By the end of 2017, “Bitcoin” and “cryptocurrency” were all that you would’ve heard no matter where you went. In 2018, the potential for growth for cryptocurrencies is just as good as it was last year. The sheer number of these virtual currencies in the market might be overwhelming for you; that is how many cryptocurrencies exist.

I’m in no position to tell you which cryptocurrencies you must invest in (I’ve invested in Cardano, Ripple, and TRON, though). What I’m in the position to tell you is which cryptocurrency wallet apps you could go for. So here are some of the best cryptocurrency wallet apps in 2018:

Binance

I honestly haven’t found any cryptocurrency wallet app to better than Binance. The app has every feature that the website has so you wouldn’t miss out on everything. Its interface might be a bit confusing at first, due to the wide variety of coins available on Binance. But once you get the hang of things, the app is incredibly fast and easy to use. If you’re one of those regular traders, look no further. One of the main reasons why I use Binance is that it is safe. It supports two-factor authentication (2FA) which gives you extra security for your cryptos. Moreover, the transaction fee is pretty low on Binance, so you can save up a lot of money in your transactions if you’re using Binance.

Coinbase

Coinbase claims to be the world’s best place for trading cryptocurrencies. If you’re anything like me, you probably would’ve started trading using Coinbase. I had read a lot of reviews about various crypto wallets before deciding that I would use Coinbase to begin my crypto adventure. And I wasn’t disappointed. Coinbase has a lot of cryptocurrencies and has every feature one would need in such an app. One of the biggest benefits of using it is that it helps you in finding merchants who would accept cryptocurrencies for payments. The only disadvantage of Coinbase is that the fees are a bit higher than most of the other apps. But if you are a beginner, you shouldn’t worry much about the fees and should focus on learning how to trade well only.

breadwallet

While it is perhaps not the most famous one on the list, breadwallet is the most secure wallet. But before we talk more about why breadwallet is on the list, let me tell you that it is a Bitcoin wallet. So if you’re planning to invest in other cryptocurrencies, you should go for the wallets mentioned above. But if you’re serious about safety and speed, go for breadwallet. It connects to the bitcoin network directly, so you’re safe from server hacks. The design of the app is simplicity at its best. The best part of using breadwallet is that it is free and open source. It has absolutely no extra transaction fees and also allows you to send any amount of money instantly.

Every cryptocurrency wallet app has its own share of advantages and disadvantages, and there might be plenty of features which you would make up the perfect cryptocurrency wallet app in your opinion. BrainMobi is a leading mobile app development company which could make that app for you. Our team of top mobile app developers has an in-depth knowledge of cryptography and the concepts revolving around it. The apps that we develop outperform their competitors at various app marketplaces on which the apps are launched. Send us an email telling us about your requirements at sales@brainmobi.com to get a free quote on your app idea!

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The mobile app ecosystem is arguably the biggest market in technology. Every small business and startup is now going for getting their mobile app built because as for now, it is a necessity if you wish to survive in the market. Earlier it was seen as an investment only big companies dared to make, but now its something that every business can go for since it is a lot less costly now to get an app developed than it was earlier. From startups to popular brands, everyone is using mobile apps for direct marketing, increasing sales, and for building brand awareness.

The mobile app development industry saw a lot of trends in 2017, and there would be much more this year. So here are some of the mobile app development trends of 2018:

Wearable Would Still Grow

Wearable technology would continue growing. There would be a lot of focus on building scalable and mature wearable apps. In 2018, you would be seeing smarter smartwatches. Currently, smartwatches are used as supporting devices which amplify your mobile experience. 2018 would see smartwatches become rather standalone. They’re already pretty advanced, but in 2018 and the upcoming years, the smartwatches would become wholesome, complete devices. Wearable technology would help in managing other IoT devices. So chances are that you would be using your Apple Watch to control the temperature at your place.

Mobile Apps Would Become More Secure

This year, the mobile apps would become a lot more secure than they were last year. Since most of the online transactions are now made on mobile phones, there is a need for more mobile app security. We’ve updated you already about the major security overhaul by Google. And that is what would be one of the prime focuses of the mobile app development companies this year. With code encryption, reputed payment gateways, and secure back-end development, the app development companies would be stepping the game up this year.

