Beta testing remains critical for effective software launches despite some common myths. While mounting pressure from executives, consumers, and competitors may make it tempting to rationalize skipping prelaunch tests, the benefits of effective beta tests make it a strategic necessity.

The software testing market continues to grow, with a projected CAGR of five percent through 2027. With growth comes change, and the software testing landscape is poised to see significant changes this year. New technologies, evolving customer expectations, a global audience, and diverse devices are shaping a challenging environment for software quality assurance (QA) teams, who must maintain high quality without slowing down release rollouts or affecting the customer experience.

The goal of any mobile product is to create an app experience that’s innovative and new. But you must accomplish specific, necessary steps between crafting a clear vision for your app and creating a mobile application. As explained in our step-by-step mobile application testing process, it’s imperative to understand and resolve any requirement contradictions before finalizing the development phase.

Users download billions of apps every year, and according to forecasts, the number of downloads across all mobile app categories will continue to increase within the next three years. The bad news is that over half of all downloaded apps get uninstalled within 30 days. The reasons vary: What these numbers represent is crystal clear. Because mobile devices have inherently low storage capacity, it’s bound to get uninstalled if your app is no longer relevant to the user.

Development teams often have a tall order when testing apps, platforms, and websites on devices. With an unending list of device makes, models, and configurations to consider, device clouds offer quality assurance (QA) teams a simpler and more efficient way to perform tests remotely on multiple real devices hosted on a cloud.

Customers today have high expectations for their digital experiences. They want their apps to be culturally relevant, device-aligned, and intuitive. As a result, global brands must go beyond simple translations for app localization testing to offer a great user experience worldwide. Localization testing includes different aspects, such as user interface (UI), functionality, and linguistic testing. However, effective localization goes further than getting the language right.