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      <title>Making A Mobile-Friendly Website: The Why And How?</title>
      <dc:creator>Akshay Pai</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2022 07:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/testmuai/making-a-mobile-friendly-website-the-why-and-how-16c5</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;We are in the era of the ‘Heads down’ generation. Ever wondered how much time you spend on your smartphone? Well, let us give you an estimate. With over 2.5 billion smartphone users, an average human spends approximately 2 Hours 51 minutes on their phone every day as per ComScore’s 2017 report. The number increases by an hour if we include the tab users as well!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;That’s a lot of on-screen time considering you have an average of 18 functional hours, leaving the six out for sleep. With everything available at a ‘Hey Siri’ or ‘OK Google’, smartphones are our go-to companion for almost everything these days. And with the internet’s speedy takeover, it would be a shame not to have a mobile-friendly website. Without an optimized website, you are missing out a major chunk of your audience and their most attentive time spans. So today we provide you with some insights on how to make a mobile-friendly website.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But first, why do we need to create a mobile-friendly website? There are several reasons, let’s have a look at them.&lt;/p&gt;

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  Reasons To Create A Mobile Friendly Website
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  1. Easy Accessibility
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As mentioned earlier, the number of mobile users is on the rise. This means the chances of accessing your website on the phone is higher than that on a computer. But, if you do not create a mobile-friendly website, you will lose out on your users.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Moreover, everyone is busy these days, so offering a quick peek through the mobile phones without compromising on the experience enables brands to leave a lasting impact. Thus, a mobile-friendly website is a necessity.&lt;/p&gt;

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  2. Integrating Social Media
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Even the biggest of brands are paying more attention to social media. And Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn, to name a few, are easily accessible through the phone. External links are more likely to be accessed over a phone.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In addition, it affects your social media reputation as well. Imagine reading a negative review for not having a responsive website. Disappointing, isn’t it? These are major motivators for any brand to make a mobile-friendly website.&lt;/p&gt;

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  3. User Experience
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Gone are the days when computers were the only means of accessing a website. With the integration of the devices and easy accessibility, brands create a mobile-friendly website to offer unhindered User Experience irrespective of the device being used to access it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Presence on each platform contributes towards a brand’s reputation. This is another reason to offer the ultimate UI and branding to your business.&lt;/p&gt;

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  4. The SEO Race
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Debates have started on the credibility of SEO with the advent of Social Media, but Google still remains undefeated. SEO is as important as ever. A mobile-friendly and responsive website increases your SEO ranking. Your online reputation affects your ranking.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And what’s more important is the algorithm specifically designed by Google for mobile devices. This enables a better analysis of your product and thus your SEO ranking.&lt;/p&gt;

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  Building a mobile-friendly website
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Now let us dive into the process of building a mobile-friendly website.&lt;/p&gt;

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  1. Website Architecture
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The very first thing that needs to be addressed is the type of website that is being built. Building a mobile-friendly website requires a few considerations based on its intended use.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A website can be one of these three types. Evaluate each of these architectures to determine what fits you the best.&lt;/p&gt;

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  Web Application
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;These types of websites are usually the front-end applications for a web application. Most of the processes for these types of web applications happen on the back-end and this makes the website a visual interaction medium for the enterprise application.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Examples: Facebook, Twitter, and &lt;a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/?utm_source=devto&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=jul22_pk&amp;amp;utm_term=pk&amp;amp;utm_content=blog" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;LambdaTest&lt;/a&gt; are some of the examples where the websites are applications.&lt;/p&gt;

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  Blogs
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Blogs are web applications too but they have fewer features. The blogs have a single purpose of sharing content for readers. There are standard, trusted, free solutions that will help interested writers to build a mobile-friendly blog.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Examples: Huffpost Blogs, Sourcedexter are some examples of blogs that share various types of textual, and video content.&lt;/p&gt;

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  Static Website
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A static website has content that changes very rarely. Static Websites are built to provide some information that hardly changes. For example, companies will have static websites to share information about the services offered by the company, to share their vision and their team.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Examples: MySQL database, and Deep Kapha are some examples of static websites where the content changes are rare.&lt;/p&gt;

