Testing Mobile Applications Android Edition Training

Chapter 1. Introduction to Mobile Testing

• Types of testing – unit, function, performance, natural language.
• Challenges of mobile testing.
• A framework for mobile testing.

Chapter 2. The Architecture of Android

• Key Components Stack
• The Kernel
• Libraries
• The Dalvik JVM
• Application Framework
• Applications
• Activity
• Service
• Broadcast Receiver
• Summary

Chapter 3. Unit Testing Applications

• Introduction
• Manual unit testing using the AVD emulator
• Using the DDMS client.
• Using adb.
• Android Testing Framework
• The Architecture
• Creating a Test Project
• Test Case Class for an Activity
• Test Initialization
• Writing a Test Case Method
• Service Test Case Class
• Running Test Cases
• Useful Methods of an Activity Test Case Class
• Additional Assertion Function
• The TouchUtils Class
• Developing and Testing on a Device
• Stress Test Monkey
• Third Party Testing Tools
• Summary

Chapter 4. Function Testing Applications

• Introduction.
• Installing an application in a device.
• Testing for activity lifecycle.
• Testing for low memory situation.
• Testing for device orientation change.
• Testing for different resolution.
• Naturalization testing.

Chapter 5. Testing Disk Storage

• Introduction.
• Testing application preferences.
• Testing file storage.
• Testing storage on SD card.
• Testing for SQL database storage.
• Testing for version upgrade and SQL schema change.

Chapter 6. Testing Network Access

• Introduction.
• Testing for web server access.
• Test for different network bandwidth.
• Test for error situations.
• Test with WI-FI and network service.
• Test for offline behavior.

Chapter 7. Testing Location Based Services

• Introduction.
• Testing GPS based location fix.
• Testing WI-FI and cell signal based location fix.
• Testing MapView.
• Testing for location change.

Chapter 8. Testing Telephony Services

• Introduction.
• Making a phone call.
• Sending SMS message.
• SMS message failure.
• Reacting to call state change.

Chapter 9. Advanced Topics

• Viewing application log using LogCat
• Getting user crash report.
• Summary.