MOBILE APP TESTING CHECKLIST II

Device specific checks

Can the app be installed on the device?

Does the app behave as designed/desired if there is an incoming call?

Does the app behave as designed/desired if there is an incoming SMS?

Does the app behave as designed/desired if the device is tilted?

Does the app behave as designed/desired if the device is shaken?

Does the app behave as designed/desired if a local message is coming from another app (think of: calendar reminders, to-do task etc.).

Does the app behave as designed/desired if a push message is coming from another app (think of: twitter mentions, whats app message, word feud invitation, etc).

Does the app behave as designed/desired if the charger is connected?

Does the app behave as designed/desired if the charger is disconnected?

Does the app behave as designed/desired if the device goes to sleeping mode

Does the app behave as designed/desired if the device resumes from sleeping mode

Does the app behave as designed/desired if the device resumes from lock screen?

Does the app interact with the GPS sensor correctly (switch on/off, retrieve GPS data)?

Is the functionality of all the buttons or keys on the device defined for this app?

Verify that buttons or keys which have no defined function have no unexpected behaviour on the app when activating.

Does the app behave as designed/desired if the “Battery low” message is pushed

Does the app behave as designed/desired if the sound on the device is turned off?

Does the app behave as designed/desired if the device is in airplane mode?

Can the app be de-installed from the device?

Does the application function as expected after re-installation?

Can the app be found in the app store?

Can the app switch to different apps on the device through multitasking as designed/desired?

Are all touch screen positions (buttons) working when a screen protector is used.

In case there’s a true “back” button available on the device does the “back” button take the user to the previous screen?

In case there’s a true “menu” button available on the device, does the menu button show the app’s menu?

In case there’s a true “home” button available on the device, does the home button get the user back to the home screen of the device?

In case there’s a true “search” button available on the device, does this get the user to some form of search within the app?

MOBILE APP TESTING CHECKLIST

Checklist comprises of below mentioned categories:

• Network specific checks
• Device specific checks.
• App UI checks.
• App specific checks. (These are related with functionality that is frequently used in an app.)
• Store specific checks

Network Specific Checks

Does the app behave as per specification if connected to the internet via Wi-Fi?

Does the app behave as per specification if connected to the internet via 2G?

Does the app behave as per specification if connected to the internet via 3G?

How the app behave if out of network reach?

How the app behave if it is in low network reach?

Does the app behave as per specification if navigating through application screens and Airplane mode is activated.

Does the app behave as per specification if while playing media content, Airplane mode is activated.

Does the app behave as per specification if while initiating a call from Device, Airplane mode is activated.

Does the app behave as per specification if while sending a SMS from Device, Airplane mode is activated.

Does the app resume working when it gets back into network reach from outside reach of the network?

Does the update transactions are processed correctly after re-establishing connection. 

Does the app still work correctly when tethering or otherwise connected to another device

What is the behaviour of the app if network switches between  (Wi-Fi, 3G, 2G)

Does the app use standard network ports (Mail: 25, 143, 465, 993 or 995 HTTP: 80 or 443 SFTP: 22) to connect to remote services, ( as some providers block certain ports.)