Mobile Apps Testing

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Testing Checklist (Test Cases) for Mobile Applications

Anurag Khode
Mobile Application Testing
Copyright 2009-2010
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Test Case Description

Installation

Verify that application can be

Installed Successfully.

Uninstallation

Verify that application can be

uninstalled successfully.

Network Test
Cases

Verify the behavior of application

when there is Network problem and
user is performing operations for
data call.
Verify that user is able to establish
data call when Network is back in
action.
Verify that user can accept Voice call
at the time when application is
running and can resume back in
application from the same point.

4
5

Voice Call
Handling

Call Accept

Call Rejection Verify that user can reject the Voice

call at the time when application is
running and can resume back in
application from the same point.

Call Establish Verify that user can establish a

Voice call in case when application
data call is running in background.

SMS Handling

9
10 Unmapped
keys

Verify that user can get SMS alert

when application is running.
Verify that user can resume back
from the same point after reading
the SMS.
Verify that unmapped keys are not
working on any screen of
application.
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11 Application
Logo

12 Splash
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14 Low Memory

15 Clear Key

Verify that application logo with

Application Name is present in
application manager and user can
select it.
Verify that when user selects
application logo in application
manager splash is displayed.
Note that Splash do not remain for
fore than 3 seconds.
Verify that application displays
proper error message when device
memory is low and exits gracefully
from the situation.
Verify that clear key should navigate
the user to previous screen.

16 End Key

Verify that End Key should navigate

the user to native OEM screen.

17 Visual

Verify that there is visual feedback

when response to any action takes
more than 3 seconds.

18 Continual

Verify that continual key pad entry

do not cause any problem.

19 Exit Application

Verify that user is able to exit from

application with every form of exit
modes like Flap,Slider,End Key or
Exit option in application and from
any point.
Verify that when application is
running then inserting and removing
charger do not cause any problem
and proper message is displayed
when charger is inserted in device.

Feedback

Keypad Entry

20 Charger Effect

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21 Low Battery

Verify that when application is

running and battery is low then
proper message is displayed to the
user.

22 Removal of

Verify that removal of battery at the

time of application data call is going
on do not cause interruption and
data call is completed after battery
is inserted back in the device.

23 Battery

Verify that application does not

consume battery excessively.

24 Application

1. Find the application icon and

select it
2. "Press a button" on the device to
launch the app.
3.Observe the application launch In
the
timeline defined

25 Application

Make sure that your application is

not causing other applications of
device to hamper.

Battery

Consumption

Start/ Restart

Side Effects

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26 External

incoming
communication
infrared

Application should gracefully handle

the condition when incoming
communication is made via Infra
Red

[Send a file using Infrared (if

applicable)
to the device
application presents the user]

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Expected Result

Application should be able to

install successfully.
User should be able to uninstall
the application successfully.
User should get proper error
message like Network error.
Please try after some time
User should be able to establish
data call when Network is back in
action.
User should be able to accept
Voice call at the time when
application is running and can
resume back in application from
the same point.
User should be able to reject the
Voice call at the time when
application is running and can
resume back in application from
the same point.
User should be able to establish a
Voice call in case when
application data call is running in
background.
User should be able to get SMS
alert when application is running.
User should be able to resume
back from the same point after
reading the SMS.
Unmapped keys should not work
on any screen of application.

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Application logo with Application

name should be present in
application manager and user can
select it.
When user selects application
logo in application manager
splash should be displayed.
Splash should not remain for fore
than 3 seconds.
Application should display proper
error message when device
memory is low and exits
gracefully from the situation.
Clear key should navigate the
user to previous screen.
End Key should navigate the user
to native OEM screen.
There should be visual feedback
given when response time for any
action is more than 3 second.
Continual key pad entry should
not cause any problem in
application.
User should be able to exit with
every form of exit modes like
Flap,Slider,End Key or Exit option
in application and from any point.
When application is running then
inserting and removing charger
should not cause any problem
and proper message should be
displayed when charger is
inserted in device.

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When application is running and

battery is low then proper
message is displayed to the user
telling user that battery is low.

Removal of battery at the time of

application data call is going on
should not cause interruption
and data call should be
completed after battery is
inserted back in the device.
The application should not
consume battery excessively.

Application must not take more

than 25s to start.

Installed application should not

cause other applications of device
to hamper.

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When the incoming

communication enters the device
the application must at least
respect one of the following:
a) Go into pause state, after the
user exits the
communication, the application
presents the user
with a continue option or is
continued automatically from the
point it was suspended at
b) Give a visual or audible
notification

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