Bots Would Take Over

No, it won’t be a Robot Apocalypse. Chatbots would take over the business fronts. According to Opus Research, by 2021, 4.5 billion USD would be invested in chatbots. We’ve already seen how good the weather forecasting chatbot, PONCHO, the financial assistant chatbot, ENO, and the doctor, MELODY have performed. And that is just scratching the surface. There have been some really successful chatbots on Facebook (almost every brand has their own chatbot) and many other mobile apps. Chatbots enable you to be available to your customers at all times which increases the loyalty of the customers. The more approachable you are, the more your customers trust you. In the 2018 and the years following it, more businesses would adopt the technology for improving sales and customer interaction, and for better engagement.

Blockchain

Did you really expect blockchain to be skipped out of the upcoming trends? This is one of the biggest trends in the mobility industry. Everyone wants to jump on the blockchain bandwagon with their blockchain based app owing to the unprecedented rise of Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency powered by the blockchain technology. It can be seen as an alternative to the traditional mBaaS systems. The buzz and hype led a lot of companies to develop their own blockchain based mobile apps towards the end of 2017. 2018 is expected to see a lot more of work being done on the blockchain.

BrainMobi is a leading mobile app development company which builds apps powered by the blockchain technology. Our team of experts has a proven track record of delivering next-gen apps. Send us your requirements at sales@brainmobi.com for a free quote!

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China has been blocking crypto exchanges and the US banks are declining cryptocurrency purchases so we had already seen the decline coming. The finance minister of India, Arun Jaitley, stated during national finance budget that as a country, India doesn’t recognize cryptos as a legal tender. He also stated that there would be steps taken for penalizing crypto payments.

This news made everyone involved with cryptocurrencies nervous and panicky. The panic was evident through the great fall in the price of Bitcoin. It fell to less than 7000 USD which is quite worthy of the panic that was seen. Although those who believe in the idea know that all they needed to do was HODL.

Shortly after the statement, SC Garg, India’s secretary of economic affairs informed the public that instead of completely banning bitcoins, the government would instead get a panel together for examining the trade of cryptos which the unregulated exchanges carry out. The reports of these findings would be submitted by the panel by the end of March this year.

While this may make it look like the Indian government is against cryptocurrencies, it really isn’t as anti-crypto as the aforementioned decisions make it look. In fact, the Indian government is quite interested in the adoption of blockchain technology in the digital certification of degrees.

The first use of the technology would be seen in a trial project which would be executed in IIT-Bombay beginning from 2019. This trial project would IndiaChain’s first implementation. IndiaChain is the name that would be given to the blockchain technology which would be used to hand out degrees. In addition to the IITs, it would be implemented in some Delhi University colleges.

Niti Aayog, the central government think tank is the government body under which the project is being developed.

While the technology is limited to educational degrees at the moment, in the future, blockchain might find their way into the maintenance of land records as well. There is an enormous scope of blockchain in fields like property and mortgage.

In essence, the Indian government is against the use of cryptocurrency, but not against the use of blockchain technology in other fields. The government prefers to keep its centralized banking system prevalent, and cryptocurrencies have the power to overthrow this system. So it is quite obvious that the government would oppose cryptocurrencies.

But the silver lining is that the blockchain technology would find its place in the economy is quite motivational for blockchain enthusiasts to take it up more seriously. There are a number of institutes in India which are giving training to those interested in learning blockchain.

With so much going on, there’s one thing we can all be certain about: a lot has to be done when it comes to blockchains. The blockchain space is improving at a great speed but if we want it to be a part of the mainstream technologies, we need to work on it more aggressively.

People with ideas about how the blockchain technology can be used to solve pressing issues in the society should step forward with their solutions.

One of the best ways to reap the benefits of blockchain technology is by getting an app developed. Apps based on blockchain technology can be used to tackle various problems. It is up to the people to decide how well their idea would tackle problems.

BrainMobi is a leading mobile app development company which works on the blockchain technology. We would not only transform your idea into an app but would also suggest improvements to the idea to make sure that the app, and the idea behind it, is as impactful as possible. So send us your requirements at sales@brainmobi.com for a free quote on your idea!

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At WWDC 2016, Apple officially announced the release of Swift frameworks for server-side programming. This was a big deal since earlier Swift took care of client-side programming. Back then, Node.js was used for server-side programming. In fact, even now, a majority of server-side developers use Node.js. With the introduction of Swift frameworks for server-side programming, things are changing for the better. Perfect and Vapor are two of the most popular web frameworks for Swift, each having its own set of attractive features. It is worth noting here that the language Swift itself isn’t too old. It was released at WWDC 2014.

