In today’s digital economy, software developers cannot afford to rely on anything less than the latest software development practices to deliver efficient products and services. As per the data reported by Statista, the number of mobile app downloads globally has been increasing from 2016 onward, surpassing 200 billion in 2019. In 2021, consumers downloaded 230 billion mobile apps to their connected devices, an increase of more than 63% from 140.7 billion app downloads in 2016.
Given the increasing number of app downloads, testing apps has become more critical than ever, as it helps you rectify mistakes and verify that your code is working. Perhaps even more importantly, testing ensures that your code continues to work in the future as you add new features, refactor the existing ones, or upgrade significant dependencies of your project. According to the World Quality Report, automating the testing process is helping organizations speed up their decision-making to provide better outcomes in a shorter period. Automating the testing process has many benefits, but the most crucial advantage is that app developers can use automated tests to detect problems quickly before sending them to QA. Moreover, tests can run automatically whenever source code changes are checked in and notify the team or the developer if they fail. Features like these save app developers time and increase their confidence.
