1. INDIUM SOFTWARE
An Independent Software Testing Firm
Efficiency of Mobile Application Testing
with Effectiveness of Tools
“Business Assurance through Quality Assurance”

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Agenda
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 Why Mobile Testing?
 Testing Challenges
 Mobile Manual Testing Flaws
 Mobile Test Approach
 Web Services Testing – REST Client
 Automation Tools for Mobile Application
 Monkey Talk – Android
 Test Studio – IOS
 Mobile App Testing Tools Effectiveness
 Key Takeaways

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Why mobile testing?
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The explosion of mobile internet, with the advent
of Smartphone’s in the market
Download rate of the mobile applications
Ensures user expectations and applications
execute properly
Conduct device testing to make sure mobile
applications performance

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Testing Challenges
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 Multiple platforms and
browsers
 Rendering and
installation challenges
 Devices with various
active applications
Different pixel density
and resolution
 Different input
methods like
QWERTY, touch
 Different device mode
(sleep, lock)
• Multiple network types
(e.g., GSM/GPRS/Wi-
Fi/Wi-Max)
• Different speeds of
connectivity across
geographies
• Multiple network
operators with
customized network
features
• Network switching
Device
Diversity
Network
Challenges
• Limitations in
processing speed
• Limitations of mobile
memory size
• Differences in device
communication
protocols (e.g.,
WAP/HTTP)
• Multifunctioning and
interactions
Hardware
Challenges

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Mobile Manual Testing Flaws
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 Slippage in Test
Schedule
 Less Productivity
 Increase in Cost
 Inadequate Test
Coverage
 Limited execution for
code changes

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Mobile Test Approach
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Web Services
Test Approach
Automation Test
Approach

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Web Services Testing – REST Client
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Web Services Functional Testing with REST :
 To ensure the functional points and field
validations
 Opportunities for security error and validate the
Response time of UI
 Testing Web Services is supported via the REST
 Client Default bundled plugin in Google chrome

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Web Services Testing – Cont’d
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REST
Client
GET POST

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Automation Tools for Mobile Testing
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Readiness Checklist
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Installation
Installation
Device
Compatibility
Installation
& Network
Multi
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Interruptions
User
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Monkey Talk - Android
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• Modified through
table view/Monkey
talk language/
Java script
• Used for
regression testing
• IDE – Eclipse
based tool to
records the
script
• Monkey Talk
Agents are
libraries for
Android
• Test Native Hybrid
& web application
• Manages test
suits on
simulators ,
Emulators and
Devices
• Robust & Cross
platform tool
• Record and
playback scripts
Automation
Tool
Mobile
applications
Monkey
Talk script
Primary
Components

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Monkey Talk - Android – Cont’d
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Pros Cons
 Used for testing on an actual
device
 Require some knowledge of the
application code
 Monkey Talk can take
screenshots for offline analysis &
used to control multiple devices
at the same time
 Monkey Talk is a low level API
based tool

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Test Studio - IOS
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•Supports dev
platforms
Xamarin.iOS,
PhoneGap, Xcode
•Used for
regression testing
• Testing
solution for
iPhone, iPad
and iPod touch
• Test all UI Kit
based iOS
control,
gestures
• Test Native
Hybrid & web
application
• Manages test
suits on
simulators and
Devices
• Open source &
downloaded
iOS app
• Record and
playback
Automation
Tool
Mobile
applications
Test Studio
Scripts
Ad –hoc
testing tool

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Test Studio – IOS – Cont’d
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Pros Cons
Detects elements
on object-based
instead image
based detection
Do not contain
information about
the failed objects,
need to debug the
code
 Provides a
consolidated report,
does not require
scripting knowledge
 Adding other
plug-ins is not
possible

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Mobile App Testing Tools Effectiveness
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 Maximal Test Coverage
 Improved Productivity
 Increased Test Efficiency
 Reduced Cost
 Multiple Test execution for all
code changes
 Timely Delivery
 Return on Investment

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Key Takeaways….
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Risks and challenges can be mitigated by adopting
various strategy
Accelerate time to market by meeting the test
estimation
Also measure security, compatibility compliance and
reduce application testing cost
Improved test coverage and ease of defect
identification

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