Available Server-Side Swift Frameworks

Server-side Swift frameworks each have their own set of interesting features. The top frameworks are Vapor, Perfect, Kitura, and Zewo. So let’s dig into what each of them has in store for you:

Zewo

Inspired by Go, Zewo strives to use concurrency while it avoids callbacks much like Go did. It has an MIT open-source license and is fast to use. Zewo has all the basic features one might expect from a server-side framework. If that isn’t enough for you, you can even use middlewares in it. HTTP request/response, TLS (SSL), URL routing, Websockets, Mustache, and JSON are just some of the features it has to offer.

It supports Turnstile authentication framework for logins and sessions, and also supports JSON Web Tokens through its native package. For MySQL, RethinkDB, Redis, and PostgreSQL, it has some connectors. In fact, it even has an ORM for Postgre.

Zewo has samples and examples for the beginners to get to know about how to go about working on Zewo. It has an informative documentation which is a little more than a getting started guide. This might seem like a little too less to start with but it is enough for anyone to start off with Zewo. It is that easy.

Kitura

Developed and supported by IBM, Kitura is one of the best server-side Swift frameworks available in the market. It has the standard features that Zewo has. In addition to that, it has some advanced features which take things further. One notable difference between Zewo and Kitura is that Kitura lacks support for non-native JSON structured data. But what it does support is Aphid MqTT(IoT Messaging).

As far as authentication is concerned, Kitura projects mainly rely on Kitura-Credentials. It has pre-built middleware for CSRF and CORS too, as well as login wrappers for Github, Facebook, and Google authentication (third-party login wrappers).

It is pretty unique in its approach towards databases. For SQL databases, Kuery is used. Kuery is a SQL database abstraction layer unifying subtle differences into a single API. This extends support for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. It supports Redis, ScyllaDB, CouchDB and Apache Cassandra too through native packages not related to Kuery. It aims to be an abstraction to SQL instead of a full ORM in order to make more Swift-y native SQL queries.

Kitura even takes things further by having templating not only for Mustache but also for Stencil and Markdown. There is additional support for FastGCI, which allows streaming of data using current Apache servers. If we dive a bit deeper, they have a native connector for using Watson API Services like Weather Analytics, and an HTML5 entity library, which, as you might know, is handy.

As far as deployment is concerned, Kitura is compatible with native Swift environments in macOS and Ubuntu 14/16. Being a part of IBM, Kitura gives you a native macOS app which directly integrates into IBM’s Bluemix platform. For those of you who already Bluemix as a host, this has a lot of obvious benefits for you.

When it comes to learning Kitura, there is no shortage of educational resources for learning it. Its website has an awesome getting started guide. It also has a full breakdown, on the website, of functions included in API. A separate organized section for tutorials and additional guides can also be found on Kitura’s website.

Vapor

This is the second most famous server-side Swift framework available. Vapor has a simple syntax, but if you run into problems, you can reach out to its enormous, highly active community. It is the only framework in this list which focuses on being written purely in Swift. It uses the MIT License and is owned and run by Qutheory, LLC.

Being a Swift exclusive framework, Vapor is a bit different. Swift exclusivity makes it very readable and understandable and also removes the dependence on third parties. So now you don’t have to rely on the HTTP parser provided by Node.js, you can use Vapor’s own Swift parser. It does have to sacrifice on the speed a little but that isn’t a problem since speed isn’t the most important factor in choosing a framework. Sacrificing on the speed allows it to be focussed on being simple, readable and to keep the conventions and protocols in line with the language. It can be said that it is as proud of being written exclusively in Swift as Zewo is passionate about Go-style concurrency.

It has a great set of core features. While it lacks on features like native XML, FastCGI support and CSRF middleware (all of which were present in Kitura and Zewo), it has expanded many features such as support for SMTP for sending emails and Apple’s Push Notification Service.

Vapor has a strong and thorough database support. It has native support for MongoDB and Redis in addition to having native connectors for SQL languages including SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. Vapor also has the Fluent ORM system which supports MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. Fluent’s drivers are protocol-oriented being entirely focused on a well done Swift API, This makes it easy for you to add your own protocols if you have some knowledge about Swift and the database you wish to work with.

Turnstile is baked into Vapor. You could use it easily without having to include it as a dependency. With an entire crypto library as a separate, native repository in addition to native frameworks for a variety of tasks, Vapor is as secure as it gets. It also has pre-built Fluent ORM handlers for storage in databases. It also has CORS support available as a pre-written middleware.

There are plenty of features which are exclusive to Vapor. Their templating engine and support for Mustache and Markdown is unique. They have their own templating system called Leaf which is native to Vapor. Being natively Swift, Leaf integrates in a way that fits into Vapor’s engine. Vapor’s route type validation system is quite unique. With Vapor, you can have routes which only work when passed a specific data type. Another unique feature of Vapor is SwiftyBeaver integration. It has a suite of command line tools for the creation and manipulation of projects installable via shell or through homebrew tap. Vapor’s command line interface is yet another feature unique to Vapor.

