What Are the Various Types of Mobile App Testing?

The mobile industry is becoming stronger and larger day by day and is in its best phase. There are thousands of mobile applications, present and every day one or the other app is being launched. These mobile apps can be created by any person and launched in the market to offer certain services to users. But before launching these apps in the market it is very important to do proper testing to ensure that it would work properly when handed to customers. The testing of any mobile app is very important and must never be omitted. Launching any mobile app without proper testing is a very foolish decision which a mobile app developer could make. Below mentioned are the various types of testing that are carried out:

1: Functional testing: This is the testing which must be carried out before any other. This testing just simply checks for the functioning of your mobile app. You have to check whether your app is working properly and doing things for what it has been designed to.

2: Performance testing: In this testing, you have to check the performance of your mobile app under certain conditions. Low battery, bad network, low memory, and multiple users are among some of such conditions. This testing ensures that your mobile app is able to work properly under stringent conditions without showing any signs of breakdown and failure.

3:  Network Testing: In this testing, the functioning of your mobile app is checked for various network carriers. How is your mobile app working when using the voice or data connection of a particular network? 

4: Usability testing: The aim of carrying out this testing is to find out the probability of the success of your app. The testing mainly aims at checking that how useful would be your app to the users. Is it actually serving the purpose for which it was initially designed for?  The usability is the factor that determines the success or failure of any application.

5: Memory Leakage testing: It is one of the most important testings that must be carried out for sure. The main reason behind the failure of apps is the improper handling of memory. Your app must be able to handle the memory which is allocated to it otherwise there are chances that your application may crash down. As memory is a very big constraint in the mobile devices, therefore, you must ensure your app is free from problems of memory leakage. The memory leakage not only has adverse effects on your app but also slows down the overall functioning of the users’ phone.

6: Interruption testing: There are many interruptions which could occur on a mobile device while using your app. So this testing deals with the checking of your app and how it can handle these interruptions in an efficient manner. Incoming of a message and call, battery removal, cable insertion, and removal and media player on/off are among a few examples of the interruptions.

Once your app has been tested properly, it is ready to be launched in the market and ready for use.  

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