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Testing Mobile Applications

July 03, 2010

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There has been an exponential growth of the mobile phone market.

Metric: Amount of time to reach 1 billion users.

This has opened up avenues for revenue generation and has become the entry point for a number of startup developers and companies.

Mobile applications are one of them.


The Poor Consumer

Power Consumption

Pause and ResumeIncoming communications- voice, SMS, MMS, Bluetooth, Infrared, Charging, Video call, Shutdown, External interruption (alarm)

Network Unavailability/Delay

Inconsistent UI main menu - exit, help, about

Bad translation/spelling errors

Responsiveness and Speed

Unexpected user behavior/Crash

Data deletion - Do not destroy without permissions

Malicious Hidden features/Password handling

Launch problems


Fragmentation

Consumers, network operators and mobile app stores need a way to separate quality applications from the rest.

Mobile application testing is the solution Why not test after developing the mobile

application?The greater problem

Fragmentation


Fragmentation

Device Fragmentation


Model

Manufacturer

Physical Dimensions

Application Support Size

Firmware

Input Mechanisms


Installation Modes Fragmentation

USB Data Cable

OTA

Bluetooth


Unification

Device Manufacturers

Platform Providers

Network Operators


Certification

Independent Testing

Trust

The Logo

Application Shops

Connectivity to Developer Programs & Networking


Sample Certification Process

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