“The future of mobile is the future of online. This is how people access online content."
- David Murphy, Founder and Editor at Mobile Marketing Daily
Mobile Internet Usage: App vs Browser
Source: eMarketer
eMarketer predicted that smartphone users will spend about 4 hours per day online, and 88% of that time will be spent in mobile apps. As the use of smart phones and mobile apps continue to rise, it's even more important that mobile apps are optimized.
Impact of Slow Mobile App
- High end configuration device increases consumer budget
- Faster network requirement keeps 2G users away from mobile app usage
- Downgrades app ratings
Mobile App Performance Testing Ensures
- High User Retention Rate
- Higher App Ratings
- Increased Revenue
- Sustained Brand Value
- Better User Experience
Mobile Application Types
Preliminary Testing Checklist
Network conditions[3G/4G/5G]
Type of Mobile Application[Android or iOS]
Business-critical scenarios list
Test data generation
In-scope mobile device types
Features to be bypassed or disabled such as OTP/Captcha
DB re-instate process for next test cycle
Objective and Key Scenarios
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Mobile Device Performance
- Memory and CPU consumption
- Application behavior on different devices.
(Like slow on Android but faster on iOS) - Mobile app startup time
- Impact on parallel running applications
- Battery consumption
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Server Performance
- Map all back end subsequent requests in the same sequence
- Test all API types like Rest and Soap
- Switch to backup server in case of main server failure
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Optimum hardware configuration for best application usage
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Response time variations under different network speed
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Application behavior against different network connectivity methods
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Bottleneck at server end, if any
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Duplicate calls filtration
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Heavy calls identification
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Tips To Improve Mobile App Performance
- Data caching
- Compress data
- Re-use data templates
- Reduce unwanted backend calls
- Avoid additional data load
- Avoiding Flash component
- Load images in CSS
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