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MobileApplication

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Zahra Ali

How to test mobileapps

Emulator, Simulator,Real Device

Traditional Testing

Mobile SpecificTesting

Battery Usage Testing

Stress and interrupttesting

Performance Testing

Mobile AppPerformance Testing

Mobile TestAutomation

Test AutomationTools

What should beautomated

How to select theright tool

Mobile TestingMethods

Summary

Mobile Application TestingSE 3S03 - Tutorial 2

Zahra Ali

Department of Computer ScienceMcMaster Universitynaqvis7@mcmaster.ca

Week of Feb 8, 2016

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How to test mobile appsEmulator, Simulator, Real DeviceTraditional TestingMobile Specific TestingBattery Usage TestingStress and interrupt testingPerformance TestingMobile App Performance Testing

Mobile Test AutomationTest Automation ToolsWhat should be automatedHow to select the right tool

Mobile Testing Methods

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Emulator, Simulator, Real Device

I EmulatorI Emulates real mobile device software, hardware and OS

I SimulatorI Simulates internal behavior but does not emulate

hardware

I Real Device

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Traditional Testing

I Product FocusedI Used to find bugs

I Process FocusedI Protect software from bugs

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Traditional Testing

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Traditional Testing

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Traditional Testing

I Process FocusedI Methods, languages, tools, guidelines, standards

I Product FocusedI Static testingI Dynamic testing

I White box testingI Black box testing

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I White Box TestingI Statement coverageI Branch coverageI Decision coverageI Control Flow testingI Data flow testing

I Black Box TestingI Boundary valuesI Decision TableI Equivalence class partitioning

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Mobile Specific Testing

I Mobile Functional Testing

I Mobile Usability Testing

I Accesibility Testing

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Mobile Functional Testing

I Execute test cases

I Test if features and requirements have been correctlyimplemented

I Test acceptance criteria

I Test all functions

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Mobile Usability Testing

I Less is moreI Avoid useless navigation, text/words

I Self explanatoryI Clear and understandable elements

I Pay attention to patternsI Check compliance with design pattern

I Allow mistakesI User friendly error messages, phrase messages according

to target customer, allow user to correct errors

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Mobile Usability Testing

I Check the wordingI Easy wording, free of typos, text size in different

languages

I Check consistencyI Same look and feel in all views, platforms, corporate

identity guidelines

I Write it downI Note down differences, screen capture, categorize bugs

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Accesibility Testing

I Visual ImpairmentI Make elements available for screen readersI Adjustable font sizeI Allow changing color contrastsI Voice recognition

I Auditory ImpairmentI Vibrations or visual notificationsI Subtitles for video contentI Volume controlI Mono audio

I Physical ImpairmentI Use voice recognitionI Processing speed

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Accesibility Testing

I Cognitive ImpairmentI Provide easy interfaceI Screen readers, text highlightingI Auto text feature

I Accesibility guidelinesI Available for Android and iOS

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I Fully Charged BatteryI ForegroundI BackgroundI Proxy tools to check requests to back end systems

I Low BatteryI 10% to 15% battery leftI Completely empty battery

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I Battery Consumption Tools

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I Battery Consumption Tools

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Stress and interrupt testing

I ManualI trigger notifications

I AutomaticI Generates events like touch, click, screen rotation, swipeI Example: Monkey tool for android

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Performance Testing

I Performance AreasI ServerI Mobile data networksI Mobile Device and Applications

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Mobile App Performance Testing

I Measure launch time

I Check for delays during user interactions

I Measure content loading time

I Test on different hardware

I Compare live app version with the new candidateversion

I Profiling tools to measure operation time of the code

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Standby Testing

I Put app into standby mode

I Check UI refreshes

I Check data consistency

I Absence of internet connection

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Installation Testing

I Verify installation on local storage or memory card

I Check installation with different internet connections

I Change connection during installation

I Switch to other apps

I Switch internet off

I Install with less memory remaining

I Uninstall

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Update Testing

I Logged in user should not be logged out after update

I Existing app data should not be modified

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Database Testing

I Validation testing

I Integration testing

I Performance testing

I Procedure and Function testing

I Trigger testing

I CRUD operation testing

I Integration with UI

I Security testing

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Local Storage Testing

I When storage is full

I When local storage is full but extended has some space

I When local has some space but extended is full

I When both are full

I When local is nearly full

I Move app to extended storage

I When local storage is empty

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Security Testing

I Common app security problemsI Cache storageI Unintended local storageI EncryptionI Client side validationI Un encrypted communicationI Unnecessary app permissions

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Security Testing

I Security requirement analysisI Identify user roles and permissionsI Impact of user role on back end systemI Security testing approaches and tools