When it comes to deployment with Vapor, it is similar to the previous frameworks. It has Docker containers as well as helpers in the ‘Toolbox’ command line utility which helps in running Vapor on Heroku and in building Docker containers.

There is a host of resources out there to learn Vapor. The documentation available on their website is easy to use and well organized. It isn’t exhaustive yet though so you might have to look for a few thing in the GitHub repositories. They have their own video library at http://vapor.university. If you’re one to learn through projects, there are a lot of example projects available on Vapor’s GitHub repository. They even have a minimal documentation in Chinese.

Perfect

Perfect is loaded with features. It is big, powerful and fast. Run by PerfectlySoft, a Canadian startup, it’s team has an entangled history with Apple. Some of the members of the Perfect team come from Lasso language’s original team. Lasso, if you don’t know, is a programming language Apple once included in its lineup.

It has an enormous amount of repositories. In fact, the numbers are so large that they had to divide them into different GitHub teams on the basis of the purpose. Perfect has all the basic features including routing, websockets, Mustache, Markdown, TLS (SSL), logging, etc. It has some extras as well which are found in other frameworks, such as MqTT, Apple Push Notifications, XML, and SMTP. Look it up from start to the end, and you’ll fail to find a single basic feature that Perfect lacks. It has a native Mac app but doesn’t have command line tools.

The Perfect community is large and active, much like Vapor, and is hence one of the largest communities in these frameworks, second only to Vapor. Perfect has quite a variety of database support. It comes with native connectors for SQL languages like MariaDB, SQLite, PostgreSQL, and MySQL. It also supports MongoDB, CouchDB, Redis, and FileMaker. Perfect has a partial implementation of Microsoft’s ODBC which is a low-level API which allows you to access multiple database types with one interface.

For security and authentication, it has Turnstile. You can even find Perfect implemented Turnstile versions which extend vendor implementation. Like Vapor, Perfect has its own crypto library in addition to Active Directory, SPNEGO/Kerberos, and LDAP. It has a native OAuth2 library providing pre-written implementations of famous third-party logins like Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google, Slack, etc. It even supports basic HTTP authentication, which is noteworthy.

Perfect has some unique features such as its native cURL wrapper which allows the use of libcurl in Perfect. It has robust support for working with directories (create, delete, list), zip, unzip and files (create, read, write, delete). It is the only framework in the list which supports MariaDB, ODBC, and FileMaker. Since Perfect puts a lot of efforts in the unique features that it has, it takes pride in every unique feature that it brings to the table.

It has a variety of deployment options and educational resources. An entire GitHub organization with almost two pages of example projects are out there to help users on a variety of topics. For those who speak Chinese, there is translated documentation as well. Video tutorials are in an abundance as well. It also has a comprehensive and complete getting started guide.

Server Side Swift Frameworks vs Node.js on Benchmarks

Why Was Node.js Prevalent Earlier?

Node.js was prevalent earlier mainly for the following reasons:

JavaScript

JavaScript is one of the three biggies internet is based on. It is the programming language most web applications use on the client-side. To use it on server-side would mean that the developer would be able to apply his/her JavaScript skills on both sides. Node.js made things easier for the developer since if you’re a web developer, the likelihood of you not knowing how to work on JavaScript is close to Pain killing Jiraya if he wasn’t Jiraya’s student. Don’t watch anime? Well, anyway, Node.js gives you a lot of power by allowing you to use JavaScript for server-side programming. This was one of the many reasons why Node.js was the prevalent server-side scripting language.

Asynchronous and Event-Driven Architecture

Node.js supports asynchronous events, ie, your server would react to events and would send events without blocking any other processes, in this way, we can use our resources(input, output, CPU etc) in an optimal manner. Unlike other web application technologies like JSP, Spring, ASP .Net, etc which follow Multi-thread Request-Response, Node.js uses Single Thread Event Loop Model to handle multiple concurrent clients. Node.js uses V8 engine, which is the engine upon which Google Chrome runs.

Real-time

Being fast and scalable, Node.js can be used to develop real-time applications such as chatting applications and live-streaming applications. Its single threaded model is very helpful when our priority is to handle multiple client requests. Another reason to use Node.js for real-time apps is the fact that it allows you to share and reuse packages of library code. If you come across any problem, Node Package Manager (NPM) helps you with more than 50,000 packages, thus making it easier for you to update, share and reuse code. And did I inform you about streaming in Node.js? Node.js tackles I/O bound tasks rather well since it is event-driven. Being UNIX pipes, the streams make reading data from source easy. They also pipe the source to the destination.

