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Testing Methodology for Connected Things
Released September 2016
Today’s market is full of ideas of Wearables, The Internet of Things, The Quantified Self, Beacons and many other new devices that connect to smartphones to provide solutions
This gives testers an issue in that it complicates the test environment many-fold. The complexity of test paths could be enormous, and obviously impractical. Consequently, how do testers approach this and how does a risk management approach work in this environment?
This paper looks at the best practice to approach testing a system that is made up from a smartphone and one or more connected things.
Accessibility Testing Criteria for iOS Applications
Released August 2016
Here is the set of Accessibility Testing Criteria for iOS apps. It is intended to be used to check the application’s accessibility for users with impairments in one or more categories of vision, colour perception, hearing, speech, dexterity, cognition of iOS applications.
Baseline Testing Criteria for Windows Applications
Released November 2015
The AQuA Testing Criteria can be used informally at any stage of the development process, but it is expected they will be of greatest use as a check immediately before beginning the submission processes for the Windows Store.
Accessibility Testing Criteria for Windows Applications
Released November 2015
This set of Accessibility Testing Criteria is intended to be used to check the accessibility of an application for users with impairments in one or more categories of vision, colour perception, hearing, speech, dexterity, cognition on a handheld device running Windows.
Accessibility Testing Criteria for Android Applications
Released July 16 2015
This set of Accessibility Testing Criteria is intended to be used to check the accessibility of an application for users with limitations in one or more categories of vision, hearing, speech, dexterity and cognition on an Android Device.
Network Performance Testing Criteria
The App Quality Alliance (AQuA) Network Performance Testing Criteria were created to be used in conjunction with AT&T’s Application Resource Optimizer tool (ARO). Since then, AT&T has significantly enhanced the capabilities of the tool, including the ability to analyse streaming video usage, and simulate the effect of changing network reception conditions on-the-fly.
Because the new tool’s output is different and more sophisticated, we have temporarily withdrawn the Testing Criteria for rewriting, but in the meantime urge all developers and testers to make use of the new Video Optimizer tool (https://developer.att.com/video-optimizer) without waiting for new testing criteria. Don’t be misled by the name change – it still delivers an extraordinary level of detail on data usage and power efficiency for any app, whether handling video or not, and enables you to easily see if your app is using more of your customers’ data allowance or battery power than it needs to. We recommend it.
AQuA Top 10 App Errors Good QA helps you to Avoid
Here's a list of the top 10 tests apps usually fail when tested against the AQuA Testing Criteria.
Baseline Testing Criteria for Android Applications
UPDATED with v1.6, November 29 2014 This is the latest version of the AQuA Testing Criteria for Android applications against which Android apps needs to be tested to be eligable for inclusion of their details within the Quality App Directory. Please see full details of the Directory by going to the site at www.qualityappdirectory.org
This new version includes the following changes:
New test: 4.6 Effects of daylight savings time change
New test: 4.7 Effects of timezone change while travelling
Amended test: 12.2 Installation of unwanted features or concealed add-ons
Amended test: 19.1 Misrepresentation of app, developer or publisher
Summary of the Tests within the Testing Criteria for Android Apps
UPDATED with v1.6, November 30 2014 A list of the tests included within the Android Testing Criteria (v1.6 - November 2014). It shows tests for 'simple' and 'complex' apps, and also highlights whether the tests are 'critical' or 'warning-level' tests.
Baseline Testing Criteria for iOS Applications
UPDATED: November 30 2014.
This is the second version (1.1 - Nov 2014) of the AQuA Testing Criteria for iOS applications against which iOS apps needs to be tested to be eligable for inclusion of their details within the Quality App Directory. Please see full details of the Directory by going to the site at www.qualityappdirectory.org.
Changes include:
New test: 4.6 Effects of daylight savings time change
Summary of the Tests within the Testing Criteria for iOS Apps
UPDATED with v1.1, November 30 2014 A list of the tests included within the iOS Testing Criteria (v1.1 - November 2014). It shows tests for 'simple' and 'complex' apps, and also highlights whether the tests are 'critical' or 'warning-level' tests.
Baseline Testing Criteria for Java ME Applications
The AQuA Testing Criteria for Java apps contains a common set of tests against which apps must be tested before they can be considered to be eligible for the Java Verified endorsement.
You should not consider distributing your applications if they don't meet this requirement as this set of tests contained within the document will be used by your chosen test house to test your app.
Please download it, read it, do your QA testing against it before submitting your apps via the Submission Portal.
Best Practice Guidelines for Developing Quality Mobile Apps
This is the latest version - 2.3 - June 2013 - of the Best Practice Guidelines for Developing Quality Mobile Applications, updated to include an area on privacy.
Online Testing Criteria Tool demo
The 3 minute video guides you through the Online Testing Criteria Tool. To start using the tool, just create an AQuA Affiliate account via the QAD site (it's all free). We've also added the iOS platform to the tool ...
Essentials of Mobile App Testing
Updated in October 2015
In this document we look at how the testing of mobile applications helps to achieve quality.
The latest version has been revised and updated in October 2015 to reflect agile trends in development.
AQuA PR Coverage
UPDATED November 19 2014: Recent PR coverage for AQuA.
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