Source: http://www.qcubicle.com/mobile-testing/mobile-web-application-testing/
Web pages and applications for mobile environments pose certain unique requirements and challenges, compared to their desktop versions, which primarily arise from small size of the devices, limited input and interaction capabilities, slower communication, and need for tailored content depending on the dynamic context of use. Mobile application behaves varies from mobile browser to Mobile carrier.
Firefox addons for Mobile Web or WAP Application testing
Manual testing of mobile web application can be done with help of Browser Mozilla Firefox and bunch of handy addons.Primarily for testing mobile application in client-server environment QA need to spoof server to response with required mobile content. Actual mobile devices will send device information to server as user agent parameter in request header. For testing, need to spoof server with required user agent.
Browser Mozilla Addon User Agent Switcher will help to manage different user agent for testing. Modify header addon will be helpful to manage different headers values (e.g. x-up-calling-line-id).To recognize the authorized user.XHTML Mobile Profile will be helpful to render Xhtml and Mime content properly on browser Mozilla FirefoxWML Browser addon Simulate WAP browsing by viewing WML (Wireless Markup Language) pages in browser These settings with Mozilla Addons will help to do manual testing a mobile web /WAP application
October 6, 2009 at 5:20 pm
[...] the rest here: Mobile Web application testing « Mobile Application Testing By admin | category: mobile applications | tags: app-market, applications, big-name-app, [...]
April 8, 2010 at 8:13 am
Nice Post, i like the article in your blog…
i will visit this blog more often…
Nice info in there…
Keep Up the Good Work!
cheers