Mobile Application Testing

Mobile devices and their applications are ubiquitous. You might be reading our website from a tablet or a phone. Perhaps you are ordering a pizza for dinner from the train. Or, you’re playing a game from your dentist’s chair while you wait for the Novocaine to kick in. Maybe, you’re putting the final touches on your spreadsheets before you present it to your boss.

The definition of the workplace is changing to include everywhere. With no geographic barriers, offices rely on mobile apps to allow their staff to work on the go. To ensure maximum productivity, applications need to be accessible.

1 out of every 3 households in America interacts regularly with a person with a disability

Tell us about your app! What makes it work, and who is your intended audience? By knowing these fundamental details, we can create an audit plan that ensures your app reaches the highest level of accessibility, all while aligning with your business needs.

Whether developed for Android, iOS (Apple), and Windows 11-style platforms, our subject matter experts will audit following Section 508 and other accessibility requirements. The testers have used a variety of assistive technologies like screen readers and magnifiers to specifically seek out areas on inaccessibility on these mobile apps.

But how do the testers know what to look for in terms of accessibility? Specially, what are some standards we factor into our testing?

Mobile apps are typically web applications that are accessed over the Internet or an intranet. As a result, they are covered by Section 508’s technical standards for Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications. Many mobile web apps also include software applications, such as Browsers, plug-ins and extensions which are covered by technical standards for Software Applications and Operating Systems. Also, if the app uses multimedia then technical standards for Video or Multimedia Products would apply.

Another fundamental feature that makes mobile web apps different from applications for desktop computers is that their intended use is for smart phones or PDAs. Due to the small size of these devices, there may be accessibility implications that are not adequately covered by some of the technical provisions. This is why it is important to include Functional Performance Criteria Section.

Our accessibility engineers will work with your team of mobile app developers to help them understand Section 508 and other accessibility and usability requirements as they apply. Accessibility Partners has worked to greatly improve and increase the accessibility of the mobile application’s components, whether they are developed with Ajax, HTML, C#, C/C++, Visual Basic, JavaScript, PHP, Perl, Python, and other languages.