This document discusses testing of mobile applications. It begins with an introduction and overview of trends in mobile devices and operating systems. It then describes different types of mobile application testing, including functional, user interface, usability, performance, security, compatibility, and interruption testing. It discusses using simulators for testing and their limitations compared to real devices. It concludes that automated testing of mobile applications is needed due to the growth in mobile apps and platforms, and increasing complexity of apps.

1. Thematic Speech
Mobile Applications
Testing
Lviv, 2013
By Oleksandr Yablonskiy

2. Agenda
1. Introduction.
2. Relevance.
3. Trends.
4. Types.
5. Simulators.
6. Automation.
7. Discussion.

3. Mobile Application

4. Global Internet Device Sales

5. Mobile Operating Systems

6. Mobile operating system
by market share

7. • Functional Testing
• User Interface Testing
• Usability Testing
• Performance Testing
• Security Testing
• Compatibility Testing
• Interruption Testing
Testing types for mobile applications

8. Functional testing
• Functional requirements
• Business needs
• Mobile device specific
• Installing, Uninstalling
• Errors message
• Language

9. User Interface Testing
• Check all the UI elements for size, position, width, length and acceptance of
characters or numbers. For instance, you must be able to provide inputs to
the input fields.
• Check you can execute the intended functionality of the application using
the UI
• Check Error Messages are displayed correctly
• Check for Clear demarcation of different sections on screen
• Check Font used in application is readable
• Check the alignment of the text is proper
• Check the Color of the font and warning messages is aesthetically pleasing
• Check that the images have good clarity
• Check that the images are properly aligned
• Check the positioning of UI elements for different screen resolution

10. Usability Testing
• Efficiency
• Accuracy
• Recall
• Emotional response

11. Performance Testing
• Assesses memory/CPU usage
• Battery consumption
• Load on servers under various conditions
• Stress testing

12. Security Testing
• Authorization
• Authentication
• Data protection
• Hacking attempts

13. Compatibility Testing
• Mobile Platform
• Device Model
• Backward (with previous app version)
• Browser
• Network type (Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, 4G)

14. Interruption Testing
Mobile interruptions:
• Phone calls
• Text messages
• Voicemail notifications
• Calendar events
• Social media notifications (Facebook, Twitter, etc)
• Alarm clocks
• Low battery notifications
• Camera activated

15. The use of simulators for testing
mobile applications
Simulators:
• Time&Money
• Level of Detail;
• Hardware connections
• Simulation errors
• Hardware-Software differences
• Performance

16. Limitations:
• No support for placing or receiving actual phone
calls
• No support for USB connections
• No support for camera/video capture (input).
• No support for determining connected state
• No support for Bluetooth
• No support for actual GPS

17. Automating testing of mobile
applications
Automated testing of mobile applications needed
for such reasons:
• With the growth of the market development of applications for
mobile platforms is growing rapidly
• New platforms appear
• Mobile platforms are constantly evolving, increasing their capacities
and capabilities
• Mobile applications are becoming more complicated
• As a result, the number of test cases is growing rapidly
• With increasing of complexity and number of supported platforms,
there is a need in the regression and load testing
• Quantity becomes quality - test automation becomes profitable

18. Thank you! 