Getting any mobile application Tested on various devices when they are not available has always been a great problem for developers .Even after porting your application on various devices, it is very important to get it tested for overall success of that application.
But the real problem is How many devices you can buy since number of devices are too large.That’s why we use Emulators.However we can not completely rely on emulators also.We need to test our application on real devices or closest platform which will provide real device like capabilities.For this is it not a bad idea to test your application via Remote device access?Here you do not need to buy devices for getting your application tested on real devices.Nokia RDA is platform for the same.
What is Nokia RDA ?
- Nokia RDA is a web based Remote device access service where you can add and test your application on several Symbian and Maemo™ devices.
What can be tested ?
- Symbian C++, Java, and Adobe Flash Lite applications.
- Qt, Python, and Open C (after installation of the required plug-ins).
- Various types of content, such as themes.
- Web widgets, web pages, and other types of web applications and content.
What’s the service cost for using this ?
- Zero.Its free of cost.You just need to register for a fre account.
How does it work ?
- Register for Nokia forum here.
- Go to Nokia RDA here
- Check whether your desired device is available in “Available Now” devices.
- If yes move focus over that devices and select for how much time you want to reserve device.(Reserve a Device)
- Start.
- Save launchdevui.jnlp file.
- Double click on same file.
- You get Nokia RDA Device interface which you have selected.
- Now select Install Software button on TOP Left.
- Select file followed by option Install.
- Install Your application.
- Run your application from Application Manager.
Main features:
- You can install and run following files: .SIS, .SISX, .JAR, and .WGZ files.
- You can change screen orientation from portrait and landscape modes on devices that support this feature.
- You can Change color depth and reduced resolution mode to improve response time.
- Debug logs. View text files and capture Symbian OS panics.
- Later Reservation: If any device is engage, you can reserve it for later use.
- This service is free.
Drawbacks:-
- Since you access devices remotely it takes time for any action or key event.
- It do not support audio.
- Some times the needed device is not available due to prior reservations.
