5 Tips to Choose the Best Automated Mobile Testing Tool

Bangalore: Mobile applications have revolutionized our lives. Today, with the touch of an option, we can access any amount of information such as getting directions to a restaurant, booking our flight tickets or even order a cab service. The shift from the more traditional desktops to smartphones has resulted in an increase in the demand for mobile applications.

However; the number of smartphones having different features and specifications are increasing daily and this poses many challenges to the testers. Brian MacKenzie in a blog post on northwaysolutions.com highlighted some tips to help mobile app testers choose the best automation tools to test applications.

1) Reusable Scripts
Testers should ensure that the test scripts can be reused across the various devices running the same operating systems irrespective of the version. There are various solutions in the market today that claim to meet this requirement, however the reality is many of them don’t although they come with tag lines such as “object based scripting” and “cross OS scripting”. 

2) Support Emulators/Simulators and other Physical Devices
Testers should be able to run and record scripts across physical devices as well as simulators and emulators.

3) Web Application Support
Hybrid apps, web based apps and native apps have their own advantages and disadvantages not only to the developer but also to the testers and users. Hybrid and Web Based apps are becoming popular and they are likely to replace native apps. Before selecting the tool, the tester should ensure that it support all types of apps.

4) Interruptions Shouldn’t Cause the Test to Fail
Common interruptions such as phone calls and messages shouldn’t cause the test to fail. Testers should ensure that the tool doesn’t get affected by the various interruptions and it should be able to resume once the interruption is over.

5) Integration with Performance Testing Tools
As poor application performance can affect the revenue, testers should ensure that the solution they plan to select can be integrated with other performance testing tool. Furthermore, the solution should be able to measure the performance of the RAM, disk, the battery and the CPU. 

TOP QA Testing Companies in India

Company Name	Key Person	Location	Brief Description
360logica Software Testing	Aman	Noida	Software, Outsourcing, Offshore, Manual, Automation, Black Box, White Box, bugs, error, database, System Integration testing, BETA, UAT, Test cases design
Cigniti	Raj Neravati	Hyderabad	Software Testing, Quality Assurance, Offshoring, Microsoft Gold certified Partner
Cityland Technologies	Srinivasa	Bangalore	quality support and maintenance services & applications in an efficient and timely manner.
Cybage	Arun	Pune	Software Re-engineering, Software Maintenance, Quality Assurance
Game Cloud	Lakshmikant B. Thipse	Pune	Game Bug Sweeping,Verification,Reporting, QA Testing Services for Games and Interactive Applications
Harbinger Group	Vikas Joshi	Pune	software accuracy & reduce cost of producing quality software, comprehensive testing strategy, quality & performance
Indium Software	Harsha Nutalapati	Chennai	System, Functional, Test Automation, Load, Unit, Dedicated Test Lab, Compatibility, Installation, Cloud, Game, Security, FDA, PCI DSS, Section 508 Compliance, Test Process Consulting
InfoStretch	Rutesh Shah	Ahmedabad	Mobile Handset and Certification, Mobile Application Infrastructure, iPhone Localization, App Store Certification, Product Engineering, QA and Process Optimization, ERP Testing
ITC infotech	Ashwani Maheshwari	Bangalore	key business domains, outsourced or independent testing, accelerate test cycles & improve quality.
Mahindra Satyam	C P Gurnani	Bangalore	QEdge, Mahindra Satyam’s independent Product and Application Testing Practice
Maveric Systems Limited	Ranga Reddy	Chennai	Program Assurance, Process Assurance, Application Assurance
Mindfire Solutions	Chinmoy Panda	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	Manual testing, Automated testing, Regression testing, Load testing, Selenium, QTP, Mac Testing, Game Testing, Enterprise Application Testing, Web Application Testing, Others
MindTree	Krishnakumar Natarajan	Bangalore	Infrastructure Management & Technical Support, Mobilty, Testing, Data & Analytic Solutions
Nous Infosystems Pvt. Ltd.	Ajith J. Pillai	Bangalore	Unit, Integration, User Acceptance, Functional, Localization and internationalization, Product Migration, Product Security, GUI Testing Performance, Post-testing support, Product documentation
Oak Systems	Sudher	Bangalore	Functional, Integration, Regression, Structural, Component and Usability, Test case design & Test suite preparation, Performance, Load, Scalability and Platform Compatibility
QA Info Tech	Mukesh Sharma	Noida	Accessibility, Software Quality Assurance, Functional, Performance, Security, Globalization, Localization, Cloud, Smart Devices
QA Zone	Smita Mishra	New Delhi	verification, validation & non functional, test automation, test consulting, Test Process Assessment, Metrics & Measurement set up, Data Management, COE Setup
Qutesys Technologies Pvt. Ltd	Rajendra Menon	Bangalore	Test Process Outsourcing, Test Advisory Services, Testing As A Service, Certifications and Trust Seals.
S T C Thirdeye Technology	Sriram	Chennai	Requirements Capture and Analysis, Test Planning, Test case Design & Traceability Matrix, Test Execution, Defect Tracking and Management, Test Metrics
Span Systems	Chakravarthy M. Venkataramana	Bangalore	Software Testing, Quality Assurance, Offshoring
Stag Software	T Ashok	Bangalore	Scientific bug hunting activity, Hypothesis Based Testing (HBT)
Thinksoft Global	Asvini Kumar	Chennai	Cards & Payments, Banking, Insurance, Treasury and Capital markets, Financial Product, Test Consulting, Testing Mobile Applications, Test Technology and Tools
Verifaya	Girish N. Basidoni	Bangalore	Automated software testing solutions
ZenQA	Murali Mohan	Hyderabad	Core Functional, Test Automation, API/Web Services/WCF Functional, Performance, Security, Pre-Certification, Globalization or Localization, Mobile application
Zensaar	Ganesh Natrajan	Pune	Verification, Validation services and non functional testing, test automation, specialized testing and test consulting