NPM

From a developer’s perspective, one of the biggest advantages of using NPM is the fact that it acts as a local package installer. It allows you to choose between local (default choice) and global installation. If you go for local installation, the packages are installed into the ‘npm_modules’ directory inside your app’s directory. Locally installed packages are automatically made available to the running app to ensure that no conflicts occur with packages of other apps. In case the npm package has other dependencies, the dependencies are installed into the directory of that package and not into a shared one. So no more dependency conflicts! Packages providing command line tools can still be installed throughout the system if you use the ‘-g’ flag. This approach, of course, leads to duplication of packages on the filesystem, but considering the size of current hard drives, it isn’t much of an issue.

Why go for server-side Swift frameworks?

Productivity

Gone are the days when you had to employ multiple employees for handling the stack. With server-side Swift frameworks, you no longer need specialists for handling the frontend and the backend separately. Instead, a single developer could handle both backend and frontend using Swift. Thus the time taken by development teams to build end-to-end applications reduces. Since the members provide end-to-end solutions, their knowledge-base goes way deeper than it would’ve been had they used any other framework. And that is the best part of using server-side Swift frameworks.

Performance

You’ve already seen the benchmarks and how server-side Swift frameworks have performed in those benchmarking tests. Such a great performance naturally reduces costs when we deal with providers of cloud-services who charge according to the CPU usage and the memory usage. Moreover, when IBM sets foot into anything, there are a lot of advancements in it. There is a lot of research and development that is being carried out on server-side Swift frameworks, so you can rest assured, there would be a lot of improvement in the performance of server-side Swift frameworks.

Pros and Cons of Working on Server-Side Swift Frameworks

Who Works on Server-Side Swift Frameworks?

The teams of each of the aforementioned frameworks are working on them. But if you’re wondering which mobile app development company is using these frameworks, BrainMobi is. We are a leading mobile app development company. With a team of more than 60 mobility enthusiasts, we develop next-gen apps. Next-gen apps call for next-gen frameworks and server-side Swift frameworks are nothing short of next-gen. So pen down your requirements and send them over to us at sales@brainmobi.com and get a free quote on our idea!

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While January saw a lot of people bailing out due to the decreasing prices of Bitcoins and many altcoins, many of us still HODL our cryptos close to us. The crypto markets have seen abrupt highs and lows over the last couple of years, so the lows don’t scare me. It did scare quite a lot of people who sold their cryptos recently since they were afraid they’d lose out on all of their money. If you’re planning to sell your cryptos or are planning to get into it now, here’s a word of advice that is as important to investing in cryptos as water is to your body:

“Never invest money you can’t afford to lose!”

Once this is clear, you wouldn’t fear the lows because you know that you would see highs sooner or later. That’s how things go when you invest in cryptos. It is a highly unpredictable and volatile market so you need some research and patience, but that’s all you need.

Anyway, this isn’t “Crypto Investment 101”, this is “Investment Assessment: Bitcoin vs Ethereum vs Ripple” so I’ll start off with discussing the three.

So What Are Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple?

Bitcoin is a worldwide payment system. It is a decentralized digital currency, ie, it works without a single administrator or a central bank. Being the first cryptocurrency, it is the most famous one. Most of the famous celebrities you’ve seen in the news have bought Bitcoins. The main idea behind it was to have an alternate currency.

Ethereum furthers the concept of cryptocurrencies using a different approach. Instead of using proof of work, which Bitcoin used, it uses proof of stake. Unlike proof of work, where miners were rewarded to solve mathematical problems to validate transactions and create new blocks, proof of stake chooses the creator of new blocks in a deterministic way on the basis of its wealth. Check out the difference between proof of work and proof of stake for an in-depth explanation.

And then there’s Ripple. It is against everything that cryptocurrencies stand for. While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are decentralized with no single administrator behind it, Ripple is run by a company of the same name. The company can end Ripple whenever they want and you can’t do anything about it. Moreover, Bitcoins are dispersed while Ripple owns 60% of XRP tokens. Another huge difference in Ripple is that it has 100 billion pre-mined coins. As you can see I’m not too fond of Ripple.

Which Ones Are Good For Investment?

