Mobile app testing needs a lot of time and effort to test applications on all platforms. The foremost thing for any developer is to construct the best quality application that can meet the user’s demands. There are many ways to test a mobile application and finding the best way is the main challenge in the mobile app testing process. Every approach has its pros and cons. Here we are describing some of the main challenges that mobile app testers face and how we can manage them.
Security Concerns
Security concerns are one of the huge issues faced by mobile app testers. As the cache is easier to access in mobile apps, suspicious programs can easily find ways to access the private information of mobile users. Hackers can attack the device if there is poor or no encryption in a mobile application. To avoid this problem, mobile app testers should run all the relevant test cases to make sure that the application is going well from the encryption side. Testers can use cloud-based testing techniques which are ISO27001, CCPA, and SOC2 compliant. These cloud-based tests can enable testers to run tests on the cloud which ensures proximity to end user conditions.
Device Fragmentation and Different OS Platforms
If a mobile application works fine on a particular device, testers cannot guarantee that it will work fine on other devices too because screen resolution, memory, and OS optimization are different. To overcome this issue, a company needs an extensive infrastructure like the physical hub of all the latest devices. A variety of mobile operating systems is also a great challenge for testers to provide consistent performance to users across different platforms. It is better for testers to test the app on numerous android emulators and IOS simulators before releasing it in the market.
Different types of Mobile Applications
Mobile apps are of different types. Different coding languages are used in different apps which creates more challenges for mobile app testers. A mobile application can be a native app, web app, or hybrid app. Each mobile app type is different from installation to functionality and creates a different challenge in front of the tester. For example, a native app can store the data on a mobile device but a web app cannot. So we cannot apply standard solutions for all the applications. Testers have to make test cases while keeping in mind the type of application.
Different Screen Sizes
Mobile devices are available with a variety of screen sizes. User experience which is seamless on a particular screen may be broken on another screen due to the difference in its size and resolution. Hence, mobile apps are required to be developed in conjunction with every new screen specification which enters in the market. Testing team must think about the adaptability to various screen sizes by testing on all popular devices.
Network speeds
Mobile applications are used by people in different places with different networks. In a real-time scenario, users use mobile apps with different network speeds. An app that is not bandwidth optimized possesses a lag during the exchange of information between the server and the end user. The testing team should check all the important functions in different network conditions to get an idea of the response time in each case. To replicate similar network conditions in the case of a wi-fi network, proxy servers may be utilized.
In this article, we provide top challenges the mobile app testing team faces across the globe. We also explain the possible solutions of these issues. In Testers Hub, we provide cloud mobile app testing services that can test mobile apps and websites across on demand operating systems, browsers and real mobile devices.
