3 Components Of Mobile Web Application Usability

At present there are useful and interesting mobile software products. They provide rich user experience and leave deep positive impression on the users. Modern mobile technology possesses powerful capabilities to support various kinds of interaction including touch inputs, gesture inputs; quality animation and other.

In spite of all these advantages, there are many low-quality mobile applications. A lot of usability, performance and other defects are found in course of web site testing on smartphones and tablets and mobile testing.

Nowadays hardly anyone will disagree that usability is an important aspect of any software product. Usability testing has become an essential part of any software testing process. It depends on seemingly minor, insignificant things. But those things can become a great advantage over the competitors or vice versa, make the users avoid working the program.

Experts in Quality Assurance Recommend Paying Attention To:

1. URL of a mobile web program.

2. Number of gestures needed to execute an operation in the application.

3. Forms that are to be filled by the users in order to get an account, order goods or services, or subscribe to mailing.

URL of any web program, mobile web program in particular, must be user friendly.

That Usually Means That URL Should Be:

- short;

- sense bearing;

- explicit.

One should keep in mind that the users will have to type the URL by means of a touch screen, maybe while moving, in an inconvenient position. If the URL is a long line of meaningless characters it is hard to do that. The users will get tired or disappointed even before starting to work with the program.

Inputs by means of gestures are widely used in many modern mobile systems. It is interesting and convenient to execute operations without even touching the device. But the more gestures the user has to make, the more likely the gestures will be misinterpreted by the program, or the user will make an extra accidental gesture, and the system will execute wrong commands. So, the number of needed gestures should be minimized.

There are many software products requiring filling out certain forms. It is necessary to do it. Otherwise it is impossible to identify the user, send the goods to certain address, etc. But mobile software designers shouldn’t forget that it’s annoying and inconvenient to type much and fill long forms on a tablet or smartphone.

It Is Wise:

- to shorten the number of lines to be filled as much as possible;

- to use drop-down lists where possible;

- to minimize the amount of information that must be typed.

Any software testing company can confirm that following these tips and thorough mobile application testing help to create usable, competitive mobile software products.

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