What is the compatibility testing?

 The compatibility test is essential in the current market due to diversity in platforms and hardware in existence. As an entrepreneur, you should know about this diversity and you must ensure that your application / software is working perfectly through OSS and devices.

When performing compatibility tests, you can get that competitive advantage for your product that your competitor is missing.

What is the compatibility testing?

Compatibility tests are a non-functional test method that is mainly done to guarantee customer satisfaction. This testing process will ensure that the software is compatible in operating systems, hardware platforms, web browsers, etc. The test also functions as a validation for the compatibility requirements that have been established in the software planning stage. The process helps in the development of software that has the ability to work perfectly through platforms and hardware without any problem.

The compatibility tests are carried out in mobile applications for the following reasons:

This test is done to ensure that the final product of the application is performed as expected in several mobiles / devices of different makeup and models

This is a type of non-functional tests whose main objective is to verify the compatibility of applications with browsers, mobile, networks, databases, operating systems, hardware platforms, etc.

Through this method, you can analyze the behavior of a mobile application in different environments.

With this test, a tester can detect any error before the final launch of the mobile application in the market

This test confirms that all the necessary requirements of the developer and the end-user have been fulfilled by the application

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Dynamic tests guarantee the stability and workability of the mobile application before it is finally released in the market

Types of compatibility tests.

Compatibility tests

# 1) Advance tests ensure that the application is compatible with the updates or most recent versions of the mobile operating system.

# 2) Backward tests check if the mobile application has been developed for the latest versions of an environment also works perfectly with the previous version. The behavior of the new hardware/software has coincided with the previous hardware/software behavior.

The type of test compatibility can be performed on operating systems, databases, systems software, browsers, and mobile applications. Mobile application tests are performed on several platforms, devices, and networks.

Compatibility proof process.

Some of the main computing environments are operating systems, hardware peripherals, browsers, database content, computing capacity, and other related system software if applicable.

The initial phases of the performance of compatibility tests are the following:

Define the platforms in which the mobile application is likely to be used

Create the device compatibility library.

Make a drawing of several environments, your hardware and your software to find out the behavior of the application in different configurations

Start a test environment and start testing compatibility in multiple platforms, networks and mobile devices. After noticing the behavior report, any error or error detected and fixes.

Again, perform the test following the same process, until errors can be found.

Compatibility tests

Categories of compatibility testing.

Hardware: To ensure compatibility through various hardware devices.

Operating system: To ensure that the software also works in several operating systems

Network - The software is tested with VA