Lesson 4: Devices, Automation, Release Testing, and Practice

This lesson develops practical understanding of devices, automation, release testing, and practice within the ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level – Mobile Application Testing (CT-MAT) Training. It connects core concepts with realistic testing and quality-engineering decisions.

Learners examine methods, evidence, risks, stakeholder expectations, and implementation considerations before applying the ideas in a focused activity.

Topics Covered

• Physical devices, emulators, simulators, clouds, and trade-offs
• Device labs, accounts, data, reset, and configuration management
• UI and API automation, synchronization, locators, and gestures
• Pipeline integration, parallel execution, reports, screenshots, and videos
• Store submission, beta, phased rollout, monitoring, and rollback
• Risk-based device selection, regression, and ecosystem maintenance
• Scenario practice for mobile test infrastructure and release decisions

Practical Activity

Apply the lesson concepts to a realistic ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level – Mobile Application Testing (CT-MAT) scenario and document the test approach, evidence, risks, and recommended next actions.

Lesson Outcome

Learners can explain and apply devices, automation, release testing, and practice using structured, risk-aware, and evidence-based testing decisions.