Георгій Гульов “Тестування мобільних додатків: з чого починати?”

1. Mobile testing: What to start with?
by Georgiy Gulov
BAQ Lviv 2017, March 26th

2. Who am I?
Georgiy Gulov
5+ Years experience in software testing;
Mentor and trainer in EPAM QA Lab;
Mentor and trainer in LearningHUB;

5. Web vs Native

6. Key mobile challenges: Devices selection

7. MOBILE APP TEST STRATEGY: DIVERSITY
• Tablets, PhonesDevices
• iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry, …Platforms
• iOS 6, iOS 7, iOS 8, … | Android 4.1, Android 5, … | WP 7, WP 8, …OS Versions
• 1920x1080, 480x800, 1280x720, …Screen resolution
• 3.5”, 4”, 4.7”, 5”, 5.5”, …Physical Screen size
• By CPU, RAM, internal memory, …HW differences
• Wi-Fi | Cellular (EDGE, LTE, GSM)Network type & speed
• Default, 3rd partyMobile Browsers

8. Mobile App Test Strategy: Mindmap

9. Mobile App Test Strategy: Mindmap
MOBILE APP
DIVERSITY
TEST STRATEGY

10. KEY MOBILE CHALLENGES: CHOOSING DEVICES
Project key features understanding
Find out market stats
Choose optimal configurations HW+OS
Where can I get the devices?
Different test require different devices

11. KEY MOBILE CHALLENGES: WHAT TO CHOOSE?
Mass
Market/Top
device
Most
Slow/Poor
device
Vendor’s
specific
* RECOMMENDATIONS

12. Mobile specific tests
• Swipes;
• Calls;
• Multitasks;
• Zooming;
• Giroscope;
• TouchID;
• Messaging;
• Voice control

13. Emulators VS Simulators
• Emulator = Simulator - Abstraction

14. Emulators:
• iOS: xCode;
• Android: Original by Google, Xamarin, GenyMotion

15. Just to conclude
• Over 10 billions of devices are currently in a market;
• There are Web, Native and a Hybrid Native products;
• Diversity helps to select the proper devices for testing;
• Mobile related tests should be included to every strategy;
• If team have no devices for testing – use emulators.

16. Questions?