Top Testing Technologies for Mobile App Developer
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The lack of skilled IT workers is hurting the deployment of emerging technology, according to a new survey from Gartner. In areas from cloud to cybersecurity, this crisis is expected to last for years to come.
A slew of devices, operating systems and browsers pose mobile app developers, the challenge
to provide quality user experience across all combinations. This makes mobile application
testing all the more crucial phase in mobile app development life cycle. There is an increased
pressure on testing teams to develop and execute the right test cases to ensure high quality
apps and maximum user engagement.
To help testers find bugs and check how the app functions in the real world, a host of mobile
testing tools have come up. However, the options out there are too many and it is difficult to
make the choice. So, here are top 8 mobile testing technologies to help you quickly pick one:
Appium: Appium is an open-source cross-platform mobile test automation framework. It is
used for functional testing for an app’s UI. It supports native, hybrid, and web apps. Tests can
be written using any WebDriver-compatible language that can generate a HTTP request. It
allows developers to test apps without having to modify the app code. It can run any test on iOS
or android, on real devices or emulators. A cloud-based testing version is also available.
Bitbar Testdroid: Bitbar Testdroid is available as a public or private cloud service and an onsite
service. It supports both automated and manual mobile app testing for most of Android and iOS
devices. During the testing process you can build your own test scripts, use your own
infrastructure and also access devices offered by Testdroid. Helppi notes is popular among
payment providers who use it to test the functional side of apps and back-end integration.
Bugsee: Bugsee is a cloud-based debugging and system monitoring tool for iOS and Android
apps. It can generate crash reports and bug reports, and send the bug information to
developer's bug tracker. You can use this tool throughout the life cycle of app - from
development to deployment. Bugsee eliminates guesswork in tracking bugs by providing videos
of user interactions in live apps.
CrossBrowserTesting: CrossBrowserTesting allows comparison of web pages side-by- side in
various browsers, in cloud. It operates by providing developers access to more than 1,500
mobile devices and desktop browsers. The tool allows you to record the testing sessions and
share the snapshots of your findings with other team member.
Sauce Labs: Sauce Labs is another cloud based testing service for Android and iOS devices,
and web apps. You can access simulators, emulators, and real devices to test native, hybrid,
and mobile apps. The testing cloud offers access to more than 800 platform, OS, and browser
combinations. Each session reports device logs, crash logs, test case videos and step logs to
help find bugs quickly.
TestFairy: TestFairy is a beta testing platform for mobile apps, with focus on helping users
understand happens in the app while it runs. You can get a video of each test performed. It
offers enterprise security capabilities like single sign-on. TestFairy can be installed on premise,
on a private cloud or on any Amazon Web Services location.
Ubertesters: Ubertesters is a SaaS tools for testing and tracking an app throughout its
development lifecycle, on both iOS and Android. It helps companies manage the in-house team
of beta testers and also tap the services of external QA engineers through its crowd testing
feature. Ubertesters tests usability, functionality, and localization.
Sencha: Sencha is used for functional testing of applications built with Sencha Ext JS. One
test script can be leveraged across mobile and desktop browsers. Sencha Test uses a proxy
mechanism to generate a unique URL that can be used in mobile browsers on real devices. The
test script written in JavaScript via the Jasmine testing framework can be used to test across
mobile as well as desktop browsers.
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