10 Steps in Mobile Application Testing

2. New software and applications are being launched in the market like clockwork these days. To strike a chord with the audience, your product has to stand out! So how do you make sure your mobile applications are at the top of their game? The right development methodology coupled with mobile application testing is the clear way to go. However, testing can be arduous and not mention, a costly affair, which is why you may find your teams cutting corners with it. But with a step-by-step approach, you can make sure your mobile applications do not just meet the market standards but surpass them with flying colors. Read on to find out what they are, and how you can implement these steps into your application development cycle. Contact Us

3. 1. Load Profiling The creation of a load profile is the foremost step in mobile application testing. To do this, you should scan through the app usage data and find out the peak usage timings according to operations. Select the month and then the hour of the day where the operational load is at its top. The profile should mostly constitute highly exhaustive activities out of all and their time durations. In cases where this data is not available, you can use your judgment for the most-likely outcomes instead of statistics. 2. Script Creation There are well-known tools like the Apache J Meter that you can use for this step of the process. Getting a hold of the tool is fairly easy – all you have to do is search for it on the internet, and download the J Meter application along with Java Development Kit. It is easy to even easier to get acquainted with the tool – simply go through the friendly user interface and you should be able to work with it. After creating the script, add elements to set up the load delivery, record the script, and group the recorded script on transaction recording. This process is useful for

4. 3. Emulator Installation You can put an actual smartphone to use or deploy a mobile OS simulator system for this step. What you need to do is duplicate the certificate issued earlier by the JMeter application to your mobile device or the emulator. If you use an emulator like the Android MeMu, you can copy the certificate from the JMeter installation directory and paste it into the shared folder. 4. Network Set-Up Setting a local network in sync with the mobile device simulator or the device itself is important. There is no rocket science involved in this step, all that is needed is a stable connection that puts your systems in touch with the internet. Use your existing router-based WiFi or hotspot with an internet-enabled device to achieve this network configuration. 5. Application Installation The mobile app that needs testing has to run on the emulator now. Download the app from the relevant Operating System repository and install it on the device. If it is not yet available on the play store, you can click on the APK button on the right side of the emulator window and find it on explorer.

5. 6. Proxy Customization Configuring the proxy is required for proper application testing, not just to keep a check on mobile data, but also to transport it to specific locations in the emulator tools. On the emulator, modify the network by firstly switching the proxy to manual instead of none. Then copy the numbers from the IPv4 column and paste them into the software’s Proxy Hostname. Fill appropriate proxy set up values from JMeter into the emulator system before clicking save. 7. Certificate Installation If the usual procedure of procuring and running the certificate through an installer proves useless, do not worry. You can also install it through security settings on the SD card. The location might vary between emulators and multiple Android devices; however, the general path of the file remains the same – i.e. security settings. Installation is a cakewalk after you find the certificate – click on it, confirm installation and you are done!

6. 8. Begin Recording Up until now, we were laying the groundwork for the first action step – recoding the app performance script. Now that things are set, you can head over to the start button in the Apache app and simultaneously run the mobile app in the device emulator. Thanks to the automated pathways set up earlier, the script will continue to test the application on multiple parameters automatically. It runs queries one after the other without manual intervention before you hit ‘stop’. Should you need to save the results, you can do that with the click of a button on the file menu. 9. Proxy Reversal Now that the script has done its job, you no longer need the proxy set up. In fact, the device would not connect to the internet as usual, until the proxy is disabled. While configuring the proxy may be a little tedious, thankfully, you can disable it far more easily. Head to the network settings by clicking on the name of the network you are connected to, click modify network, and update the proxy back to none. Remember to click save after you are done or you would have to repeat the entire process!

7. 10. Final Processing In the final phase of our mobile app testing procedure, we need to run a debugging test that reveals errors, if any. After processing the script through several parameters and an instance with a virtual user, you can view debugging results in the script tree section. Run as many tests based on your data collection requirements and gather data for analysis. Feels like a lot of work? Outsource your mobile application testing to the world-class testing team at Calidad. Our state-of-the-art testing technologies coupled with an experienced staff lets you discover the smallest of bugs in your mobile application. Not just that, we provide expert recommendations and workarounds that help you reduce the time to market for your apps.

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