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maximojo
Frequent Contributor
11 years ago

Mobile web browser testing

Hi all Just curious if TC supports testing of mobile web browsers yet? I see it can support hybrid apps so, if not, I assume that's a stepping stone along the path to full mobile browser ...
  • TanyaYatskovska's avatar
    TanyaYatskovska
    11 years ago
    Hi Mark,

     


    TestComplete 10.4 supports the WebView control for Android devices. Thus, theoretically, if you manage to instrument your mobile browser app, TestComplete will recognize objects on web pages. Our R&D team didn't try to work with standard mobile browsers. They created their own apps with the WebView control inside - everything was recognized fine.


     


    As for the default browser pre-installed on Android devices, currently, only image-based recognition is possible on them.


     

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TanyaYatskovska
SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
11 years ago
Hi Nag,

 


Have you managed to make TestComplete recognize individual web objects on a page? The browser app should be instrumented in this case.


Otherwise, TestComplete records image-based tests which are very sensitive to any changes. Please refer to the "Image-Based Testing Principles" article.


 


I would suggest that you try using TestComplete's Virtual Browser feature. It allows you to emulate a mobile browser on your desktop. Please refer to the "Testing Mobile Web Applications" article for details.