Testing is a difficult task and specially testing a mobile app, which are consumer facing ones, is really an art. As there are numerous mobile operating systems, device sizes and scenarios which makes it really a hard nut to crack. Also apps must meet consumer expectations for speed, responsiveness, ease of use and more.
“A Code that cannot be tested is flawed”
So there are various testing tips which needed to make sure while testing a mobile app.
It is good to test your app on the operating systems which it supports, but it is equally important to test it on those operating systems using physical devices. Although testing process can be done using various emulators, simulating with different operating systems, but they do not completely match with the features of actual devices. And usually those missing features are the actual reasons behind the problems.
The biggest challenge is to design apps which can consistently perform on various screens. This is the main reason behind app deletion. Therefore, to minimize its chances developers should cross check on all the supported models and check the apps user interface on every screen sizes of all devices.
Usually slow internet speed is the biggest roadblock in the user’s app experience. So it is advisable that your app testing includes both slow and fast connections to ensure that you app is acceptable at any internet speed.
Usually users get internet connectivity issue, but you should make sure that their app experience should not suffer because of this. Especially when a user is filling a form or during a transaction, your app should have options to save the transaction for later or it should inform the user about the issue.
Battery consumption is one of the main reasons behind uninstallation of many apps, because now a days it is much easier to check battery consumption for apps individually. So you should also optimize your app to minimize its battery usage.
A basic use of mobile phone remains same i.e. calling and messaging. So one should make sure when your app is open, there should not be any issue in receiving calls and other system notifications.
All major operating systems i.e iOS, Android and Windows have several guidelines that illustrate how to handle features and user experience standards. If your app does not follow those guidelines, the risk of failing is more.
According to a survey, more than 70 percent of apps are used only once. So it is must to ensure that first impression of your app should be awesome. If your app doesn’t perform as per user’s expectation, then the chances of getting a negative review are more, which is the last thing you want. And getting negative reviews too early will only make things difficult for you.
There are some more points also like testing an app when data load is full because during app testing, it pulls only limited amount of data, so it may miss required features when requirement of data is high. Also testing an app in limited data may lead us to believe that performance of data is good, which is not in reality. If you follow all the above mention things, then your app will not fail on any front.
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Manish Jain is the co-founder and Managing Director at Konstant Infosolutions. He is responsible for the overall operations of the company and has played a major role in bringing Konstant up from its humble beginnings and, with his immense energy and drive, transforming it into a globally trusted name in IT solutions.
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