Mobile Application Testing: Top Challenges and Possible Solutions

Thanks to modern technology, more than a million users depend on mobile applications in order to browse the internet, check their social media notifications and for many other daily activities. Thus, it is essential for software development companies to launch mobile applications that have been thoroughly tested for quality and security. In the case of both consumer and enterprise applications, a quality application does ensure the success of your business in general. So, here are some common challenges in testing mobile applications and some tips on how you can solve them –

Getting Smoother touch screens

Since touch screens are a major element of the modern smartphone, it is important that they should be stable in order to provide a smooth working experience. They are used to display information and enter data, and a rickety application can prove to be fatal to the experience.

Software testers can use specific free or paid software testing tools by software testing companies that can be used to ensure maximum efficiency and accuracy in an application.

Managing performance across multiple devices and operating systems

Speaking of advanced technology, there are different mobile devices – each with their own screen size, configuration and body sizes. A product that works perfectly on a specific device may not work on another. Similarly, different operating systems in the market have different interfaces that need to be thought of. Some of the common mobile operating systems are Android, iOS and Windows. Each of these interfaces has its specific guidelines, and a mobile application must cater to each of them.

Testers must make sure they are particular about following the specific rules and guidelines laid out by each of these systems, to avoid wasting extra time and money in the testing process. Making use of certain mobile simulators and emulators to test the efficiency of the application is a good practice.

Handling security and marketing issues

Just creating the perfect mobile application isn’t enough, for you need to promote the same as well. Thanks to rigorous deadlines at hand, developers need to be careful regarding development, design and mobile app testing. In some cases, users require a mobile application to be launched in the market within twenty days or less. Moreover, security is a high-priority concern in terms of mobile applications.

The best solution in this regard would be to provide appropriate time to develop and test mobile applications. Moreover, software testers will require a private secure cloud in order to prevent data breaches. Ergo, in this case, rigorous security testing is of prime importance.

Achieving improved user experience

The success of a mobile application depends greatly on the user’s experience of the same, which is why they need to be free of errors and perform their best. A user leaves behind reviews per their experience (which again could be viewed by new users), which could affect the business potential of the concept. Thus, general poor user experience can contribute to the downfall of the application.

The best solution, in this case, would be to ensure better user experience with each update. Properly planned out functional testing, performance and load testing along with a thorough check of every parameter set out, should be conducted to ensure the app performs up to the expectation.

Adhering to timelines

Every mobile application needs to have all the requirements working perfectly as per expectation.  It sometimes gets difficult for quality assurance specialists to ensure every feature is thoroughly checked adhering to the stringent timelines at the same time. Testing needs to be performed after every stage of development. At times, the testing procedure is postponed till the end of the development stage, wherein when some glitch is detected, it requires rewriting several codes and fixing issues in the development front, and that becomes a lengthy process.

At times clients demand a very short delivery timeline, which often clashes with the testing process. Therefore, software development and testing must be carried out simultaneously to save time as well as efforts. Framing enough timelines and planning the testing process, accordingly, can help to make the delivery process faster.

Software testing is an absolute necessity when it comes to building new mobile applications. However, these are some common challenges testers are faced with. Once the testers and developers incorporate solutions to their challenges, the entire process could be made simpler, cheaper and more efficient.