OutOfMemory Exception with Robotium – Update IV

If you are using Robotium for test automation your Android app and you have many test cases that must be executed, you may run into an OutOfMemory Exceptions after a certain time of test execution. I have this problem with my test suite. The full test suite consists of around 110 test cases. Besides the … Read more

How XING choose mobile test devices

In my last company blog post I dealed with the topic: “How to choose the right mobile test devices”. In addition to all our mobile test automation, we also do a lot of manual and exploratory testing within our mobile team. We test devices with different hard- and software, with different browser versions, and on … Read more

Mobile Testing Mind Map

I found a really nice mind map about mobile testing from Karen Nicole Johnson Mobile Testing Course. The mind map give a really nice overview of the complexity of mobile testing. Source: http://www.ministryoftesting.com/2012/05/mobile-testing-course-pictures-and-a-mindmap/ Infos about the course: http://www.ministryoftesting.com/training-events/testing-mobile-apps-mobile-websites/

YAATT – Yet Another Android Testing Tool

Thanks to my colleague @the_qa_guy I got the information that there is another test automation tool for Android Apps. The tool is called bot-bot and provide a selenium like test automation for native Android Apps using a capture & replay functionality. The tool is developed by Imaginea and based on the keyword driven approach. bot-bot … Read more

Useful new Android Tool also for QA – Lint

Since the last Android ADT update 16 there is a new tool included called Lint. Lint is able to scan Android projects for potential new bugs! Here is a short list of possible problems Lint is checking: Missing translations Layout performance problems Unused resources Inconsistent array sizes Accessibility and internationalization problems Icon problems Usability problems … Read more