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We offer cost-effective full-cycle test management and independent QA services by custom-tailored dedicated QA teams. The team has a decade of experience in web applications testing, website testing, web services testing, API testing, mobile applications testing, desktop testing, and console application testing. Our dedicated software testing teams work closely with project stakeholders, reports directly to the clients, and ensure that our deliverable meets all quality standards.

Sanity testing is a version of regression testing to ensure a specific section of the application is still working after a bug fix or a functionality improvement. Sanity testing is different from smoke testing as it is typically focussed only on one or two functionalities whereas smoke testing is aimed at all major functionalities. When the sanity test fails, testers reject the build and send it back to the developers for a fix. Sanity testing doesn’t use prewritten scripts and is usually done when a quick test is required to see if the build is functional. A QA expert will identify the new features, functionality changes or fixes and then verify that the new implementation works as expected. The QA tester will also ensure that the existing functionalities still work as expected. If the new and associated functional tests pass, the QA tester will approve the build as a pass. Advantages: - The main advantage of sanity testing is that it reduces the time cost for a detailed regression testing. As it is focussed on a specific area, sanity testing provides a quick evaluation and minimises unnecessary effort. Sanity testing helps us to detect errors in the early stages of software development and helps minimise time wastage in development cycles. Instead of waiting for all of the testing to be completed, the developers depend on sanity testing to figure the next steps. If the test is successful, the development team can move onto the next task and if the test fails the build goes back to the team for fixing. In most situations, regression testing follows a successful sanity test and that will be used to identify additional bugs. Challenges: - One of the challenges of sanity testing is that it is usually undocumented and unscripted and so future references are not possible. It might be difficult for some testers, especially when they are new in that project. Sanity testing doesn’t go to the design level of testing and it is difficult for the developer to identify and find a way to fix the issue. Also, sanity testing is focused only on certain functionalities which may miss issues with other functionalities. Improvement: - To minimise the problems that arise due to sanity testing not being scripted, an outsourced QA company can implement a simple way of documenting a sanity testing process. This can be done by creating a test run that uses a pool of existing test cases which can be derived from multiple modules. The results of these test cases are tracked to pass or fail the sanity test, and this provides the developer and the tester a record of the testing that has been done. Read the full article

Smart Home devices are still a relatively new form of tech, but the market is now being flooded as the demand for Smart Home products is increasing at an exponential rate. While many such products are innovative and of high quality, many are lagging behind their competitors. While the actual “smart” device may be well designed and manufactured, the accompanying web or mobile apps are often severely lacking in several key areas. This negatively impacts the end-user experience and can be the deciding factor between a Smart Home device’s success or failure. Smart Home devices range from light switches, thermostats, security systems and even fully functioning robots. Smart technology is being implemented pretty much everywhere in the home right now, and this trend shows no sign of slowing. While the diversity of Smart Home products varies quite considerably, a key factor in it’s overall success must be “usability”. In a highly-competitive market place, any product that is not intuitive to use, the customer will simply switch to a competitor’s product…..fact! Traditional usability testing will be isolated to a specific web app or mobile app. However, with smart home devices, usability testing must encompass the entire product, i.e. the device itself and it’s accompanying apps. For smart home devices that have been usability tested to a high level, this will result in the user having a positive experience while using the product. A good QA company will evaluate a smart home device and it’s associated web or mobile apps along with any supporting documentation. From there, appropriate test approaches and methodologies can be defined and documented into a formal test plan. An optional suite of test cases will then often be designed. Many usability issues are often seen during the on boarding process. As this is the area that is used to typically set-up a new smart home device, it is of paramount importance that the user has a positive experience here. By methodically working through not only the on-boarding, but all end-user workflows, user scenarios, supporting help/documentation etc. the testing can discover all usability issues which can be clearly documented for all product stakeholders to evaluate. The development team can then work with the usability defect reports to resolve the issues. Usability testing should ideally be performed before the product is launched, however as most smart home devices and their associated apps can be upgraded with new firmware/software updates, usability testing can also be  highly effective after the product’s initial launch. Read the full article