Four Factors
- Carrier Networks & Network Bandwidth
Internet bandwidth plays a vital factor in mobile applications. If you have a bad internet connection, it will definitely affect the way your app will work. So, you have to make sure you go through testing of this! - Low-End Phones
If you want to see that the mobile version of your application is working fine on all phones, you would have to test it on both high and low-end phones. This will help you ensure the interface is smooth and swift. If there is any kind of interruption in this case, then you would have to recheck to make alterations in your application.
At times, if you’re using Android, there can be cases where the low-end phones might not support a higher version of the application. So, for Android users, you would have to curate the application with a different configuration to ensure the app works smoothly.
- Mix of Form Factors/Resolutions/OS Versions
iPhone users are at an advantage as the application allows the up-gradation of all IOS devices. The up-gradation for iPhone IOS 14 allowed the same up-gradation on 6S, which was released in 2015. However, the upgrades do not go beyond that.
In the case of Android users, Google does not allow up-gradation on all phones. So, if you purchase a phone which has outdated software, the application might not work.
In this case, we would advise people who are testing applications to consider this factor minutely to ensure smooth usage of the application.
The best solution to this problem is to use a device farm to test on as many devices as possible.
- Huge Localization
Make sure that the application is not restricted to any specific region or country. So, it’s important that testing be done considering a specific place’s linguistic and cultural aspects.
Final Thoughts
As we come to the end of our blog today, we hope you now know the important factors to consider when testing a mobile version of the application. Both these operating systems work differently, so you need to consider the factors well before launching the app.
Considering the factors, we’ve talked about will help you make an application suitable for both Android and IOS users.
