Testing mobile applications is much more complicated than the traditional web or desktop based applications, resulting in the challenges for Quality Assurance team and developers. Users of mobile phones have a mindblowing variety of apps to choose from, which means that users will not stay patient if an app is not according to their desired set of expectations. And hence resulting in the less ROI for an organization.
There are always some challenges in a path to success - seeming to be the obstacles towards victory, but one must be a champ of tackling those challenges. In case of mobile app testing pitfalls, mobile app testing company need to pay more attention and invest their efforts in developing a best match strategy to their testing needs.
Here we’ll discuss some of the pitfalls while testing mobile applications, which testers may avoid in testing process;
Compatibility across platforms and devices
With the rapid growth of mobile market, more advanced features are coming up in full swing across competition. This can be a threat to organizations, if mobile apps are not compatible with various operating systems. An application which runs smoothly in one operating system may not operate well in another OS.
Peeking in Customer’s Shoes - One shoe will not fit every foot
It is of great importance to understand what your target audience prefers to see in your application and what is that unique feature or element your app has, instead of what competing apps offer.
For such types of user concerns, it is better to strategize your mobile app testing in such a way where you evaluate an application as if you are its user too. Don’t limitize your evaluating criteria as a tester, instead try to behave like a user who’s having an eye on what an app has within it.
Wise Choice of Tool
Testing is the pivotal aspect in Mobile development life-cycle and the market is brimming with tools. It is therefore necessary to carefully select a tool while matching its specifications with your predefined set of requirements.
Rooting/Jailbreaking
Test results will not be considered accurate if jailbreaking or rooting is not avoided. Moreover, devices are vulnerable to performance relevant issues that may lead to the reporting of false issues.
Artificial intelligence Test Automation
AI automation testing is becoming an emerging yet vital part of the security testing in application development lifecycle. AI Bots can create test cases and test codes automatically. Yet there are some organizations which have still strong beliefs in traditional testing approaches instead of appreciating an ease of testing via Bots.
Final Thoughts
Multiple devices and platforms, not realizing the customers requirements, lack of a potential tool, jailbreaking and absence of AI automation testing can significantly be a great cause for the failure or challenges your organization may have to suffer, in the overall mobile application development lifecycle. It is highly recommended to forecast the concerned challenges and hence an appropriate strategy must be developed.
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