Opinions·13 June 2026 · 7 min read
Why mobile bugs escape web-first QA teams
Web-first teams carry assumptions that quietly break on mobile — permissions, offline state, lifecycle, and updates.
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Tutorials·13 June 2026 · 7 min read
My mobile smoke test before every release
A short, device-real smoke pass: permissions, offline, rotation, interruptions, and the update path.
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Tutorials·13 June 2026 · 8 min read
Push notification testing: what usually goes wrong
Notifications behave differently foregrounded, backgrounded, and killed — and deep-link to the wrong place when they arrive. The killed-app cold start is where it breaks.
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Tutorials·13 June 2026 · 8 min read
Offline mode bugs every mobile tester should check
The interesting offline bugs are in the transitions, not the offline state: double-submits on reconnect, in-flight requests that die, optimistic UI that never rolls back.
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Case studies·13 June 2026 · 8 min read
The mobile bug we missed because we only tested on Wi-Fi
On office Wi-Fi the payment flow was flawless; on cellular it double-charged. A client timeout shorter than real latency plus no idempotency, hidden by never testing a slow network.
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Tutorials·13 June 2026 · 8 min read
Mobile permissions testing: camera, location, photos, notifications
Permission bugs live in deny, revoke, and 'ask every time' — not the grant happy path. The per-permission, per-platform matrix that catches them.
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Deep dives·13 June 2026 · 9 min read
Testing app updates without breaking existing users
QA fresh-installs; real users upgrade in place over old data. Test the upgrade path — schema migrations, stored settings, sessions, multi-version jumps.
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Deep dives·13 June 2026 · 9 min read
iOS vs Android testing differences QA should know
Fragmentation, permissions, system-back, lifecycle, hardware layout, and notifications diverge between platforms — so a pass on one isn't evidence for the other.
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Opinions·13 June 2026 · 8 min read
Real device vs emulator: when each is enough
Not a purity contest — emulators for functional/UI/CI, real devices for performance, sensors, network, and sign-off. Decide per test whether the check needs real hardware.
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Comparisons·2 December 2025 · 9 min read
Mobile testing in 2026: Appium, Detox, or Maestro?
Mobile test automation is the last frontier where 'just pick the obvious tool' doesn't apply. Three credible options in 2026 — each making a different bet. Here's the comparison.
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