# Build a mobile app testing checklist that catches common bugs

A mobile-specific test checklist and device matrix covering the bugs desktop testing misses: interruptions, connectivity, permissions, and OS fragmentation.

- Topic: Software Development
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Coding, Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/build-a-mobile-app-testing-checklist-that-catches-common-bugs

## Prompt

```text
Help me build a testing checklist for my mobile app.

**App:** [WHAT IT DOES, key user flows]
**Platforms and tech:** [iOS / Android, native / React Native / Flutter, minimum OS versions]
**Features that touch the device:** [camera, location, push notifications, payments, background sync, offline mode, biometrics]
**Bugs we have seen before:** [PAST ISSUES or app store reviews]
**Release stage:** [first launch / regular release / hotfix]

Deliver:
1. **Device and OS matrix:** a minimal set of devices, screen sizes, and OS versions to test, based on my audience, with reasoning.
2. **Checklist by risk area,** with specific test cases for each:
   - App lifecycle: backgrounding, killing, resuming, low memory, state restoration.
   - Interruptions: calls, notifications, alarms, switching apps mid-flow.
   - Connectivity: offline, slow or flaky networks, switching Wi-Fi to cellular, retries and duplicate submissions.
   - Permissions: first ask, denied, revoked later, limited access.
   - Layout: small and large screens, rotation, notches, dynamic text size, dark mode, RTL languages.
   - Performance: cold start time, battery, memory leaks, long lists.
   - Data: upgrades from older app versions, migration, logout and account switching.
   - Accessibility: screen readers, touch target size, contrast.
   - Store requirements and crash reporting.
3. **Prevention:** which of these to cover with automated tests vs. manual exploratory testing.
4. **A bug report template** that captures device, OS, app version, steps, and logs.

Format the checklist as a table: Area | Test case | Priority | Manual or automated.
```

## What to fill in

- WHAT IT DOES, key user flows
- PAST ISSUES or app store reviews
- first launch / regular release / hotfix

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