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💼 SUS06-BP05 Use managed device farms for testing

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Description

Use managed device farms to efficiently test a new feature on a representative set of hardware.

Common anti-patterns

• You manually test and deploy your application on individual physical devices.
• You do not use app testing service to test and interact with your apps (for example, Android, iOS, and web apps) on real, physical devices.

Benefits of establishing this best practice

Using managed device farms for testing cloud-enabled applications provides a number of benefits:

• They include more efficient features to test application on wide range of devices.
• They eliminate the need for in-house infrastructure for testing.
• They offer diverse device types, including older and less popular hardware, which eliminates the need for unnecessary device upgrades.

Level of risk exposed if this best practice is not established: Low

Implementation guidance

Using managed device farms can help you to streamline the testing process for new features on a representative set of hardware. Managed device farms offer diverse device types including older, less popular hardware, and avoid customer sustainability impact from unnecessary device upgrades.

Implementation steps

1. Define testing requirements: Define your testing requirements and plan (like test type, operating systems, and test schedule).

   • You can use Amazon CloudWatch RUM to collect and analyze client-side data and shape your testing plan.

2. Select a managed device farm: Select a managed device farm that can support your testing requirements. For example, you can use AWS Device Farm to test and understand the impact of your changes on a representative set of hardware.

3. Use automation: Use automation and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) to schedule and run your tests.

   • Integrating AWS Device Farm with your CI/CD pipeline to run cross-browser Selenium tests.
   • Building and testing iOS and iPadOS apps with AWS DevOps and mobile services.

4. Review and adjust: Continually review your testing results and make necessary improvements.

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