What are the most common errors detected by mobile CI monitoring?

2 Test failures

Another common error detected by mobile CI monitoring is test failures. Test failures happen when the code does not meet the expected functionality, quality, or performance criteria, as defined by automated or manual tests. Test failures can be detected by CI tools that run various types of tests, such as unit tests, integration tests, UI tests, or performance tests, and report any failures or errors. To prevent or resolve test failures, developers should write clear and comprehensive test cases, use test-driven development, refactor code to improve readability and maintainability, and debug test results.

3 Crash reports

A more serious error detected by mobile CI monitoring is crash reports. Crash reports are generated when the application unexpectedly terminates or stops responding, due to unhandled exceptions, memory leaks, network errors, or device compatibility issues. Crash reports can be detected by CI tools that integrate with crash reporting services, such as Firebase Crashlytics, Sentry, or Bugsnag, and report any crashes or errors. To prevent or resolve crash reports, developers should handle exceptions properly, use memory management techniques, test on different devices and network conditions, and fix bugs promptly.

4 User feedback

A less obvious but equally important error detected by mobile CI monitoring is user feedback. User feedback is the information that users provide about their experience, satisfaction, or dissatisfaction with the application, through ratings, reviews, surveys, or feature requests. User feedback can be detected by CI tools that integrate with user feedback platforms, such as App Store Connect, Google Play Console, AppFollow, or UserVoice, and report any negative or positive feedback. To prevent or resolve user feedback errors, developers should listen to user needs and expectations, implement user-centric design, prioritize user value, and respond to user feedback.

5 Performance issues

A final error detected by mobile CI monitoring is performance issues. Performance issues are the problems that affect the speed, responsiveness, or efficiency of the application, such as slow loading, high battery consumption, excessive network usage, or low frame rate. Performance issues can be detected by CI tools that integrate with performance monitoring services, such as Firebase Performance Monitoring, New Relic, or Instabug, and report any performance metrics or anomalies. To prevent or resolve performance issues, developers should optimize code, use caching and compression techniques, reduce resource consumption, and measure performance impact.

6 Here’s what else to consider

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