A Detailed Guide on iOS App Testing – PART 1
iOS
iOS happens to be a mobile-run OS (operating system) that has been developed by the leading industry giant, Apple, specifically for the devices that are often called as iDevices. Since the year 2007, when iOS had been made only for iPhones, this OS evolved for supporting the touch devices & iPads as well. According to some current research, iOS happens to be the 2nd most well-known mobile OS available in the marketplace. Android works on devices from several manufacturers, but its beauty lies in the fact that it’s limited to only Apple devices, which evidently speak of the grave popularity of this OS. iOS saw around ten major releases over these years, delivering major feature updates along with each release. This operating system has been in the rounds for its user-friendliness, smooth operations, and free apps, etc. Speaking of APPs, the Apple iTunes store for iOS is too rich with many apps up to 2.2 million. The number of app downloads quickly increased to 130 billion, which is quite a number in itself! iOS happens to be an OS that is not just limited by any region or language barrier. This happens to be one of the most important factors in it, which has become so famous in just ten years from its development time. It is now supporting around forty different languages too. Apart from the languages, the user interface of almost all iOS devices tends to be very attractive and elegant as compared to its counterpart Android devices.
Benefits Potpourri
As mentioned earlier, iOS is limited to only hardware or devices of Apple. It’s a really big relief. However, there are many Apple devices as well as with their versions supporting iOS. The bottom line is that unlike Android, which is an open system, Apple happens to be a closed system. Operating system releases or device releases are very well planned. This is an additional advantage because of the following reasons:
- Available or published devices are fixed in size, and to ensure quality, a very clear idea is needed about which devices are off the market. It is easy for quality control professionals to decide on the test group.
- Similar to devices, deep analysis is not needed to be done for this particular OS because it is a closed system, so it takes less time (& effort) for iOS testing.
- Apple has a good selection of automation tools, although they are a bit difficult to learn.
- When testing Android GPS, one may need to spend around 2-3 days trying to figure out how to create fake scripts to send a fake location. But it was very easy & simple in iOS because it has a built-in function to send fake GPS for walking, cycling, and running, etc.
- For initial testing, it is not advisable to test with a GPS field test, however it is recommended to send fake GPS data, and it also saves time.
- Apple has stringent guidelines to submit a request. It’s a bit of a big help instead of being rejected after submission; and unlike other operating systems that don’t have strict guidelines, it has a good chance.
- Device functionality as well as the operating system itself is quite fixed & understandable, which reduces the possibilities of missing out on the way by which applications could possibly work. In iOS, you cannot force stop an application; while in Android, you can kill & force stop apps. Thus, the complexity of iOS app testing is reduced here.
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