1.
The Inevitable Need For Mobile App Quality Assurance
we highlight the main challenges with mobile app
development and how we can address them through QA
testing.

2.
The rapid increase in the number of mobile apps has brought a substantial rise in competition when it
comes to mobile app development. According to Statistica, there were more than 6.5 million apps on
Google Play and Apple App Store as of May 2018. Considering these huge numbers, one can say that
there is a dedicated mobile app for almost every user’s needs. Consequently, if you plan to develop
and launch a mobile app, you have to ensure that it’s going to be engaging and user-friendly, if not
unique. A successful mobile app development strategy must focus on delivering great user
experiences across devices. Quality assurance services ensure that a mobile app performs at its peak
efficiency with minimal disruptions on all quality parameters.
We, at Oodles, provide on-demand quality assurance services to deliver high-quality mobile app
development experiences to clients. Our QA engineers use agile testing methodologies and advanced
tools to ensure that your app performs seamlessly across devices. Based on our past experiences, we
highlight the main challenges with mobile app development and how we can address them through QA
testing.

3.
Common Quality Issues In Mobile App Development
Performance Issues
Performance issues are often linked with the scalability of a mobile app. In many cases, the app performs
consistently well for a limited number of users. However, as the userbase increases, the app performance
depreciates, resulting in bad user experiences.
Usability Issues
These issues are reported generally when the user faces difficulties with the app interface. If some part of the app is
not accessible for any reason, it negatively impacts on the overall user experience. Usability issues occur due to
inefficacious QA software testing and the QA engineers must perform usability tests to avoid these instances.
Functionality Issues
Functionality issues are reported when several anomalies are detected in the app functionality, causing disruptions
in the navigation flow. If a mobile app lacks a functional user interface, users will find it difficult to perform basic
functions like signup/login, messaging, and app updates.

4.
Common Quality Issues In Mobile App Development
Security Vulnerabilities
Security flaws may prove detrimental for the app users as they put the user data and privacy at stake. App
security issues are generally associated with user authentication, data storage, and transfers (unencrypted).
Agile QA Testing Approach To Overcome Quality Issues
At Oodles Technologies, we follow a step-by-step QA software testing strategy to proactively detect and
resolve various types of app issues. Below are the tests we perform typically on a mobile app:
Basic Functionality Test / Smoke Test
We usually start with a smoke test that includes a basic check-up of the app’s functionality. It is to ensure
that every button or menu works perfectly across multiple app screens. A smoke test is critical to ensure that
all the basic functionalities of the app are finely-tuned to meet the users’ expectations. The functionality tests
also enable QA engineers to identify potential points of failure to avoid instances of downtime and app
crashes.

5.
Common Quality Issues In Mobile App Development
Code Review and Analysis
Code review is an essential part of the software development lifecycle that may reveal several software
glitches and potential points of failure. It is always wise to get your code peer-reviewed before pushing it
further. However, we recommend performing code reviews after successfully conducting the basic
functionality test. It saves you from the additional burden of bug detection as the entire process is
granularized.
Unit Testing
Unit testing enables QA engineers to test individual units or components of a mobile app. It is to ensure that
every part of the app is fully functional and performs seamlessly across devices. Unit testing is usually
followed by three other types of quality tests:

6.
Common Quality Issues In Mobile App Development
● Integration Testing: Individual units are combined and tested together rather than testing each unit
separately.
● System Testing: System tests are performed after unit testing and integration testing to ensure that
the app works smoothly with all components combined.
● Acceptance Testing: Acceptance tests are performed to evaluate an app’s acceptance level to
ensure that it is compliant with the client’s requirements.
Performance Testing
Performance testing is a critical part of the software development lifecycle that evaluates an app’s
performance, stability, and responsiveness under a given workload. It is generally performed to identify and
resolve issues with the app’s scalability, responsiveness, load time and navigation flow.

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Conducting the aforementioned tests ensures that all your app components are finely-tuned as
per the requirements. It is advisable to perform as many tests as you can to ensure that the
app performs seamlessly across the supported devices. Some other tests that may prove
effective to optimize a mobile app are regression tests, compatibility tests, GUI tests, and
synchronization tests. Check out our “Developer Insights” to learn more about these tests.

8.
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