The Role of Automation in Mobile Continuous Testing
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The document discusses the importance of automation in mobile continuous testing, highlighting the complexity of mobile apps and the need for efficient testing strategies. It outlines the challenges in mobile testing, such as device fragmentation and security, and emphasizes the role of test automation in speeding up releases and ensuring quality. Continuous testing is posited as essential for early defect detection, improved collaboration, and faster deployment in the mobile development process.
The Role of Automation in Mobile Continuous Testing
- 1. The Role of Automation in Mobile Continuous Testing Moataz Nabil Developer Advocate
- 2. Why Mobile app testing is necessary? ▪ Mobile apps become more complex and modules become more diverse ▪ Mobile teams are growing and become Large Engineering Team ▪ Serving millions of customers everyday
- 3. When it comes to mobile apps, mistakes are hard to revert
- 4. Accelerate app releases by reducing any testing bottlenecks with test automation The Goal
- 5. Challenges in Mobile Testing ▪ Device fragmentation ▪ Deeplinks ▪ Push notification ▪ Localization ▪ Accessibility ▪ Security ▪ Performance
- 6. Mobile Testing Strategy ▪ Defining the scope and objectives of the testing ▪ Identifying the target devices and platforms ▪ Developing a test plan
- 7. Choosing the right Mobile Test Automation Tool ▪ Handle most of the mobile challenges ▪ Flexibility (ex: handling locators) ▪ Easy to understand ▪ Collaborate between mobile and test engineers ▪ Learning resources and documentation ▪ Community support
- 8. Cross-platform Native Mobile Test Automation Tools/Frameworks mobile.dev
- 9. Move the test to the left ▪ From blocker to Enabler ▪ Early detection of defects ▪ Improve collaboration and communication ▪ Faster delivery and deployment (releases) Test Early & Often Fail fast
- 10. ▪ The process of executing automated tests as part of the delivery pipeline in order to obtain feedback on the business risks associated with the mobile release candidate as rapidly as possible. ▪ Seamlessly integrated into the software delivery pipeline and DevOps toolchain Continuous Testing Keeping Testing Visible
- 11. Mobile CI/CD Workflow Checkout Repo Build App Unit Tests UI Tests Sign App Release App Upload Beta Testers Deploy to App Stores Publish Test Results Send Slack Message ▪ Cloud devices ▪ Run automated tests in parallel ▪ CI/CD pipeline Execution best practices
- 12. KPIs for measuring the success of automation in Mobile Continuous Testing Test coverage - the percentage of features, functionalities, and scenarios covered by automated tests Test execution time - the time it takes to run automated tests Defect detection rate - the number of defects detected by automated tests Test stability - the percentage of automated tests that are passing consistently over time
- 13. Recap ▪ Automation in Mobile Continuous Testing is improving the quality and speed of mobile app development and release. ▪ Continuous Testing over testing at the end. ▪ Embracing all testing activities over automating everything. ▪ Testing what gives value, based on customer usage, over testing everything. ▪ A whole team approach to testing over testing in siloed testing departments.
- 14. Thank You