How to Start Mobile Testing?

November 04 10:00 2013 by Nataliia Vasylyna Print This Article

It may seem confusing and hard for testers-beginners to start mobile, desktop or web site testing. Experienced testers advice to remember that one of the productive ways of software testing is using it in the manner its end-users utilize it.

Ordinary utilization of a software product and utilization it for testing purposes differ by our attitude to what we do and to the way the tested system operates.

When a person decides to use a mobile application he or she finds its icon on the screen, taps the icon, waits till the application has loaded and starts using it.

A tester should do the same performing mobile app testing, but he or she must pay attention to certain issues.

The Issues That Must Be Noticed When Beginning Mobile Testing:

Is it possible to understand from the icon and the title of the software product what for it can be used?
How much time does it takes for the system to load? Does it load too slowly?
Does the splash screen, showing when the software product is loading, give the information of what tasks the software product can accomplish?
Does the splash screen make positive image of the software manufacture?
When the system has loaded, a software testing company recommends focusing on the software product interface first.

Examining a mobile application interface one should consider if it is understandable for users or it is too sophisticated and one spends much time on puzzling out how to make it do what is required.

Performing mobile testing this way one makes it efficient and streamlines testing efforts.