Ensuring Quality through Mobile Applications Automated Testing It has been a long since the simple mobile phone has transitioned from a mere medium of communication into a multi-purpose, personal gadget that is ultimately replacing most of the digital and electronic devices. The increase of mobile devices across different operating systems and platforms, have made it more stimulating for developers to design and release all compatible applications. Mobile applications need to be tested so as to ensure that they run on the foremost operating systems and across several networks. The best way to ensure the quality of a mobile application is through test automation. There is an amplified need for mobile application test automation for refining its efficiency and speed. A well implemented automation strategy can enable the testers and developers to reduce efforts and the time to market. Though, there still stand some challenges in this:   
Hardware Challenges: These are the challenges faced in memory size, processing speed and differences in communication protocols. Device Challenges: These include diversity in browsers, platforms, display rendering and different runtimes. Network Challenges: These challenges include multiple network types, multiple network operators with custom features, variable connectivity speed.