A toolset for GUI testing of Android applications

IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance, ICSM

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 650-653

  Amalfitano, Domenico ^a   Fasolino, Anna Rita ^a   Tramontana, Porfirio ^a   De Carmine, Salvatore ^a   Imparato, Gennaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Android application testing; GUI ripping; testing automation1

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION UNDER TESTS; CRASH TESTING; FIRING SEQUENCES; GUI TESTING; TESTING AUTOMATION; TESTING PROCEDURE; TOOLSETS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES;

ROBOTS;

EID: 84873172993     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSM.2012.6405345     Document Type: Conference Paper

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