The importance of test automation for mobile apps
In mobile DevOps, test automation is essential as it makes the mobile development life cycle faster and more reliable.
Mobile DevOps cannot exist without test automation for the following reasons:
- Faster release cycles: Mobile DevOps aims to deliver mobile apps rapidly and consistently. Test automation helps achieve this by allowing teams to execute tests quickly and repeatedly, reducing the time it takes to identify and fix issues before deployment.
Test scripts can be reused, making it easy to retest the app after updates or modifications.
- Continuous integration and deployment/delivery (CI/CD): Mobile DevOps relies on CI/CD to streamline the mobile release process. Test automation is crucial to these processes. As part of the development cycle, automated tests are run every time code is committed or changes are made, ensuring the mobile app remains stable and functional. For example, the CI workflows and...
