{"id":3013,"date":"2013-05-17T10:17:47","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T10:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/visualstudioalm\/2013\/05\/17\/announcing-the-ability-to-test-windows-phone-8-applications-with-experitest-seetest\/"},"modified":"2022-07-19T07:04:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T15:04:05","slug":"announcing-the-ability-to-test-windows-phone-8-applications-with-experitest-seetest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/announcing-the-ability-to-test-windows-phone-8-applications-with-experitest-seetest\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the ability to Test Windows Phone 8 applications with Experitest SeeTest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For testing Heterogeneous and mobile environments we have relied on world class partners. SeeTest from <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/www.experitest.com\">Experitest<\/a> now enables Microsoft developers test mobile applications inc WIndowsPhone8, iOS, Android and Blackberry.<\/p>\n<p>Experitest is a recognized leader in mobile testing and touts several powerful benefits with the latest release of SeeTest:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>As far as I know the first testing tool in the world to offer full Windows Phone 8.\u00a0 It is important to note this support is not a brittle OCR based system but a full native implementation.\u00a0 <\/li>\n<li>Seamless integration into with the Microsoft development platform including Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server and Microsoft Test Manager <\/li>\n<li>The same benefits SeeTest has always offered their customers \u2013and areas that set them apart in this field: \n<ul>\n<li>Support for real devices (the devices should be developer enabled) and emulators <\/li>\n<li>Devices need not be altered in any way(i.e. jailbroken) <\/li>\n<li>Recorder enables testers to simply and quickly create theirs tests <\/li>\n<li>Objects are identified by native ID or by web properties (in web\/hybrid apps) <\/li>\n<li>Object Spy provides the ability to inspect the objects\u2019 Native or Web properties <\/li>\n<li>Integration into the full application testing cycle inc. installing the application, launch it and uninstalling it <\/li>\n<li>View results inc. screenshots with UI elements are highlighted. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Using SeeTest couldn\u2019t be easier either with a simple two-step process:<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Step 1<\/u>****: Build your test in Visual Studio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Using the SeeTest\u00a0 template in Visual Studio Project you create a SeeTest project\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image001\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px;border-right-width: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image001\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/05\/1004.clip_image001_thumb_0704A020.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"159\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Step 2:<\/u><\/strong> Click on the SEETEST menu in Visual Studio you can import tests and view execution results<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image002\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px;border-right-width: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image002\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/05\/2821.clip_image002_thumb_0DB7A9A3.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"179\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Alternatively:<\/u><\/strong> You can run also run these mobile Tests and view test results from Microsoft Test Manager:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image003\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px;border-right-width: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image003\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/05\/5557.clip_image003_thumb_3485BFE3.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some screenshots of the latest SeeTest tools below:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image004\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px;border-right-width: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image004\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/05\/8204.clip_image004_thumb_466253B0.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"233\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Objects are identified by native ID or by web properties (in web\/hybrid apps)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image005\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px;border-right-width: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image005\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/05\/8765.clip_image005_thumb_543499AB.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"214\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>View results inc. screenshots with UI elements are highlighted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download now<\/strong> (free trial): <a href=\"http:\/\/experitest.com\/\">http:\/\/experitest.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Online manual<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/experitest.com\/studio\/help2\/WebHelp\/Connect_Windows_Phone.htm\">http:\/\/experitest.com\/studio\/help2\/WebHelp\/Connect_Windows_Phone.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image006\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px;border-right-width: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image006\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/05\/8787.clip_image006_thumb_4D155D33.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"93\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I am meeting with the development 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