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One of the biggest challenges software testers need to handle in 2016 is manual "In the wild testing". The problem that I see, is that many software testers, test mobile applications in the same way as they would test web or desktop applications, always on the same place with the same Internet connection. But mobile apps are not the same like web or desktop applications. They are used in a total different environment with different Internet connections. If a mobile app is tested only with a fast and stable Internet connection lots of problems will not be covered during the testing and development phase.
Testing the app in the wild may find problems with:
The light situation because of sun or rain.
With the sensors because they are interfered by other elements such as buildings, cars or other obstacles.
With the Internet connection. Due to the movement, uses have not always the same Internet connection and this has an impact to the mobile app under test. For example, the network switch from LTE to Edge may influence the UI or the information that will be processed between the backend and the mobile app.
The listed points are just some of the problems that will not be found in a lab situation. |