I’ve been repeatedly asked this question and all I can say is that go for the one you wish to trust. I have faith in Bitcoin, so I’ve invested in Bitcoin. I’ve also invested in Ethereum but that’s quite a less amount of money, so I wouldn’t consider that as a full-fledged investment.

Based on their performance in the past, you can see how profitable each of them has been. Bitcoin rose over 1500% last year while Ethereum rose by a significant amount. Ripple recently beat Ethereum at market cap, which is quite a big achievement. A few friends of mine sold their XRPs off at that time and made thousands off of it.

So if I were to suggest you which coins to go for only for investment purpose, I would ask you to invest in all three. Buy Ethereum using 50% of the money that you set aside for investment (quick reminder: you should be able to AFFORD TO LOSE THIS MONEY!). With the remaining 50%, buy Bitcoin using 30% of it, and Ripple using 20% of it.

The reason behind this split is the fact that Ethereum is one of the big three cryptos (Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum) and perhaps the fastest one of them. Hence keeping Ethereum is profitable. Moreover, you can use Ethereum on exchanges to buy the altcoins which you trust. Honestly, you could use Bitcoins for buying altcoins as well but since the market changes quickly, and Bitcoins take hours to transfer, you would miss out on great spontaneous opportunities. Hence, the best option you have is Ethereum.

On the second position, I ask you to buy Bitcoin since I still believe in it, and I’m sure there are many who do. While it seems that the bubble has burst, there would be another big wave and you really wouldn’t want to miss out on riding on that one.

Lastly, buy some Ripple. While it is everything cryptos are against, from an investment point of view, Ripple is quite an investment. If you’re afraid that the company would discontinue XRP, you could always sell it when it’s high.

So there you have it. I’ve compared the three as briefly as possible for the busy investors out there. If you’d like to know more, reach out to me on Twitter. And if you’re really serious about investing and have a sizeable amount of money you can invest, go ahead and get a crypto app developed. BrainMobi is a leading mobile app development company, so no matter what your crypto need is, we can build it. Send us your requirements at sales@brainmobi.com to be blown away by a world of new opportunities!

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What are Test Cases?

Test cases are sets of conditions for the testers to determine whether the mobile application or its features are working as expected or not. They guide the testers through a series of steps which validate if the application is free of bugs and is working as per the requirements of the clients. They can even be used as baseline documents when there is no documentation for a given application. While it seems like writing test cases is an easy task, it isn’t. For writing test cases, the tester needs to understand the application under test (AUT) well. Apart from this understanding, the tester must have basic writing skills and a good attention to detail.

How to Build Effective Agile Test Cases for Application Testing?

Step 1: Perform an in-depth study of the documents or the requirements of the client. To build an effective Agile test case, you must thoroughly know what the application is all about. Without this knowledge, the test cases that you would build would be rather generic. Generic test cases are never a good idea, especially when you are going Agile.

Step 2: It is best practice to update test cases according to the real behavior of the app. Agile is all about changing, about updating, and that should reflect in your test cases as well. As soon as you notice something new or different about the way the app is behaving, you must update your test cases to accommodate these unforeseen changes in the behavior of the app.

Step 3: Keep deleting test cases which are no longer relevant to the app. For example, if you have a set of test cases for a feature of the app but the app’s code is modified to inculcate some other feature in it, the test cases you had made earlier would no longer be relevant to your app. This is when you need to replace those test cases with new ones which would actually be relevant to the features of the app.

Step 4: If there are a few scenarios which are quite similar to each other, merge them. This would not only make a better test case but would also help you reduce the number of resources you would have to spend on testing those scenarios. Testing them separately would only cost you resources which you could use elsewhere for better testing.

Step 5: If the app has a parent product, analyze the previously logged defects of that product and convert those defects into test cases. This would save you a lot of time, and would also help you in building more relevant test cases for the AUT.

Step 6: Go beyond the requirements. Think from a different user’s perspective in order to get a better idea of the usability of the software. This would also allow you to think about innovative testing scenarios, helping you create effective Agile test cases for AUT.

Step 7: Automate repetitive test cases. Tests like regression and sanity tests, amongst many others, have a lot of repetition and cost you a lot of your valuable time in addition to unnecessary manual efforts. Save time and effort by automating such tests. Utilise the time and efforts saved in something actually worthy of your time and efforts.

Step 8: Perform exploratory or random tests. They are very important since a lot of defects not enlisted in the requirements can go unnoticed. Converting these into test cases makes the testing process more efficient. It also helps you build effective Agile test cases for the app you are testing.

BrainMobi is a leading mobile app development company. Backed by an ace testing department, the apps we build run smoothly without any bugs. Connect with us at sales@brainmobi.com and share your requirements for a free quote in your idea!

