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What are some of the best Apps for the Blackberry?

What is the best strategy to test android and blackberry apps for a product on various devices (with different OS versions, resolutions and specs)?

  • Our apps use native features of the phones, and so we require real devices to test, before going to beta. Suggestions/ideas welcome. P.S: Our Product/App is based in India.

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    The ideal methodology for getting your software deployed across multiple versions of the Android OS or Blackberry is through a well administered beta test. A beta test identifies people who match your key demographic and have the devices you need to test. These people volunteer to test your product and provide feedback on functionality, performance and other aspects. Starting a project of this sort requires building a database of users who are prepared to beta test and can provide details about their phones. You can do this by soliciting users through forums focused on your target market. Once you have a good list of users, a well executed plan can help you get the data needed. The benefit of beta testing means that you can be located anywhere on earth and gather feedback. Being in India will not have any bearing on your ability to execute a test other than the time difference should you choose to conduct your project in the West. Our company, Centercode (http://www.centercode.com), specializes in conducting beta projects. We maintain a large database of users who are interested in testing mobile applications. I believe you will have no issue finding a lot of people motivated to test this kind of product.

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You can use http://ubertesters.com/need-testers/ - they will provide you with on-demand mobile beta testers at reasonable rates. They will test your app thoroughly on multitudes of real devices.

Alex Princeton

On Android, you can avail services like Perfecto and Appurify for early stages of development. However, the sets which they have for testing are not suited for Indian Demographics. For India, initially you can use emulators in early days and maybe switch to Little Eye Labs in some later stages. Next comes the beta phase. For getting beta testers, you can ask you friends/family or can use services like 99tests. For capturing information from beta user, to make the process effective and rapid service like http://www.betaglide.com can be used (I am also a co-founder at BetaGlide). The answer is typically suited for Indian scenario.

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