The steps
- 1Open the preview on your phone
Most building tools give you a code or a link that opens the app on your device while it is still being built.
- 2Complete the main task end to end
Create a new account, order or book, and pay with test details if there is payment.
- 3Try bad conditions
A weak network, airplane mode and back, closing the app in the middle of an action.
- 4Distribute a test version
Give it to five people from your audience through the store's testing track, and ask them to do one specific task.
- 5Note, fix and repeat
Every finding is written with its steps, and after the fix you run the same test again.
What to look at on the device
- Does the keyboard cover the text field or the send button?
- Are buttons big enough for a thumb?
- Are Arabic text and direction right on every screen?
- How long do opening the app and loading the first screen take?
- What happens when camera or notification permission is refused?
Testing that helps and testing that fools you
Fools you
- Testing only on your new phone.
- Using your old account full of data.
- Trying only the happy path with no mistakes.
Helps you
- An old phone and a new one, iPhone and Android.
- A fresh empty account, like a first user.
- Wrong input and an invalid phone number on purpose.