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You can see how much competition each app has to face. Hence the apps have to push their limits to make it big in the app stores. If you have an app that has a great concept but the app doesn’t really run smoothly, it would leave a bad impact on the users and the app wouldn’t be able to reach the heights that it had planned.

As I have already mentioned in the very beginning, the competition in the market is really high, so high that you would see hundreds, if not thousands of apps competing for the same spot in terms of app downloads. A lot of these apps make it to the top spots but some don’t. While there are a lot of factors affecting their position, one important factor deciding their success is whether the app has bugs or not. An app with bugs is bound to be unsuccessful in due time. And these measures tackle such issues.

This blog would be split into two parts, one would introduce you to Mobile Application Testing, and the other would introduce you to Quality Testing. In the later blogs, we would discuss Mobile Application Testing and Quality Assurance further.

What is Mobile Application Testing?

It is a process using which, mobile apps are tested for their functionality, consistency, and usability. It can be done, either manually, or with the help of automation(using specialized testing tools). There are a few types of Mobile Application Testing:

• Functional Testing
• Laboratory Testing
• Performance Testing
• Memory Leakage Testing
• Interrupt Testing
• Usability Testing
• Installation Testing
• Certification Testing
• Security Testing
• Location Testing
• Outdated Software Testing
• Load Testing
• Black Box Testing
• CrowdSourced Testing

Benefits of Mobile Application Testing

• Enables company to build applications that are accessible across multiple platforms
• Applications are getting complex day by day, so there is a need for end-to-end testing
• Helps the companies to improve the quality of the apps

What is Quality Assurance?

In simple words, it is the process of sticking to a system which gives a lot of emphasis on committing to certain specified standards to be able to deliver high-quality mobile apps. The quality of the apps is increased with the help of a certain predefined number of pragmatic steps. Quality Assurance is really important these days since it is a lot more difficult now than ever before to capture users.

The process can be split into five basic steps:

• Developers provide the QA team with a build to work upon
• The QA team performs functional testing on it and identifies bugs
• A report for the same is sent for feedback
• Product team sets priorities for various bugs and sends the priorities to the QA team
• The QA team recaps with the developers

Benefits of Quality Assurance

• Holds the projects to high standards
• Increases overall project quality
• It’s cost-effective
• We can measure real-time results
• Ensures quality of app

BrainMobi is a leading mobile app development company. We have an excellent testing team which specializes in Mobile Application Testing and Quality Assurance. The quality of apps that we make is sans-pareil owing to our team of ace testers. Send us your requirements at sales@brainmobi.com for a free quote on your idea!

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Android vs iOS has been a debate which dates back to the creation of the universe itself. People have expressed their views on the issue, often turning debates into heated arguments, but it hasn’t been decided with a great deal of certainty as to which one would be crowned as the winner. It is worth mentioning here that there used to be a time when these arguments were useless since Android was clearly an underdog. Things have changed now so we would be taking a few grounds to judge them on. Let’s hit it!

Customisability
Unless you are willing to take extreme measures, there isn’t much that you can do to customise your iOS device. Android, on the other hand, is almost completely customisable. Based on Linux, and being open source, Android lets the users get creative and make something really good out of it. Apple, however, doesn’t allow the users to play around with the OS much. Only through rather extreme actions can you customise it beyond the basic level. You saw this coming, didn’t you? No Android vs iOS discussion ever misses out the fact that Android is way more customisable than iOS.

One Size Fits All
One size fits all is a concept which is far from achievable in the case of Android since there are so many devices that use the OS, and all of those devices have different screen sizes making it difficult to use the same code over all of the devices. For example, if you were to design a form in Android, you would probably avoid crowding it up since it would look a lot more crowded when viewed on a device which has a smaller screen than the device you okayed it on. But this decision of yours might end up making the display less impressive for the people using the app on a larger screen(like tablets).

Design Guidelines
Some basic guidelines are needed by the developers to ensure that the designs are made in a certain way which is consistent with all the apps. While the overall design of the apps would be different, there would be a proper theme and scheme associated with the apps. Design guidelines are defined well in Android with supporting documentation and guidance for it. But when it comes to iOS, these guidelines aren’t defined remotely as well as they are defined in the case of Android. This makes things a wee bit more difficult for the Android developers since they have to keep up with the design guidelines since they are out in the plain sight.

