Visual testing is a type of testing that emphasis on the user interface (UI). The visual testing helps in finding the software’s behavior and its functionality, and its behavior. It checks and evaluates the software from visual perspective.
Visual testing is also called UI testing or regression testing as verifies various components of the software design interface. It also checks the application across various browsers for its responsiveness and design elements. Visual testing also tracks the changes in UI images by verifying them against already generated UI images.
UI is an important aspect for delivering high-quality software. Testers start evaluating design elements right from the development phase. It helps them to detect regression bugs to prevent them from making way to production phase. Testers also use automation testing for preventing bugs and issues which could occur from repetitive task.
Visual testing helps in making software more accessible across the variety of devices. Software can be used across various devices as it can be used for a variety of channels and environments. Software are getting complex with increasing customer demands to cater best product in this competitive market.
Organizations are moving towards agile and DevOps to release a faster and more reliable software product. With faster deployments, there is increase in complexity to deliver a bug-free product. Test automation helps in mitigating the risk associated with repetitive tasks. Testers use this testing method to ensure quick product delivery.
How visual testing improves UI appearance?
Visual testing is a method that improves UI appearance to deliver a high quality product. It is done by evaluating reference snapshots with the actual one. A specialized test suite is executed for generating reference snapshots to validate the current state of user interface. A report is generated specifying the changes between actual and expected results.
The test suite is executed every time whenever changes are made. Testers also use software quality assurance tools to track the quality of software. There are obviously numerous benefits from the application quality perspective, but quality assurance specialists also notice upsides. They spend less time on fixing bugs, so they can focus on other parts of app testing. Correct implementation of visual tests increases the quality of other features, making basic functionality bugs less common.
Automation testing for visual testing is great as it can save tester’s efforts and time from performing repetitive tasks. The testing method also detects even the tiniest issue or difference in the application appearance. It makes work more efficient and it is easy to detect regression bugs with great accuracy levels. Automation for visual testing can save a lot of time manually.