Mobile App Testing – A Complete Guide

1. Mobile App Testing – A Complete Guide

2. Introduction Gone are the days when people used to turn on their PC/laptop for watching online content, surfing the internet, sending emails, or even conducting online meetings. Nowadays, mobility solutions have taken over the market where handheld devices serve most of the everyday functions.  Considering that mobile apps have become a very crucial element of our daily lives, it becomes very crucial for the mobile app developers to deliver faultless mobile apps.

3. Mobile App Testing – Significance Testing mobile apps is more challenging than testing web or desktop applications because of three reasons. First, there is a larger variety of mobile devices that exist in comparison to web applications. This is because of the  different screen aspect ratios and hardware configurations like processing speed and available memory that are apparent on a mobile. Second, different mobile operating systems are being used by different mobile manufacturers like Android and iOS. Third, the operating system versions keep upgrading and thus it becomes crucial to test if the mobile app is compatible with the newer OS version.

4. Types of Mobile App Testing Usability Testing – Mobile app usability testing makes sure that the app user interface and experience is easy to understand and use which improves user satisfaction. Compatibility Testing – A mobile app has to be compatible with multiple mobile devices, operating systems, browsers, screen sizes. User Interface and Experience Testing – UI/UX testing is for making the menu, buttons, navigation flow, and many other UI/UX elements at par with the user expectations. Low-level resource Testing – issues related to device memory usage, auto-deletion of cache memory and temp files, and local database management comes under low-level resource testing. Performance Testing – Testing mobile app performance for the required mobile networks and making sure that the app doesn’t crash in several scenarios.

5. Mobile App Testing Process

6. Before the mobile app tester decides the use cases which they’ll either test automatically or manually, it is advisable to first outline the list of all the use cases they’ll be testing. They should create a test plan for the mobile app which will consist of all the use cases and scenarios they want to test. The goal behind outlining is to describe the desired tests and their results. Step 1. Outlining the Process

7. Choosing whether the tests will be automated or manual is the second step in the process of mobile testing. Although, it isn’t easy to choose which testing method will be best for your particular use case, hence, I’ve created a list to help you decide whether you should test manually or automated. Step 2. Select the type of test you want to run

8. When you’ve decided the mobile application testing methodology that you’ll be using for your tests, you should define the cases you At this stage, you can consider the following two approaches: Requirement-based testing where the performance and reliability of required app features is tested. Business case-based testing the assessment of the app is done based on the business perspective. Step 3. Prepare test cases for different functionalities

9. With manual testing, you should always keep consistent logs of your testing sessions in a document or excel sheet. If you are planning to engage a few testers simultaneously on the testing process, you can consider running simultaneous manual tests which will save you time for the later stages. Step 4. Manual Testing

10. After conducting a few manual testing sessions and detecting the pattern of outcomes, you can consider automating most of the test cases based on their predictability and frequency. For your understanding, tests such as load testing, performance testing, spike testing, stress testing, are very commonly tested with automation.  Step 5. Automated Testing

11. Beta testing is helpful in the product building strategy where you build the app from start to end and then you want to get the end-user’s feedback on the entire system before you roll out the application to the app stores. Similar to the usability testing, the beta testing enables testers to understand the features which are very necessary for the users. Step 6. Usability and Beta Testing

12. To make sure the success of performance testing, you should set realistic expectations and benchmark scores. While keeping away from developer’s perspective, try to look from the end-user’s perspective to ensure the efficiency of performance testing. Step 7. Performance Mobile App Testing

13. Mobile apps have to be compliant to a lot of data security and standards. Depending on the industry the app is catering to, the compliance and government regulations differ. Here are some common security guidelines for mobile apps: PCI DSS – These data security requirements are for mobile apps that allow users to make payments. HIPAA – These security compliances are for mobile apps that are targeted to the healthcare sector. Step 8. Security and Compliance App Testing

14. Conclusion Mobile app testing is a crucial part of the mobile app development life-cycle. Success of mobile app testing phase ensures that the app is developed as per the requirements and ready to drive the desired results. If you are looking for an IT service provider to test your mobile application, look no further than Nimble App Genie. We’ve successfully tested more than hundreds of mobile apps across several industries. It makes us updated to new industry trends and regulations.

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