Welcome to the first edition of the A Practical Guide to Testing Wireless Smartphone Applications. I
hope you find this material useful as a technical introduction to the thorny subject of how to automate
tests for mobile wireless applications that run on smartphones. Here you can learn about the
basics of various practical techniques, then follow the links and references to learn more about topics
of relevance to you. I encourage you to seek other examples and references, and to experiment with
test automation, in order to test your applications more effectively.
I wrote this guide as I could not find anything similar when I started in the field of mobile
wireless testing. After two years of adding material to my notes the content is still unfinished and
incomplete; and I realize I am unlikely to ever “catch up” to cover the encyclopedia of topics, as the
field of test automation for wireless smartphone applications continues to change and evolve. So,
here is what I have written so far. I hope it will enable others to learn about the subject much more
quickly.
I hope to publish updated versions as I learn more about the subject, and I welcome your
contributions. Some draft material is also available online at
I currently work at Google. Some of the examples come from issues encountered at work, the
rest come from a wide range of sources.
Please be aware that this work continues to evolve based on my experiences: for instance I
would like to include information on test automation for the Android platform once I have the
relevant experience, which is driven — in part — by my project assignments.
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