Mobile application testing with tool (DA) is more easy now. Recently Device anywhere launched its new version 5.0 with more simplified input entry mode. In Earlier versions accessing a test URL was very difficult.Device anywhere input more is more improved . Open device browser and focus control on address bar . Before entering URL ,select input mode “WWW” from device control panel of the selected device. Device control options appears in right hand side of any selected device .
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Mobile application testing Mobile applications are often build to be agile and reliable as pC based applications in order to meet the challenge .Mobile application testing has evolved as a seperate testing stream.Always recommende3d to have seperate strategy for mobile application testing.Evolution of mobile devices has opened up avenue to integrate mobile applications into the mainstram computing.Mobile application s started delevering complex functionalities in key domains on platforms that have limited capabilities.Mobile environment/domain is consistuted by a variety of devices with diverse hardware and softwares.This diversity in mobile enviroments present challenges in developemnt and testing.More over required unoque strategy. Mobile applicationsMobile applications are classified into two category standalone applications and enterprise applications . Standalone applications reside inside in the mobile handset and do not have external communications or external interface with external systems.Enterprise aplications are built to perform resource intensive transactions across environments.Enterprise applications also interface with external system through WAP or HTTP/HTTPS. Continue reading Thoughts of Mobile application testing»
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But it lacks reuse-ability of automation scripts generated for a mobile device in another mobile handset.Direct-To-Device technology provides even hardware control on devices like uploading applications or data using USB,Switch on device,Remove battery,Flip handsets etc . Even pretty much possible to make calls, SMS to any mobile number in world from device anywhere.Yes it behaves like a real device not like any mobile emulator. A good mobile application testing checklist for novice mobile testers .A formatted reference article i found in internet . I should thanks Anurag for sharing this checklist. Testing Checklist for Mobile Applications-By Anurag Khode Are headline sounds strange? I have been looking for some good mobile blogs. But later started thinking about why do not I have a mobile blog. I found some useful plugins which can make wordpress websites to compatible for mobile device browsers. Off course normal web sites are difficult to view on a mobile browser. To view a website in mobile browser then it needs to be transcoded for requested mobile device or optimized for a mobile interface. Device carriers or Mobile web sites are using transcoding services or transcoding software’s for display web contents on mobile browser. Even mobile devices like blackberry has own setup or gateway for displaying requested web content. (Punch line: if you have own wap website or mobile website, need not worry about it) Now a question arise, Are all plugins are transcoding or formatting web content to display properly on a mobile devices? Actually debate required! … Good mobile plug-in can satisfy you still some extent. I had tried to use some plug-ins and am found to be useful. 1. WordPress Mobile Edition WordPress Mobile Edition is a plugin that shows an interface designed for a mobile device when visitors come to your site on a mobile device. Mobile browsers are automatically detected, list of mobile browsers can be customized on the settings page. It will work with wide ranch of mobile phones. Even you have provision to add user agent for the devices which are not able to detect. It has uses separate theme to load page on mobile browsers. Principal objective behind mobile application testing is to ensure best user experience, when access from mobile devices. Mobile web application testing first will be done on web browser using various mobile device user agents. Later will start testing application using emulators or simulators. Most the web sites are designed for delivering content for desktop application, Notebook or for wide range of handheld devices. The best practices of delivering Web content to mobile devices is process and deliver content by which user agent or devices. Web content should be delivered according to the mobile devices. Factors affect mobile content delivery 1) Types of content 2) Network, Carrier, User type and device capabilities 3) Context in which the content is received 4) User Goals Mobile users typically have different interests to users of fixed or desktop devices. They are likely to have more immediate and goal-directed intentions than desktop Web users. Their intentions are often to find out specific pieces of information that are relevant to their context. Fast growing mobile usage in web arena makes every application developers to mount or render their applications in a mobile web browser. Introduction of 3G technology fuels mobile web application importance in daily life. With the convenience of mobile keypad one can access required information in a |  | ||
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DeviceAnywhere offers a simple, efficient tool for mobile application testing, test automation, QoS monitoring, application certification and post-development sales and support. DeviceAnywhere 5.0 is now available with new enhanced UI and features.Added more convenient goodies for mobile application testing with better UI( 
improved look and feel of the application…..a tester perspective )
DeviceAnywhere enables the testing of all type mobile application in various handsets across different mobile carriers UK,US.FR etc. Device anywhere helps to do mobile application testing on real handsets in real network in virtual form.Both manual and automation testing is very much possible with device.It considerably makes fast the mobile application development and testing cycle of mobile applications.Automation testing of mobile application can be achieved in very easy steps and learning curve for this automation tool is very less.