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Inderpreet Kaur
Subject: Android Programming
Topic: Mobile Software Engineering
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Inderpreet Kaur,2219027 Ms. Sangita Sharma
Parwinder Kaur, 2219066
Content
What is Mobile Application Testing?
Types of Mobile Applications
Why is Mobile Testing Important?
Approaches to Test the Mobile Application
Advantages of Mobile Testing Automation
Types of Mobile Application Testing
Mobile Application Testing Strategies
What is Mobile Application
Testing?
Mobile Application Testing is an important
process in software development that focuses on
ensuring the quality, functionality, usability,
security, and performance of mobile applications
across various devices and platforms. It involves
a series of testing activities aimed at identifying
and fixing defects or issues before the
application is released to end-users.
Types of Mobile
Applications
Native Apps: Developed for a specific
platform (e.g., iOS, Android) using platform-
specific programming languages and APIs.
Web Apps: Accessed through mobile web
browsers and often built using web
technologies like HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript.
Hybrid Apps: Combine elements of both
native and web apps, typically using web
technologies but wrapped in a native shell for
distribution.
Why is Mobile Testing
Important?
Cost-Effectiveness: After an app is released,
resolving bugs and issues can be expensive and
time-consuming. Early and frequent testing helps
identify problems early in the development process,
which lowers the cost of addressing them afterward.
Brand Reputation: A malfunctioning or poor app
can harm a company's standing by generating
unfavorable comments and diminishing consumer
confidence. Testing preserves the reputation of the
brand by assisting in ensuring a great user
experience.
Diverse Environment: With a vast array of devices,
operating systems, screen sizes, and network
configurations, the mobile environment is extremely
diverse. Through testing, the app's functionality
throughout this diversity is ensured, offering a
consistent user experience.
User Expectations: When it involves the
functionality, dependability, and overall performance
of apps, cellular customers have excessive
requirements. By spotting and resolving problems
before they affect the user experience, testing
assists in living up to these expectations.
Industry Competition: Thousands of apps are
fighting for users' attention in the fiercely
competitive app industry. Superior applications that
offer a smooth user experience have a higher chance
of standing out, drawing in, and keeping users.
Approaches to Test the Mobile
Application
Advantages of Mobile Testing
Automation
Increased Accuracy: Automated tests reduce
the opportunity of lacking errors or
inconsistencies that could stand up with manual
testing by way of cautiously carrying out
predetermined approaches and inspections.
More Comprehensive Test
Coverage: Compared to manual testing,
automated testing may cover a larger range of
test scenarios and settings, such as various
devices, operating systems, screen sizes, and
network circumstances. This results in more
thorough test coverage.
Enhanced Efficiency: As automated tests can
also execute extensively more quickly than
manual tests, comments on the functionality,
compatibility, and performance of the app may
be obtained more fast.
Consistency: Compared to manual testing,
automated tests ensure constant testing and
decrease the danger of human errors via
constantly executing equal strategies and
checks.
Cost Savings: By lowering the requirement for
manual testing resources and speeding up time-
to-market, automated testing can result in
significant cost savings over time, even if it may
initially involve an investment in tools and
infrastructure.
Types of Mobile Application
Testing
Installation Testing: To guarantee a seamless
and error-free installation experience for users,
installation testing examines the app's
installation procedure, compatibility with various
platforms and devices, handling of permissions,
and uninstallation.
Accessibility Testing: This process assesses if
an application complies with accessibility
guidelines (such as WCAG) and whether it is user-
friendly enough for people with disabilities, such
as those who have cognitive, motor, visual, or
hearing impairments.
Automation Testing: To increase productivity,
accuracy, and test coverage, automated testing
Security Testing: Testing for vulnerabilities and
dangers in data security, authentication,
authorization, encryption, and defense against
malware, hacking, and other cyber threats is known
as security testing.
Functional testing: This kind of testing confirms
that the application operates as intended and meets
all requirements. Input validation, navigation, user
interface, and other functional aspects are all
tested.
User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Before the app's
official release, actual users test it in a setting
similar to production to see if it satisfies their wants,
expectations, and business requirements.
Mobile Application Testing
Strategies
Establish Clear Needs and Objectives: Clearly state
the needs, acceptance criteria, and functional,
performance, usability, security, and compatibility
requirements for the application.
Testing Early in the Development Lifecycle: By
testing early in the process, problems can be found and
fixed more quickly, saving money and effort in later
stages of the project.
Test Automation: To increase productivity, accuracy,
and test coverage, automate repetitive and time-
consuming tests including performance, functional, and
regression testing.
Real-World Testing Scenarios: Simulate real-world
user interactions, network circumstances, device
setups, and environmental constraints, such as low
battery life, spotty connectivity, or interruptions,
while testing the app in real-world settings.
Feedback Mechanisms and Bug
Reporting: Implement feedback mechanisms and
bug reporting capabilities in the app so that users
may report problems, offer comments, and
recommend changes.
Documentation and Reporting: Test cases,
outcomes, and problems observed during testing
should all be recorded. Detailed reports should be
produced to monitor development, disseminate
information, and aid in decision-making.
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