Publishing Apps
The process of publishing apps is pretty different in the two. On Google Play Store, all you have to do is simply log in, pay the amount, upload your APK, and you’re good to go for a lifetime! On Apple App Store, on the other hand, you would have to pay $99 every year to continue having your app on the App Store. Outrageous, right? There’s more. Apple regulates which apps make it to the App Store. Real-life humans test your app and reject most of the apps. So, effectively, your app reaches the audiences in a couple of days in case of iOS. In case of Android, this time is reduced to just a few hours. Since I said that I would be neutral in my stand, I believe I should mention that this is a necessary step in ensuring that users only get the best apps. Apple filters the noise rather well.

BrainMobi is a leading mobile app development company developing both Android as well as iOS apps which the users love dearly. Our team loves both the operating systems and works on both of them without any biases. Contact us at sales@brainmobi.com to get a free quote on your awesome idea!

Let us know in the comments below if you have a bias. Also, let us know why your bias is your bias.

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“The new office fills me with a lot of excitement. Excitement isn’t the only heightened feeling here. There’s nervousness as well since it is a big step for future of the company. We have changed the office as well as some of the ways we used to work earlier and I look forward to seeing the company’s employees more fulfilled and satisfied with the company and the office”
-Sunny Arora(CEO- BrainMobi)

“We have stepped the game up with the new office. There have been a lot of changes in the technologies that we use. I am delighted by all the changes in the company. We had spent a lot of time planning these changes, and I’m sure the company would see a lot of growth with these changes”
-Amit Upadhyay(CTO- BrainMobi)

Walk-in to walk into the new office
Keeping the expansion in mind, the company decided to hire more employees, and on Saturday, October 14, 2017, the company conducted a mega hiring walk-in drive. Over 350 candidates turned up for the walk-in and the event turned out to be a great success with students turning up from in and around Delhi-NCR.

An employee-friendly space
The bigger and better office is quite an employee-friendly space with vivacious interiors instilling creativity in the employees. Every bit of the office is designed to improve the productivity and satisfaction of the employees. The office sports a canteen of its own so that the employees can eat whenever they wish to eat without having to waste any time in going anywhere else to grab some food. If the employees need to dine out, the office, being in a prime location, has a number of food outlets nearby.

Better R&D
Shifting into the new office has enabled the company to focus even more on research and development. There have been major changes implemented in the way the research and development team has been working. The changes have been made considering the fact that the company aims to be more client-centric than ever. There have been some changes in the technologies used as well, leaving no stones unturned.

Prime Location
The office is situated at a location which has restaurants, banks, stationeries and other shops for daily needs of the employees at a walking distance. It is easy to navigate to the office as well since it is situated near popular landmarks. The location is near to the employees coming from Noida, Indirapuram, Greater Noida and some parts of New Delhi and Ghaziabad, allowing them to reach the office in under an hour.

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Branding
Every business has an objective of becoming a trusted name in the industry, and that is all that branding involves. Apps help in branding by letting customers look at your logo and/or slogan almost all the time since people use their mobile phones a lot and even while switching between apps, they might come across your company’s logo present on their screens as your app’s logo. Or they might simply use your app. Whatever the reason may be, they would surely remember your company when they need your products and services, thus ensuring business growth. Don’t believe me? Compare the growth of companies with mobile apps to those without mobile apps.

Sales
Quick question. Would you earn more if you earned even while you slept or would you earn more if you earned just in working hours? Obviously, it’s the former which is true because you would be earning round the clock. Such is the power of mobile apps. With your mobile app, you are available to your customers all the time. So when your customer wants to make a purchase, you are always there to help the customer make the choice even while your store/office is closed.

Customer Satisfaction
Being available round the clock adds to the customer satisfaction. Your customers would be a lot happier if they can stay connected with you at all times. Say, you are the owner of a cosmetics shop, and it’s the middle of the night, and a girl living nearby finds out on a beauty blog that her makeup is preventing her skin from breathing. Now she would be looking for herbal alternatives and guess what? Your store is closed so she can’t find it out. Except, you have an app for your store and she simply goes to that app and looks at all of your herbal makeup products and goes ahead and buys the same the next day after trying those out the next day. Having a mobile app is always a win-win situation.

BrainMobi is a leading mobile app development company. We make apps which drive business growth. We know what the customers want and we give our clients exactly that. Our team of top mobile app developers have proved themselves time and again by providing awesome apps to our clients which have helped them grow their businesses. With one of the best UI/UX teams in the market, we create interfaces like you have never seen before. The apps we build are chartbusters and are loved by all. So if you want your app to be loved by all as well, drop us your requirements at sales@brainmobi.com for a free quote.

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