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Screen recordings of mobile applications are easy to obtain and capture a wealth of information pertinent to software developers (e.g., bugs or feature requests), making them a popular mechanism for crowdsourced app feedback. Thus, these…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2020-05-20 Carlos Bernal-Cárdenas , Nathan Cooper , Kevin Moran , Oscar Chaparro , Andrian Marcus , Denys Poshyvanyk

Automated unit test case generation tools facilitate test-driven development and support developers by suggesting tests intended to identify flaws in their code. Existing approaches are usually guided by the test coverage criteria,…

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Many software systems originate as prototypes or minimum viable products (MVPs), developed with an emphasis on delivery speed and responsiveness to changing requirements rather than long-term code maintainability. While effective for rapid…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-06 Ema Smolic , Mario Brcic , Luka Hobor , Mihael Kovac

The fragmentation problem has extended from Android to different platforms, such as iOS, mobile web, and even mini-programs within some applications (app). In such a situation, recording and replaying test scripts is a popular automated…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-02-23 Shengcheng Yu , Chunrong Fang , Yexiao Yun , Yang Feng

Many automatic unit test generation tools that can generate unit test cases with high coverage over a program have been proposed. However, most of these tools are ineffective on deep learning (DL) frameworks due to the fact that many of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-07-04 Arunkaleeshwaran Narayanan , Nima Shiri harzevili , Junjie Wang , Lin Shi , Moshi Wei , Song Wang

Enterprises are always on the lookout for tools that analyze end-users perspectives on their products. In particular, app reviews have been assessed as useful for guiding improvement efforts and software evolution, however, developers find…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-07-25 Saurabh Malgaonkar , Chan Won Lee , Sherlock A. Licorish , Bastin Tony Roy Savarimuthu , Amjed Tahir

The pervasiveness of mobile apps in everyday life necessitates robust testing strategies to ensure quality and efficiency, especially through end-to-end usage-based tests for mobile apps' user interfaces (UIs). However, manually creating…

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With the rapid advancement of text-conditioned Video Generation Models (VGMs), the quality of generated videos has significantly improved, bringing these models closer to functioning as ``*world simulators*'' and making real-world-level…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-04-22 Haotong Yang , Qingyuan Zheng , Yunjian Gao , Yongkun Yang , Yangbo He , Zhouchen Lin , Muhan Zhang

Graphical User Interface (GUI) has become one of the most significant parts of mobile applications (apps). It is a direct bridge between mobile apps and end users, which directly affects the end user's experience. Neglecting GUI quality can…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-10-21 Shengcheng Yu , Chunrong Fang , Ziyuan Tuo , Quanjun Zhang , Chunyang Chen , Zhenyu Chen , Zhendong Su

Enabling fully automated testing of mobile applications has recently become an important topic of study for both researchers and practitioners. A plethora of tools and approaches have been proposed to aid mobile developers both by…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2018-01-22 Mario Linares Vasquez , Carlos Bernal-Cardenas , Kevin Moran , Denys Poshyvanyk

Automatic test generation can help verify and develop the behavior of mobile applications. Test reuse based on semantic similarities between applications of the same category has been utilized to reduce the manual effort of Graphical User…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-01-03 Shuqi Liu , Yu Zhou , Tingting Han , Taolue Chen

Unique challenges arise when testing mobile applications due to their prevailing event-driven nature and complex contextual features (e.g. sensors, notifications). Current automated input generation approaches for Android apps are typically…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2018-01-22 Kevin Moran , Mario Linares-Vasquez , Carlos Bernal-Cardenas , Christopher Vendome , Denys Poshyvanyk

Unit tests represent the most basic level of testing within the software testing lifecycle and are crucial to ensuring software correctness. Designing and creating unit tests is a costly and labor-intensive process that is ripe for…

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Ensuring the correct visual appearance of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) is important because visual bugs can cause substantial losses for businesses. An application might behave functionally correct in an automated test, but visual bugs…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2020-07-22 Daniel Kraus , Jeremias Rößler , Martin Sulzmann

Voice Assistant (VA) in smartphones has become very popular with millions of users nowadays. A key trend is the rise of custom VA embedding, which enables users to perform the customized tasks of their favorite app through voice control.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-07-26 Garrett Weaver , Xue Qin

Many apps have basic accessibility issues, like missing labels or low contrast. Automated tools can help app developers catch basic issues, but can be laborious or require writing dedicated tests. We propose a system, motivated by a…

Automated GUI testing is crucial for ensuring the quality and reliability of Android apps. However, the efficacy of existing UI testing techniques is often limited, especially in terms of coverage. Recent studies, including the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-30 Wei Minn , Biniam Fisseha Demissie , Yan Naing Tun , Jiakun Liu , Mariano Ceccato , Lwin Khin Shar , David Lo

The integration of generative AI tools like ChatGPT into software engineering workflows opens up new opportunities to boost productivity in tasks such as unit test engineering. However, these AI-assisted workflows can also significantly…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Baris Ardic , Quentin Le Dilavrec , Andy Zaidman

GUI testing checks if a software system behaves as expected when users interact with its graphical interface, e.g., testing specific functionality or validating relevant use case scenarios. Currently, deciding what to test at this high…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-11-16 Juyeon Yoon , Robert Feldt , Shin Yoo

UI automation tests play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of mobile applications. Despite the growing popularity of machine learning techniques to generate these tests, they still face several challenges, such as the mismatch of UI…

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