{"id":28760,"date":"2021-04-30T20:09:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T20:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/app14743.cloudwayssites.com\/?p=28760"},"modified":"2023-01-26T09:57:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T17:57:06","slug":"future-of-testing-mobile-all-about-mobile-test-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app14743.cloudwayssites.com\/blog\/future-of-testing-mobile-all-about-mobile-test-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Future of Testing: Mobile Recap – All About Mobile Test Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A few weeks ago, Applitools hosted a conference on the future of testing for mobile applications. Almost 4000 people registered for the event, creating a fun and exciting atmosphere in the chat for each session as well as for the live Q&A that followed. There was a lot to learn and it was a great opportunity to engage with the testing community on such an important topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The videos are all available now in our on-demand library and can be watched for free. If you want to dive right in and watch them right now and skip this recap, go ahead, I won\u2019t blame you ?. You can check them all out at the link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Path to Autonomous Testing \u2013 Gil Sever<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The opening remarks were from Applitools CEO and co-founder Gil Sever. In this ten-minute presentation, Gil delivers a strong primer on what autonomous testing really is \u2013 and how machine learning can help assist humans and make testing much, much more effective. Tune in for a glimpse at the autonomous future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the Same Wavelength: Adding Radio to Your Testing Toolbox \u2013 Jason Huggins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jason Huggins was the opening keynote speaker at the event, and he gave a fascinating talk on where testing is headed. As Jason says, \u201ctesting is getting weird,\u201d and is increasingly about things you can\u2019t even see. He argues that it\u2019s time to move past an understanding of testing as just simulating what can be seen and tapped. What mobile testers are ultimately interested in today is the triggering of radio activity. That\u2019s the essence of how your app truly performs, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jason is a founder of Selenium, Appium, and Tapster Robotics, so he knows quite a bit about where testing has been and where it\u2019s going. Check out his talk to hear what he has to say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Appium 2.0: What\u2019s Next \u2013 Sai Krishna, Srinivasan Sekar <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Appium is a very popular test automation framework, and the upcoming release of Appium 2.0<\/a> is highly anticipated. Sai and Srinivasan are both contributors to the Appium project as well as lead consultants at ThoughtWorks, and in their presentation you\u2019ll find a preview of what\u2019s coming with Appium 2.0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, today you need to install a large number of drivers when you install Appium<\/a> server \u2013 even ones you don\u2019t need. With Appium 2.0, you can just install the ones you need. Another example has to do with bug fixes \u2013 a lot of fixes are added to betas but many people don\u2019t install betas and miss out, so with Appium 2.0 the fixes will be attached to individual drivers and rolled out faster. There will be improved docs and it\u2019ll be easier to build your own plugins\u2026 the list goes on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catch Sai and Srini\u2019s presentation to learn all about it. And if you\u2019re ready to try it out for yourself, read our blog post on Getting Started with Appium 2.0 Beta<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coffee Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You might think there\u2019s not much to recap during a coffee break, but during the first coffee break of the conference the brand-new Test Automation Cookbook<\/a> was introduced to the world. This is a collection of bite-sized recipes you can use to answer a number of specific and common questions you may have about test automation. This \u201ccommercial break\u201d was very well received by the audience ?.<\/p>\n\n\n\n