5 Types of Mobile App Testing

- To ensure User-friendliness

Many factors determine the success of a mobile application however the most important seems to be its user-friendliness.

Here are 5 types of testing that can be used for ensuring user-friendliness of mobile apps.

Why test apps for User-friendliness?

1. Functional Testing

Being the most basic testing type, it ensures if your

application meets the pre-defined requirements. It’s a time-

consuming task when done manually however considers the

various scenarios for user experience and eliminates the

glitches that may arise.

2. Performance Testing

This tests for client application performance, server and

network performance. Being more focused on user

experience, this testing type tests for responsiveness of the

application on user interactions.

3. Memory Testing

It’s important for applications to maintain optimized memory

usage for which memory testing is being done. This test is

being done on the actual mobile devices for better efficiency.

4. Interruption Testing

Mobile applications should have the ability to handle

interruptions like notifications, SMS, low battery, memory

warning, etc. This is where interruption testing has its role.

5. Usability Testing

This tests for the efficiency, effectiveness and satisfaction of

the mobile applications. Usability testing should be done in

the early stages of the design.

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