At Beta Breakers, we’ve chosen to do all of our mobile device testing on physical devices rather than using emulators and simulators. In the early days of mobile testing, this was the only way to get reliable results, and even with today’s advances in virtualization, the best way to really get a feel for a… Read more »
Posts Tagged: iOS
Apple Aims to Stamp Out Bugs With Millions of Beta Testers
In February 2015, Apple announced that it would begin offering public beta tests for future versions of its mobile operating system in response to consumer complaints about widespread quality control issues in iOS 8. When iOS 8.0.1 launched in late 2014, it came with a serious bug that broke the Touch ID feature in iPhones…. Read more »
Microsoft Edge Gets a Beta Release on the iPad
After replacing the ailing Internet Explorer browser on Windows 10 PCs and Xbox Consoles, Microsoft is gradually rolling out its new Edge browser on a number of other popular platforms as well. The company released an iPhone version of Edge in November 2017, and now they’re preparing to release a scaled-up version of the app… Read more »
Taking a Leap
Both Android and iOS devices are commonly updated through OTA (over the air) cellular or WiFi connections. However, if you are an early adopter and tempted to jump to the latest versions, you should be prepared for problems. Make sure you have a backup before you begin. In the mobile software update landscape of the… Read more »