Influencing the Test Environment Hands-Free
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Shows how changing the test environment state (for example, turning off Wi‑Fi or switching the OS theme) can affect app behavior and automated tests, and demonstrates ways to manipulate those environment factors programmatically (i.e., “hands‑free”) to uncover issues. Targets both testers and developers by naming specific environment variations that cause bugs and suggesting approaches to reproduce and guard against them.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:46Dark and light themes
- 18:03Device control
- 26:12Finger freedom and localization
- 41:53Start from specific screen
- 56:11Summary
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