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Hands-On Mobile App Testing

A GUIDE FOR SOFTWARE TESTERS AND ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE MOBILE APP BUSINESS

Daniel Knott

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 perspective.

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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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Daniel Knott

Daniel loves digital products with high quality being it web or native mobile applications. Currently, he is working as Head of Software Testing at MaibornWolff in Germany, where he shapes the future of testing for his clients.

In the past 14 years, he worked as Lead Software Test Engineer for different native mobile apps and products.

Daniel wrote two books - Hands-On Mobile App Testing and Smartwatch App Testing and is a frequent blogger at www.adventuresinqa.com and conference speaker. Since 2022 he also created his YouTube Channel about Software Testing.

Get in touch with Daniel:

Leanpub Podcast

Episode 226

An Interview with Daniel Knott

Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

  1. Why I wrote this Book
  2. Who should read this Book?
  3. Topics covered in this Book
  4. How to use this Book
  5. Feedback

Chapter 1 What’s Special About Mobile Testing?

  1. User Expectations
  2. Mobility and Data Networks
  3. Mobile Devices
  4. Mobile Release Cycles
  5. Mobile Testing is Software Testing
  6. Summary

Chapter 2 Introduction to Mobile Devices and Apps

  1. Overview of Mobile Networks
  2. Mobile Devices and the Year 2007
  3. The Big Two
  4. What Types of Apps Exist?
  5. Business Models of Mobile Apps
  6. App Stores
  7. Summary

Chapter 3 Challenges in Mobile Testing

  1. The Customer
  2. Mobile Platforms and Fragmentation
  3. Sensors and Interfaces
  4. System Apps
  5. Internationalization (I18n) and Localization (L10n)
  6. Mobile Browsers
  7. Summary

Chapter 4 How to Test Mobile Apps

  1. Emulator, Simulator or Real Device?
  2. Manual Testing versus Automated Testing
  3. “Traditional” Testing
  4. Mobile-Specific Testing
  5. Checklists, Mnemonics and Mind Maps
  6. How to file Mobile Bugs
  7. App Quality Alliance
  8. Summary

Chapter 5 Mobile Test Automation and Tools

  1. The Flipped Testing Pyramid
  2. Different Types of Test Automation Tools
  3. What should be automated?
  4. Emulator, Simulator or Real Device?
  5. How to Select the Right Mobile Test Automation Tool?
  6. Current State of Tools
  7. Continuous Integration System
  8. Distribution Frameworks
  9. Summary

Chapter 6 Additional Mobile Testing Methods

  1. Crowd Testing
  2. Mobile Cloud Testing
  3. Cloud-based Test Automation
  4. Summary

Chapter 7 Mobile Test and Launch Strategy

  1. Mobile Test Strategy
  2. Establish a Beta Testing Community
  3. Mobile Launch Strategy
  4. Summary

Chapter 8 Important Skills for Mobile Testers

  1. Skill Set of a Mobile Tester
  2. How to improve your Mobile Testing Skills?
  3. Summary

Chapter 9 What’s Next? And Final Thoughts

  1. Internet of Things
  2. Wearables
  3. Health Apps
  4. Blockchain Technologies
  5. Final Thoughts
  6. Summary

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