Testing mobile apps is booming and it's importance will gain tremendously the coming years. This presentation gives a short introduction to what is different about mobile application testing compared to 'conventional' testing.

1. Testing a new (mobile) world
Testing ubiquitous computing, mobile applications & devices
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2. •Teaser: Plaatje evolutie (zonder ubiquitous)
The information
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3. Who am I?
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4. The web is dead! Long live the internet
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5. Source: Morgan Stanley Research
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8. •Teaser: Plaatje evolutie (zonder ubiquitous)
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9. What is ubiquitous computing?
Ubiquitous computing is a post-desktop model of human-computer
interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated
into everyday objects and activities. In the course of ordinary activities,
someone "using" ubiquitous computing engages many computational
devices and systems simultaneously, and may not necessarily even
be aware that they are doing so. This model is usually considered an
advancement from the desktop paradigm.
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10. What’s in it for software testing?
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11. What’s in it for software testing?
Error 3200
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12. What’s in it for software testing?
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13. What is so different about mobile applications?
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14. Apps & New possibilities
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15. We use mobile devices anywhere and anytime
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16. Mobile OS development is fast
Aug Sep Mar Apr Sept Oct Jan May Dec May Oct
0.9 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.6 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.0 4.0
2008 2009 2010 2011
Nov 2006 Oct
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17. What is so different about mobile applications?
Interoperability
Functionality
Compliance
Reliability
Usability
ISO 9126
Efficiency
Adaptability (Hardware)
Aug 08 Sep 08 Mar 09 Apr 09 Sept 09 Oct 09 Jan 10 May 10 Dec 10 May 11 Oct 11
Maintainability
0.9 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.6 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.0 4.0
Portability Adaptability (Software)
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18. How is testing mobile applications different?
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19. How is testing mobile applications different?
• What devices to test?
• What skills do I need to be a mobile tester?
• Is the process in a mobile project special?
• When is an app approved in a app store?
• What tools can I use?
• Use simulators or not?
• How do I test Usability?
• Is the cloud involved somewhere?
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20. How is testing mobile applications different?
Source: OurMobilePlanet.com
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21. What devices to test?
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22. What devices to test?
• Device Marketshare
• Pixel density
• OS Version
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23. What devices to test?
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24. What devices to test?
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25. What devices to test?
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26. What devices to test?
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27. What skills do I test mobile applications?
• New (technical) skills
• Get to know different platforms
• Dev Center (test tools)
• Android development kit
• Get to know (different) devices
• Portrait/landscape
• 2G/3G/WiFi - Roaming
• GPS
• Gestures
• Check memory warnings
• Multi task
• Telephone functions
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28. How is testing mobile applications different?
• Execute app store tests
• Extra requirements
• Release management
• Test in pre-production
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29. How is testing mobile applications different?
“If the user can’t use it. It doesn’t work”
Usability testing is a must!
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30. Using agile methods to develop mobile apps
Short Regression Expensive Automate
and time what can be
iterations testing consuming repeated
Amount of test work
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31. How is testing mobile applications different?
• New test (automation) tools
• White, Grey or black box testing
• Real devices, simulator or cloud
…And
more
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32. iOS – UI Automation
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33. iOS – UI Automation
• Set up test automation
– Join iOS Developer Program
– Get xCode dev tools pkg
– Includes UI Automation
• UI Automation
– Executes test cases on device(s)
– Test scripts written in JavaScript
– Record and playback possible
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34. iOS – UI Automation
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35. iOS – UI Automation
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36. iOS – UI Automation
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37. Android – Testdroid / Robotium
• Testing using robotium
• Test with source code or APK
• Learn to script in Java or…
• Execute on simulator and real devices
• Record tests using Testdroid
– Record a lot of features Object Recognition
– Resource ID’s
–Indexes
– Object recognition – Names
– Executes test cases on one device…
– …or execute in the cloud
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38. Android – Robotium
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39. Android – Testdroid
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40. Android – Testdroid
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41. iOS & Android – Calabash
• Write tests using Calabash
• Tests iOS and Android devices
• Source is needed
• Learn to script in ruby and…
• Use BDD scripting in
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42. How is testing mobile applications different?
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43. The way forward
Plan for the PC to be overtaken as the primary
computing device used by customers and employees.
Redesign websites and portals for access from mobile
devices. – Gartner
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44. The way forward
Plan for the PC to be overtaken as the primary
computing device used by customers and employees.
Redesign websites and portals for access from mobile
devices. – Gartner
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45. The way forward
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47. Eddy Bruin
Senior Test Consultant
Financial services
Mobile +31 6 4520 6779
eddy.bruin@capgemini.com
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48. Spread the word!
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