Mobile App QA Tools and Tips: MobiCast

Android emulator source available for QA

Default Android AVD Emulator	Genymotion Android Emulator	Chrome Android Responsive Emulator
Open Source	Paid	Open Source
Supports all released android API	Supports all released android API	Good for testing app UI responsiveness
Supports Custom device configuration	Supports Custom device configuration	Supports limited device types
Performance: Slow	Performance: Fast	Performance: Good
Supports native, hybrid and html apps	Supports native, hybrid and html apps	Supports only html apps

Android: How to setup Google Play Services
in Genymotion emulator?

Steps

Drag & drop the ARM Translation onto launched Genymotion emulator
Reboot emulator from command line using command: adb reboot
Download flashable zip of gapps of virtual device's Android 6.0 & others link
Drag & drop the downloaded file to a virtual device
Reboot emulator
The Google Play Services and related google apps are now installed in the emulator

Tips & Tricks

Steps to view and control your Android device from your PC

Download and install the Vysor app for Google Chrome browser
Launch the app and follow on-screen instructions

Result
View and control your Android phone device from your PC

Steps to setup Low Network test environment

In Chrome browser

Launch your application
Press F12
Click on Network tab
Click on 'No Throttling' drop-down
Select any one of the 'Presets' as per requirement

Result
Verify application in different network speeds

In Mobile device

Install Charles Proxy tool on your desktop and launch it
Go to Proxy > Throttle Settings and select ‘Enable Throttling’ option
Select any one of the ‘Throttle preset’ option as per requirement
Connect the device to this proxy
Go to Proxy > Start Throttling

Result
Verify application in different network speeds

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