Checklist for Mobile App UI Testing

As beginners, going forward, you might hear a lot of automation tools for mobile app testing. First, automation is not the holy grail for everything in testing because you can’t automate everything. Second, manual testing will never probably go away. A machine or tool can’t understand the look and feel of your application; you need it by yourself. But you use automation to secure the shorter release cycles. Third, you need both of them, meaning that you need a good balance of both to attain maximum quality taking full advantage of their benefits.

Checklist for Mobile App UI Testing

UI testing is simple – just make sure everything “looks” good. Testers can quickly find themselves encountering dozens of different types of UI elements that require verification. Here is a quick checklist you can use to make sure you’ve considered all the most common items.

UI Testing Checklist – Common Tests

• Text: Can all text be read? Is the?contrast?legible? Is anything covered by another element?
• Forms, Fields and Pickers: Are all text fields be visible, and can text be entered and submitted? Do all dropdowns display correctly? Are validation requirements (such as a date in a datepicker) upheld?
• Navigation and Sorting: Whether it’s a site menu, a sortable table or a multi-page form, can the user navigate via the UI? Do all dropdowns display? Can all options be clicked/tapped, and do they have the desired effect??
• Buttons and Links: Are all buttons and links visible? Are they formatted consistently? Can they be selected, and do they take the user to the intended pages?
• Responsiveness: When you adjust the resolution, do all of the above UI elements continue to behave as intended?

Each of the above must be tested across every page, table, form and menu that your application contains.?

It’s also a good practice to test the UI for specific critical end-to-end user journeys. For example, making sure that it’s possible to journey smoothly from: User clicks Free Trial Signup (Button) > User submits Email Address (Form) > User Logs into Free Trial (Form) > User has trial access (Product)

UI Testing Example

Let’s take an example of an app with a basic use case, such as a login screen.

Even a relatively simple page like this one will have numerous important test cases (TC):

• TC 1: Is the logo at the top appropriate for the screen, and aligned with brand guidelines?
• TC 2: Is the title of the page displaying correctly (font, label, position)?
• TC 3: Is the dividing line displaying correctly??
• TC 4: Is the Username field properly labeled (font, label, position)?
• TC 5: Is the icon by the Username field displaying correctly?
• TC 6: Is the Username text field accepting text correctly (validation, error messages)?
• TC 7: Is the Password field properly labeled (font, label, position)?
• TC 8: Is the icon by the Password field displaying correctly?
• TC 9: Is the Password text field accepting text correctly (validation, error messages)?
• TC 10: Is the Log In button text displaying correctly (font, label, position)?
• TC 11: Is the Log In button functioning correctly on click (clickable, verify next page)
• TC 12: Is the Remember Me checkbox title displaying correctly (font, label, position)?
• TC 13: Is the Remember Me checkbox functioning correctly on click (clickable, checkbox displays, cookie is set)?

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