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  2. Designing a Mobile Friendly Website
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Once the architecture of the website is clear, we need ensure that our &lt;a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/lt-browser?utm_source=devto&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=jul22_pk&amp;amp;utm_term=pk&amp;amp;utm_content=blog" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;mobile view of website&lt;/a&gt; works seamlessly on all types of mobile devices and also is extendable to larger screen devices.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let’s look into some of the most important design concepts that will help you build a mobile-friendly website.&lt;/p&gt;

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  Material Design
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;When it comes to designing the components for your website, there are many ways you can create it. However, Material Design provides an in-depth framework on how to build components that look great on mobile devices and how you can scale the same components that fit perfectly on larger screens.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Material Design forms a guide to developing websites that have predictable outcomes on various devices. It talks about layouts, color schemes, pixel density, transition and more.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Following image shows a website that follows material design. It uses design principle such as contrasting navigation bars, shadows, cards, and more.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2A90WGV1Lf6Ujb3BoVpzI6IA.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2A90WGV1Lf6Ujb3BoVpzI6IA.png" width="512" height="244"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This same website uses mobile design principles such as wrapping up of components, collapsing of menu items to the hamburger button, and horizontal scrolling of the second nav bar items. This gives the components a cosy fit on the website with each on-screen navigation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The image below represents how the material design for Android was followed to make the same website mobile-friendly.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2AXlx46SsvlSJtghUu5hRvgA.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2AXlx46SsvlSJtghUu5hRvgA.png" width="304" height="512"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  Responsive Website Design
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It’s seldom the case where a website needs to be built only for a mobile screen. A webpage should work right from a wide-screen monitor to the much smaller smartphone screens fluidly.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Today’s web pages have a single codebase for all types of screen. This is possible due to a concept called responsiveness. Responsive web pages are designed to adapt to the screen size by automatically shrinking or expanding, hiding or displaying the various components present on the page.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2APJCEbXQNvVwFzkfCagCgwQ.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2APJCEbXQNvVwFzkfCagCgwQ.png" width="512" height="256"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Depending on the type of website architecture, we will be able to choose the right strategy for responsiveness.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;⇒ Web Application&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you are trying to build web applications, you have two options while considering responsive websites.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Build each component such that it can shrink or expand based on the screen size. This includes the component and text within it and other styling code. You can use a responsive framework like bootstrap for this purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Use Responsive themes which also provide responsive and pluggable dashboards. An example of this is the Limitless Dashboard themes. The image below shows how Limitless can be used which comes prepared with both Responsive web interface and adheres to the material design standard.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2Ax_Sfp4flBpl1iXJEUJgy4w.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2Ax_Sfp4flBpl1iXJEUJgy4w.png" width="512" height="237"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;⇒ Blogs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you are trying to build a mobile-friendly blog, the design would compress two major parts.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;First part is the CMS or the Content Management System. This is the engine that will provide the services that would allow you to write articles, maintain all the blog posts, maintain the media, and more. WordPress, and Joomla are some of the most popular CMS in the world. A CMS has no direct part in building a mobile-friendly website, however, choosing the right CMS like WordPress gives access to easier integration with websites.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The CMS leads to the second component of the blog which is the website. If you use WordPress, you will get access to hundreds of responsive themes to chose from. The responsiveness comes inbuilt with most themes. Here some examples for the responsive WordPress themes:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2A7Tf4xXkAFQVE7knpQI2wCQ.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2A7Tf4xXkAFQVE7knpQI2wCQ.png" width="800" height="400"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;⇒ Static Websites&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For Static websites, the responsiveness can be easily achieved by starting with a theme. There are thousands of free and paid themes which can be adopted straight to a static website.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here is an example of a static HTML theme. As content barely changes in a static website, a theme that matches the vision of the website, the theme can easily be hosted on a platform and you will have a mobile-friendly design.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2A6MO8mQYx9JQ5U4-UkVJY4w.jpeg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2A6MO8mQYx9JQ5U4-UkVJY4w.jpeg" width="512" height="305"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  Content and Font Strategy
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&lt;p&gt;Mobile screens as we know are very small. This implies that that content needs to be well structured and must have the right font so that it’s easy for a mobile user to read the text.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;When it comes to content strategy, you must aim for shorter paragraphs. Having long paragraphs will appear as a long wall of text that might seem unattractive to the readers. Shorter paragraphs will allow for a more comfortable look and feel on the website.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Because of the small screen size, it is important to have a font that can be read clearly without the letter overlapping or smudging due to thickness. Open Sans is one of the most preferred fonts for both mobile phones and web pages.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A comparison below with these strategies applied and not applied will make you realize the impact it has on the mobile phone reader.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2A6iO6_JftsFNXUyeFC0AuNw.jpeg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2A6iO6_JftsFNXUyeFC0AuNw.jpeg" width="512" height="512"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  3. Website Development
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&lt;p&gt;Irrespective of the website architecture, there might be some amount of development required from your end. Thanks to the advancement in technology, static websites and blogs can be set up without any development efforts. However, in events where you need to develop, here are a few things to keep in mind while developing a mobile-friendly website.&lt;/p&gt;

