Hands-On Mobile App Testing
Hands-On Mobile App Testing
A GUIDE FOR SOFTWARE TESTERS AND ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE MOBILE APP BUSINESS
About the Book
Are you a mobile tester looking to learn something new?
Are you a software tester, developer, product manager or completely new to mobile testing?
Then you should read this book as it contains lots of insights about the challenging job of a mobile tester from a practical and pragmatic perspective.
The following topics will be covered in this book:
- What's special about mobile testing?
- Introduction to mobile devices and apps
- Challenges in mobile testing
- How to test mobile apps
- Mobile test automation and tools
- Additional mobile testing methods
- Mobile test and launch strategy
- Important skills for mobile testers
- What's next?
After reading this book, you will know about new mobile testing techniques, which tools you should consider for your mobile project, and what's special about mobile testing.
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Reader Testimonials
Cem Kaner
Retired Professor of Software Engineering
An excellent introduction to the field. It has provided excellent guidance to several students at my university and I plan to use it as a significant reference in my software testing book.
Stephen Janaway
VP Engineering
It’s a very well researched book and Daniel has clearly put a lot of time and effort into writing it. As someone who also trains testers who are getting started in mobile then I liked the logical flow through the chapters. […] Overall I found the book to be a really useful addition to my library. There are not enough books on mobile testing as this is certainly one I would recommend. It’s not just about mobile application testing either, there are sections on mobile web as well.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
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Introduction
- Why I wrote this Book
- Who should read this Book?
- Topics covered in this Book
- How to use this Book
- Feedback
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Chapter 1 What’s Special About Mobile Testing?
- User Expectations
- Mobility and Data Networks
- Mobile Devices
- Mobile Release Cycles
- Mobile Testing is Software Testing
- Summary
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Chapter 2 Introduction to Mobile Devices and Apps
- Overview of Mobile Networks
- Mobile Devices and the Year 2007
- The Big Two
- What Types of Apps Exist?
- Business Models of Mobile Apps
- App Stores
- Summary
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Chapter 3 Challenges in Mobile Testing
- The Customer
- Mobile Platforms and Fragmentation
- Sensors and Interfaces
- System Apps
- Internationalization (I18n) and Localization (L10n)
- Mobile Browsers
- Summary
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Chapter 4 How to Test Mobile Apps
- Emulator, Simulator or Real Device?
- Manual Testing versus Automated Testing
- “Traditional” Testing
- Mobile-Specific Testing
- Checklists, Mnemonics and Mind Maps
- How to file Mobile Bugs
- App Quality Alliance
- Summary
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Chapter 5 Mobile Test Automation and Tools
- The Flipped Testing Pyramid
- Different Types of Test Automation Tools
- What should be automated?
- Emulator, Simulator or Real Device?
- How to Select the Right Mobile Test Automation Tool?
- Current State of Tools
- Continuous Integration System
- Distribution Frameworks
- Summary
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Chapter 6 Additional Mobile Testing Methods
- Crowd Testing
- Mobile Cloud Testing
- Cloud-based Test Automation
- Summary
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Chapter 7 Mobile Test and Launch Strategy
- Mobile Test Strategy
- Establish a Beta Testing Community
- Mobile Launch Strategy
- Summary
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Chapter 8 Important Skills for Mobile Testers
- Skill Set of a Mobile Tester
- How to improve your Mobile Testing Skills?
- Summary
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Chapter 9 What’s Next? And Final Thoughts
- Internet of Things
- Wearables
- Health Apps
- Blockchain Technologies
- Final Thoughts
- Summary
- About the Author
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