT
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YES/NO
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COMMENT
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Check to see
if content is logical and easy to understand
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Check for
spelling errors
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Check for
dark background colors which distract users
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Check for
annoying colors and typefaces (Comic Sans)
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Check that
all content is meaningful
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Validate all
items for UI testing
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HELP
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YES/NO
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COMMENT
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Check that a
search option is included
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Check that a
site map is added, with links
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Functional Testing
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LINKS
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YES/NO
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COMMENT
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Test
outgoing links from all pages from a specific domain
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Test all
internal links
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Test links
jumping on the same page
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Test links
used to send email from web pages
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Test to
check for orphan pages
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Test to
check for broken links
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FORMS
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YES/NO
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COMMENT
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Check all
validations in each field
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Check the
default values in each field
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Check for
wrong inputs in fields
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Create,
delete, or modify forms as needed
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COOKIES
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YES/NO
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COMMENT
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Check to see
if cookies are encrypted
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Check
session cookies for login sessions and user stats
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Check
session cookies for login sessions and user stats
Check effect
on application security when cookies are deleted
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HTML/CSS
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YES/NO
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COMMENT
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Validate the
site for HTML syntax errors
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Check to see
if the site is optimized for different search engines
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DATABASE
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YES/NO
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COMMENT
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Check for
data integrity and errors when editing, deleting, and modifying forms
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Check if
queries are executed correctly
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Check if
data is retrieved and updated correctly
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User Acceptance Testing
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ITEMS
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YES/NO
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COMMENT
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Check
whether application is browser compatible
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Checking for
mandatory fields have prompts in forms
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Checking for
time outs and field widths, and making sure that proper control is used to
feed data
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