Mobile QA Testing Rises, Especially for Security

Mobile QA Testing Rises, Especially for Security

This year, 37% of organizations that test mobile applications acknowledged that they don’t have the right testing tools to evaluate mobile applications, compared to 65% last year.

56% of respondents cite a lack of specialized methods as the biggest barrier to mobile testing. 48% lack mobile testing experts, up from just 29% last year.

The percent of respondents who lack an in-house testing environment doubled from 19% in 2012 to 38% in 2013.

33% of executives say there is not enough time to test mobile apps, in contrast to 18% last year.

If they were to outsource mobile application testing, 60% of respondents say testing across a wide range of platforms and devices is the most important capability.

50% of respondents say cost reduction was key, compared to 25% last year. And benchmarking against the competition followed close behind at 45%.

59% of executives identified efficiency and performance as the primary areas of focus for testing mobile applications.

Testing for security and data integrity has risen sharply since 2012. Last year, less than 20% of organizations mentioned security testing as their mobile testing priority.

This year, security moved to second place, with 56% of respondents citing its importance. The reason is that as mobile devices become platforms for business transactions, customers expect personal information to be as safe as on other platform.

Capgemini expects security to be the first quality assurance priority for mobile within two years.