THE AUTOMATION OF SOFTWARE TESTING OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS – UNRESOLVED PROBLEMATIC ISSUES

A comparative analysis of existing methods of testing software for mobile applications (MA) was carried out. A general approach to the automation of testing an arbitrary software product for MA was given. Three main software products that allow to automate the software testing processes for MA were selected, their capabilities and features for software testing were considered. A comparative analysis of the application of software products to automate the testing processes by more than 10 completed software development projects. The shortcomings of these software products were identified and the directions for the creation of effective automated algorithms for software testing for MA were formulated.