22 4 / 2008
Web Compatibility Test for Mobile Browsers [QA/mobile/smoke tests]
Here’s more to add to your arsenal of test tools, especially for this killer mobile apps. The W3C has offered a one page solution to run through a set of validation tests that check a variety of concerns, from CSS to image management within the mobile browser.
“The Web Compatibility Test for Mobile Browsers combines in a single page a number of Web technologies that we believe are the foundation for a better Web experience, especially on mobile devices.”
The test application is automatic, so just point your mobile browser to: http://dev.w3.org/2008/mobile-test/test.html
This is very useful for those of us who have to manage test lab solutions for a variety of browsers and configurations. As a “smoke test” solution, this works for a variety mobile web browsers that you may want to validate your killer mobile application against.
