Mobile app's have been bread and butter for our daily needs , you can shop online,recharge and pay your bills, Book your tickets online in one click, its important to know the app behavior along with options in your smartphone, Lets discuss about apps behavior
You can consider the below queries
If any app running in background two things will happen, Session will be active and it Consumes RAM of your smartphone,in the same way when you kill app in background.session will be closed and it will release RAM on your smartphone
Ex : When you run cleartrip app in background it will be hitting URL https://www.cleartrip.com
and app will consume RAM,Same way when you kill the app it will be like closing your
browser section on desktop
How to kill the app on Android ?
Step 1: First i will launch the app say cleartrip which is installed on my mobile
Step 2: Click on home button will make app to run in background
Step 3 ; Click on Back button from home screen of your phone and it will display app running on
background
Step 4 : Swipe the app to right or left of your screen and observe that app will be killed
Below is the attached screenshot for app in background
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| App running in background |
When you want to perform cache and cookie based testing of app, Points to be considered are clear cache and clear data option available in your android phone
To find the the option to to settings >Apps > Click on app and click on Storage
Note: in below screenshot 'manage data' is nothing but clear data
When You Click on ' Manage Data' all the apps data will be deleted permanently which includes files,settings done on app,database and so on.. if you perform manage data app will be like freshly installed from playstore
Note: In IOS there is no option of clearing cache or cookie, only thing you need to do is uninstall and install app
When you Click on 'Clear cache' All the cookies stored in app will be deleted and it will not delete or modify any of your app settings
Accessibility testing of app
Since app is also used by people suffering from eye problems/ physically challenged. its very important think from their point, in order to do so we have accessibility option in setting on your smartphone
factors to be considered
1.Magnifying Gusters
2.Display size of fonts
3.Text contrast
4. Colour inversion
Your app must change font size etc.. according to setting done in accessabality
Find the attached screenshot
How to install Android and IOS app on your device
Android :
Most used techniques
1. Directly install from respective playstore
2. Copy the app in to your laptop and transfer it to your phone
3. Attached APK to your Cloud drive and access it through your phone
4. Install app through link or SMS
Least installing techniques
1. Send app from Bluetooth and install
IOS :
1.Direct install from apple store
2.Install From I tunes
3.Install through link or SMS which redirect to app in playstore
Points to Note
What is the extension of android app?
.Apk which stands for ANDROID DEVELOPMENT KIT
What is the extension of IOS app?
.ipa which stands for Iphone application archive
What is the extension of Windows app?
.XAP which stands for Cross-platform(X) Application package
Easy Way Remember Android versions
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO
A-Alpha
B-Beta
C-Cupcake
D-Donut
E-Eclairs
F-Frio
G-Gingerbreed
H-Honeycomb
I-ice cream sandwich
J-Jellybean
K-KitKat
L-Lollipop
M-Marshmellow
O-Oreo
Continue with Mobile app performance using jmeter in my next blog.....
Link : Good source of knowledge
Easy Way Remember Android versions
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO
A-Alpha
B-Beta
C-Cupcake
D-Donut
E-Eclairs
F-Frio
G-Gingerbreed
H-Honeycomb
I-ice cream sandwich
J-Jellybean
K-KitKat
L-Lollipop
M-Marshmellow
O-Oreo
Continue with Mobile app performance using jmeter in my next blog.....
Link : Good source of knowledge
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