The job of a tester may be interesting but it is full of many different challenges that could ultimately determine whether the developed software or app will serve its purpose the way it’s meant to. To ensure that the product developed is in its best version, testers have to keep themselves updated on everything about modern mobile technologies and trends. 

With the number of smartphone users increasing at a rapid pace, organizations are particularly concerned about what users expect from the apps they choose to install on their mobile devices. Back when smartphones started to create the mobile revolution, apps were all about performing some task or serving a specific purpose. The user experience wasn’t in focus. Neither was performance. But things have changed now. 

Apps are required to grant a great user experience while doing what it was designed to do in the most efficient way possible. User expectations may change with new trends. This is why it’s important for testers to ensure that the app meets the standards of the target user base in every manner. Today, leading mobile app development companies in UAE give top priority to an app’s UX; on the same level as the app’s features. Most of them also prefer manual testing to ensure that the app will be devoid of bugs that can potentially irritate users.

That said, we will explore a few strategies in this article to ensure bug-free deployment of mobile apps.

Use only the right devices for testing

Before the testing phase, testers need to figure out the number of devices and the type of devices to use for testing the app. In the case of iOS, this part isn’t a challenge. But when it comes to Android, testers will have to choose from a massive range of devices each with customized UI and screen resolutions.

To make this phase of the testing project easier, start by researching the market using various analytics tools. This should give an idea on the device types commonly used by the target user base. If the project budget is sufficient, testers can also increase the number of device types they can test the app on.

Cloud-powered testing

In-house testing solutions are the norm, and the right approach to cater to certain specific testing requirements. But in some cases, the cloud may be the best approach to testing a product. As a matter of fact, many experts offering business technology advisory services recommend leveraging the cloud for effective testing.

With the cloud, there is no need to acquire different devices and invest money for their maintenance.  The device pool is accessible from a lot of locations on the cloud. The cloud even supports parallel test case execution where same scenarios can be run on multiple devices at the same time. 

UX & compatibility

UX and browser compatibility should be given the same priority as its performance and security. The tester should manually check the response of various components of the application including buttons, dropdowns etc. Other elements of the app that are directly tied to the UI should also be checked including animations, page changes, transition effects, response times etc. 

Endnote

Manual testing won’t always seem fun to a tester. Considering recent digital transformations, testers performing manual testing need to think out of the box more often due to the fact that mobile users are generally seen as unforgiving.