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Devices, OS, and risk

You can’t test every device. You can cover risk: top OS versions, screen sizes, and fragile flows.

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Draft a matrix

Rows: flows. Columns: OS/device class. Mark must / nice / skip.

Draft a matrixDrag stickies · tap for tips
Study mapDrag stickies · tap for tipsKeep it shortdrag · tap →Name the waitdrag · tap →Scope locatorsdrag · tap →Trace when stuckdrag · tap →One browser firstdrag · tap →Isolate statedrag · tap →Assert the UIdrag · tap →Retry wiselydrag · tap →Seed datadrag · tap →Close the loopdrag · tap →Keep it shortdrag · tap →Name the waitdrag · tap →Scope locatorsdrag · tap →Trace when stuckdrag · tap →One browser firstdrag · tap →Isolate statedrag · tap →Pathwise hackdrag · tap →Draft a matrixdrag · tap →Try thisdrag · tap →Follow the dashed drag · tap →

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Publish a one-page matrix for your product.

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Chapter learning outcomes
  • Risk-based matrix
  • Emulator vs real device
  • WebView traps

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