subject: Importance Of Testing In Mobile Application Development Cycle [print this page] The telecom landscape has changed drastically in the last decade and even more in the last few years. The explosion of mobile internet, the rise to prominence of cloud computing, introduction of killer apps, and the emergence of new eco-systems..the list continues. With the advent of Smartphones in the market and the availability of competitive mobile internet plans across all the service providers lot of customers are using their mobile phones to access and download numerous mobile applications.
With the launch of so many qualifying applications and its content how do you make sure that each and every applications is running successfully and performing as expected.
The common challenges faced by app users:
The app crashes
The app hangs
The app stalls
So in this vibrant market where innovation in the field of mobile technology is taking place on everyday basis, it has become very difficult to cope up with this new eco-system. Mobile application testing is very important component of software development life cycle. As development of software application is a very complex process and hence the possibility of bugs and errors cannot be ruled out.
Mobile Application Testing is a process to find out the errors occurred during app development. Testing also ensures that user expectations are met and applications execute properly. It is equally important to conduct device testing to make sure mobile applications perform well across several different platforms and devices.
This app testing is an intricate process, as it involves testing of all the mobile applications across different platforms/operating systems like Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows, different handsets, carriers, languages and locations. This all is necessary because application developers want customers to use those applications which entertain them and fulfill their needs.
So enterprises or developers, who are looking forward to make qualifying applications, hire testing professionals who have deep domain knowledge of application testing. They are highly skilled professionals in the field of Mobile Application Testing and are experienced with application programming and advanced testing methods.
There are different types of testing which are explained below:
Functional Testing: This includes the testing of application in terms of its installation, login and search capabilities.
Load & performance Testing: This testing makes sure that the particular application performs to its optimum in all the conditions.
Usability Testing: This type of testing ensures that the given application is user friendly, i.e. easy to use.
Compatibility Testing: Under compatibility testing application is tested on different pool of handsets, its browsers, its operating systems and with other applications so as to make sure that it is fully compatible.
