Seetest-A mobile Test Automation tool for Android, iPhone, Blackberry, Symbian & WindowsPhone 7

November 7, 2011 — anuragkhode

Guest Post By:-Tal Barmeir (CEO Experitest)

Need for Mobile Test Automation Tool on Various Platforms (Android, iPhone, Blackberry, Symbian & WindowsPhone 7) 

Since launch of the First Mobile phone in the market to the launch of hundreds of devices a month,the market has changed drastically.Unlike earlier, now:-

  • There are lots of application getting developed and launched in to the market everyday.
  • Enterprises (banks, retailers etc) need to provide access to their online services via smartphones.
  • Application developers need to quickly launch their apps on various platforms to cope up with competitive market.
  • Hardware vendors are developing many different devices based on Android and other mobile OS.
Thousands of mobile devices in the market, different OS/Platforms with different OS versions and competitive market,all these things lead to need of a comprehensive & effective automation tool which can help in  cost effective Testing of a Mobile Application or hardware they have developed in quick time.More specifically, they need a test automation tool for real physical mobile devices (not emulators) that has full coverage, ability to integrate  into their existing testing environment , is simple & quick to operate and can run the same test  on many devices/mobile OS.AND MOST IMPORTANTLY – a downloadable trial version – because there’s nothing like trying it yourself.
Well all these and many other challenges/Issues  in Mobile Application Testing will  now be addressed by an efficient Mobile Automation tool from Experitest Inc.
Experitest (www.experitest.com) – a strategic partner of both HP and Microsoft – has developed SeeTest – a test automation tool for mobile that meets all these requirements and is deployed in Fortune 500 companies worldwide, such as Microsoft, NYSE, Marvell, Texas Instruments, Clicksoftware, BSkyB, 888, Cisco and many more.  To watch a video click here

Requirement 1:  Full coverage – all smartphone OS, all functionality

All mobile OS:

  •  All types of OS:  There are 5 Android, iOS, Blackberry, WindowsPhone 7 and Symbian. To provide a real coverage of your customer base you need a tool that can test on any of these.All mobile OS versions: OS versions are constantly launched ot the market. There is need ot support all of them.
  • All mobile device models: phones, tablets. Both are used today by end users. So both need to be tested.
All functionality: Smartphones have a broad range of gestures, system alerts and many other features.  All need to be supported. Otherwise no real automation can be achieved:
  • Gestures:Swipe, drag &drop, zoom in and zoom out, mutlitouch.
  •  System alerts:Security pop ups.
  • Virtual keyboards:  all keyboard configurations
SeeTest is the most comprehensive mobile test tool today in the market. It covers all OS, all functionality. You name it, SeeTest has it.
Requirement 2:  Plug into QTP,TestComplete,MSTest,Junit,Perl,Python:-
Mobile testing is “the new guy on the neighborhood”. It is joining into a realty where organizations already have an existing testing environment such as QTP, TestComplete, MSTest, Java, Perl, Python. Naturally, organizations are looking for a solutions that can easily integrate into these existing environments so that they can continue working from their usual testing environment only extend it to cover mobile testing as well.

SeeTest has plugins into all testing environments such as QTP, Testcomplete, MSTest, JUnit, Perl and Pyhton.

Let’s take for example QTP. The SeeTest plugin enables to work from within QTP and simply create tests the regular and usual way tests are created in QTP (Keyword view, Expert view, data driven tests, test results and anaylsis), only that this time it is done on real physical mobile devices connected via a standard USB cable to the tester’s computer. The user can record/edit the test, run it and view reports – all in QTP. Just as he has always done. Same goes for all the HP testing & monitoring tools such as QC and LoadRunner.

 

Example screenshots: Keyword view, Expert view, data driven tests, test results

 

Requirement 3: simple & quick to Operate – a recorder

The mobile world changes quickly. And so should the ability to create tests easily and efficiently. The SeeTest recorder enables simple, quick test creation.

Requirement 4: Same script running on multiple devices and mobile OS.

There are 5 smartphone OS. There are hundreds of smartphone device models. There are constantly new OS versions. This reality mandates one clear and strong requirement – script once, run on any device/OS.

One of SeeTest’s main strengths is its ability to run the very same test script on any mobile OS. Any physical device. No exceptions. This brings clear and indisputable ROI to the mobile automation project.

Requirement 5: Why believe marketing materials? Try it yourself now – free downloadable trial.

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Download a free trial here        

Watch a Video here           

Email us for a free webinar/demo/POC: support@experitest.com

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About Author:-

Tal Balmier is CEO of Experitest – developer of SeeTest – test automation tool for mobile that plugs into QTP,TestComplete,MSTest,JUnit,Perl,Python.


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