A one of the first presentation I gave on Mobile Application testing at New Ports Institute - Just like to have it here for the students and anyone who wish to familiarize with mobile apps testing

1. Arslan Ali
Sidat Hyder
arslan.ali@sidathyder.com.pk

2.  Testing by Definition
 The Device Psyche
 Mobile Common Sense and Market Trends
 Mobile O/S
 The User Experience
 Testing The Usability
◦ Consistency
◦ Flexibility, Efficiency and Personalization
◦ Ease of Inputs
◦ Visibility of System Status
◦ Being Realistic
◦ Ergonomics
◦ Aesthetics and Social Sense
◦ Error Handling

3. Testing is questioning a product
in order to evaluate it.
James Bach
satisfice.com
Testing is about asking and
answering the question “Is there a
problem here?”
Michael Bolton
DevelopSense.com

4. the infinite process of comparing the invisible to
the ambiguous so as to avoid the unthinkable
happening to the anonymous
In other words, it is a challenge!
Check out: Becoming a Software Testing Expert – James Bach
Perfect Testing is….

5. Tablets
Smart Phones
PDAs
Pads
Personal
Computers
Telephone

8. Source: Wikipedia

9. Source: Wikipedia

10. Android from Google Inc. (free and open source)
bada from Samsung Electronics (closed source, proprietary)
BlackBerry OS from BlackBerry (closed source, proprietary)
iOS from Apple Inc. (closed source, proprietary)
S40 (Series40) from Nokia (closed source, proprietary)
Symbian OS from Nokia and Accenture (open public license)
Windows Phone from Microsoft (closed source, proprietary)
And many more…

11. The Testing of mobile apps is
all about One and One thing
only:
“The User Experience”
a.k.a “UX”

12. o Increase commercial potential
o Minimize support cost.
o User needs and desires are reflected
o UI will support both frequent and critical
tasks.
UX testing suggest small changes which is
very cost effective when it occurs at the right
point in the production cycle.

13. Branding
Functionality
Content
And…
Usability

15. Consistency
Flexibility
Ergonomics
Match with real
world
Ease of InputEfficiency
Personalization
Error Handling
Aesthetic and Social

16. Buttons are
pressed
Slides are
moved

17. Left Soft Key and
Right Soft Key
Actions
Consistency is important in
selection of an image, icon
and other layout of mobile
application.

19. Supportive and Shorter
UI for critical or
frequent tasks

20. Provision of
shortcuts to perform
frequent tasks

21. Labeling on buttons to make the functions self
explanatory

22. Minimize the navigation
and make it efficient

23. Ensure
sufficient
feedback for all
interaction
„Help view‟
would help
less-advanced
users to use
the application
Flexibility, Efficiency and Personalization

24.  Use of Auto Filling text fields to
avoid spelling mistakes.
 Use of
dropdown list
/ Selections
 Large enough
input fields
for touch
screen users.

25.  Does the user knows what is going on?
 A known reference Point : User must know where user is
currently standing
 Use of progress bar for installation or loading status of
items.

26. Proper font sizes,
font color or color
contrast etc.

27. Use of real world
objects (icons,
images) as much as
possible

28. Use of self
explanatory text for
button, icons or
images which is
nearest to the real
world.

29. Use the real time
scenarios to make your
application more
appealing for end
users.

31. Visual design of mobile
application must be
Easy to read under
different condition like
in sunlight or in dark
night.

32. A glance at the
display should be
enough to
understand the
information.

33. Mobile devices are like companions
Therefore, mobile devices must also be pleasing
to use.
They should look and work beautifully,
and never embarrass the user in a social
situation.
Please don‟t take this wrong 

34.  The user‟s data
Privacy and Safety
and
 User friendly and
socially acceptable
UI for application.

35. Because mobile
screens are
small;
Error message
texts should be
short and precise,
yet non-technical
and
understandable.
Error notification
should propose a
solution to the
error and should
be in user
understandable
language.

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