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Platform Guideline Testing

I Keep platform specific guidelines in mindI Include guidelines in design phase

I Android guidelinesI Apple iOS design guidelinesI Apple iOS approval guidelines

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Conformance Testing

I European Telecommunication Standards Institute

I World Wide Web Consortium

I Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

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Mobile Bugs

I Bug IDI Bad: 123I Good: AppXYZ-123

I DescriptionI Bad: App crashed, blank screenI Good: Error code 542 on detail message view, Time out

when sending a search request

I Steps to reproduceI Bad: I tried to execute a searchI Good: Start the app and enter Mobile Testing into

search input field. Press search button and you will seeerror code 783

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Mobile Bugs

I Expected resultI Bad: It should work, It shouldnt have crashedI Good: expected to see search results with maximum 20

entries

I Actual resultI Bad: It didnt workI Good: The search result page was empty

I Work-aroundI Bad: I found a work aroundI Good: search results are visible if the device is in

landscape mode

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Mobile Bugs

I ReproducibleI Bad: SometimesI Good: occurs two out of ten times

I Operating system, platform, deviceI Bad: AndroidI Good: Android, Version 4.1.2 Google Nexus 4

I Device specific informationI Bad: No informationI Good: Battery state=15%, GPS was activated

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Mobile Bugs

I Browser versionI Bad: Google ChromeI Good: Google Chrome version 45.4343

I Software build versionI Bad: No informationI Good: App build version 1.2.3

I Network condition and environmentI Bad: Happened while walkingI Good: Connected to 3G while walking through a place

surrounded with buildings

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Mobile Bugs

I LanguageI Bad: No informationI Good: German Language

I Test dataI Bad: No informationI Good: Find attached SQL script

I SeverityI Bad: No informationI Good: Critical

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Mobile Bugs

I Bug categoryI Bad: No informationI Good: UI, Performance

I Screenshot or videoI Bad: Screenshot1I Good: 01SearchResultPage

I Log filesI Bad: No informationI Good: Attached, with full stack trace

I Tester informationI Bad: No informationI Good: Name. Email: name@xyz.com

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Test Automation Pyramid

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Test Automation Pyramid

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Flipped Testing Pyramid

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Flipped Testing Pyramid

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Mobile Test Pyramid

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Mobile Test Pyramid

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Test Automation Tools

I Image recognitionI Embed screenshots into scriptI Example: eggPlant, RoutineBot

I Coordinate based recognitionI Rely on predefines coordinates to interact with UI

elementsI Examples: MonkeyTalk, Perfecto Mobile

I OCR/text recognitionI To determine if text is present on screenI Examples: eggPlant, MonkeyTalk

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Test Automation Tools

I Native object recognitionI Accesses UI elements using CSS or object ID of

elementsI Examples: Appium, Calabash

I Capture and replayI Captures activity, replays it to test

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What should be automated

I Business critical parts

I User workflows and scenarios

I Complex app scenarios

I Sequences that need repetition

I Acceptance criteria

I Automate if economically reasonable!

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How to select the right tool

I Support for different app types

I Mobile platforms

I Recognition technology

I Tests on real device, simulator, emulator

I Test execution time

I UI and control elements

I Gesture support

I Language tests

I Open source or closed source

I Cross platform tests

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Mobile Testing Methods

I Crowd Testing

I Cloud Testing

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Crowd Testing

I Crowd outsourcing

I Diverse backgrounds: geographically and technically

I Progress of the crowd testers is made visible to theclient

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Crowd Testing Process

I Briefing between crowd provider and client

I Crowd provider selects crowd based on clientrequirements

I Crowd tests the software

I Testers file reports

I Provider ensures quality of report

I Provider writes final test report at the end of the testcycle

I Report is presented to client

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I Testers with different demographic background and skillsets

I Different mobile devices

I App tested in real world conditions by real users

I Provider filters and categorizes bugs

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I Testers are generally not testing experts

I Reports may be of low quality

I Access to back end systems may be limited due toprivacy issues

I Time taking process

I Reproducing bugs can be difficult

I Testers may keep using the app after cycle has ended

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Cloud Testing

I Wide range of devices with different hardware andsoftware available on the cloud

I The cloud uses a dynamic, shared and virtual ITinfrastructure

I The cloud provides on demand self service

I Priced according to consumption

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Cloud Testing Types

I Functional Testing

I Performance Testing

I Load Testing

I Mobile Device Testing

I Cross Browser Testing

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I Easy access to physical devices

I Easy access to emulators and simulators

I Fast and easy setup of mobile devices

I Accessibility from anywhere in the world

I Lower costs

I No maintenance cost

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I Less control over devices

I Network issues

I Security and privacy issues. Delete app after sessioncomplete.

I Sensors and interfaces cannot be tested

I No physical contact with the device

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I Mobile usability, accessibility and functional testing

I Performance Testing

I Bug reporting

I Test automation

I Testing methods

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