ioT And Smart Gadgets
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Specific of IoT Testing
There are several crucial points to pay attention to while testing the IoT products. The functionality as well as the devices should be able to provide enjoyable and enthralling experience. The formula for such experience = impressive usability + smooth connectivity + data security guarantee + stable performance.
4testers agency conducts different types of digital product testing with the help of own crowdtesting platform. While testing a gadget or an app, we pay attention to how it interacts with a user via different notifications and messages (these should be concise, up to date, understandable and involving). The gadget design should contribute to the duration of use, and also to make it enjoyable for interaction (ergonomic design). The portability of a device and its ability to match any interior may also be a subject to consider while testing.
Let’s have a look at each component of IoT testing precisely.
Usability Testing
It is necessary to ensure usability testing of each of the devices.
- Sufficiently thought-out equipment is required to send not only notifications, but also error messages, warnings, etc.
- There should be an option in the system that captures the events, so that the end user can understand them. If this parameter is not specified, event information is stored in the database.
- The ability to process data and exchange tasks between devices is carefully checked. Impressive usability starts when you do not have any barriers while interacting with the gadget.
IoT security:
- The data is the basis for all connected devices. Therefore, unauthorized access during data transfer is not excluded. In terms of software testing, it is necessary to check how secure / encrypted the data is.
- If there is a UI, you need to check if it is password protected.
Networking capabilities:
Network connectivity and IoT functionality are critical. Two main aspects are tested:
- Network availability, data transmission capabilities (whether the tasks are sent from one device to another without any glitches).
- Scenario when there is no connection. Regardless of the level of the system reliability, it is likely that the system status will be "offline".
Pilot testing:
- Only tests in the laboratory will allow you to conclude that the system is functioning.
- In pilot testing, the number of users is limited. They manipulate the application and provide feedback.
- These comments prove to be very helpful in creating a reliable app.
Compatibility testing:
- This element is always included in the plan when testing the IoT system.
- The compatibility of different versions of operating systems, browser types and their respective versions, devices of different generations, communication modes [e.g. Bluetooth 2.0, 3.0] is extremely important for IoT.
IoT development
- IoT platforms will become providers of reliable big data for machine learning engines, from which you can find new business hypotheses or build predictive strategies such as planning actions that help increase profit or the numbers of customers.
- User devices are getting smaller and cheaper every year, while collecting more and more data.
- Vertically integrated cloud-based M2M solutions based on IoT and other technologies will appear. This will allow getting ready-made cloud IoT services and save on the development of special platforms, which will allow to implement an industrial Internet of things faster and cheaper.
Update testing:
- IoT is a combination of multiple protocols, devices, operating systems, firmware, hardware, network layers, etc.
- When there is an update - whether it's a system or something like that - a careful regression testing is obligatory. The overall strategy is being amended to avoid the complicacy of upgrade.
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