This white paper cover some fundamental tools -- simulators, emulators, and real devices -- for testing mobile applications, and discuss where they fit into the test process.
Posted Oct 20th, 2017
This white paper cover some fundamental tools -- simulators, emulators, and real devices -- for testing mobile applications, and discuss where they fit into the test process.
The mobile deploy pipeline is much more complex than a web application, which are often built and tested locally. Instead of local testing, the code needs to be installed on one or more mobile devices. Instruction and tooling will need to be installed in order to run automated tests; this may need to be coordinated across multiple devices. If the “device” is actually in memory on the laptop, plumbing needs to be installed to get the automation to find the virtual device. Of the handful of choices, those local, virtual devices operate the least like the real thing.
Emulators, simulators, and real devices all function slightly differently.
Download the white paper to learn more about testing mobile applications with simulators, emulators, and real devices.