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  Development Frameworks for Web Applications
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Advanced web application frameworks such as Angular JS, or React JS have been built to provide a mobile-friendly website right from the start. They offer a wide variety of out of the box features that will make your development much faster and much easier.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;These frameworks also provide a method of development called the Single Page Applications (SPA). SPAs are concepts where an application does not change the entire web page when a user navigates from one page to the other. Only the content which needs to change is dynamically changed. This is highly recommended for developing websites that are mobile friendly as they save a lot of components from being re-rendered.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The image below shows how in an SPA website, only the templates are swapped. In non-SPA websites, the whole page is refreshed each time.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2AfQ6JJqBQPdkYbCjTjNUP4Q.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2AfQ6JJqBQPdkYbCjTjNUP4Q.png" width="512" height="302"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  Responsive Component Development
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;When it comes to developing various web components such as the navigation bars, the image views, the content holders, etc: It is important to keep in mind the various screen sizes that your website should cater to.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Depending on the browser size, you might have to replace some of the components such that it fits perfectly within that screen size. An article by website designs shows the breakpoints (image below) that are followed by some of the most popular websites in the world. Each breakpoint is a resolution at which the page changes properties to suit that resolution.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2APFqc2pbEbMUVFLNQSbDyJw.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2APFqc2pbEbMUVFLNQSbDyJw.png" width="512" height="138"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This shows that 768px and 1280px are the most commonly used breakpoints. However, each website has its own strategy of placing more breakpoints based on their user data.&lt;/p&gt;

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  4. Testing the website
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&lt;p&gt;Once the development of the website is complete, it is extremely important to test if it is indeed mobile friendly. This means that you would have to test the look of the website on as many mobile browsers as possible. We call this the &lt;a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/learning-hub/cross-browser-compatibility?utm_source=devto&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=jul22_pk&amp;amp;utm_term=pk&amp;amp;utm_content=blog" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;cross-browser compatibility&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In the testing phase, you will be verifying if the websites adhere to the design that has been implemented on multiple devices and on multiple mobile devices.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Following image shows our tool being used to test in real-time how a website looks on various devices.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2AOp5wabGdVG2R8DX5Pl52KA.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2AOp5wabGdVG2R8DX5Pl52KA.png" width="512" height="268"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  Conclusion
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Having a mobile-friendly website will enable you to tap into a whole new market of users. By providing a simple to use and easy to navigate interface, you are making your website mobile friendly and boosting the traffic to your website.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Building a mobile-friendly website requires a lot of effort. Each and every point that we discussed is crucial in giving a wholesome experience to a mobile user. Testing is as important as building a website. It is highly recommended to spend a good amount of time testing your website on various mobile browsers to ensure no one faces a bad experience.&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>A Study On Mobile Friendly Websites</title>
      <dc:creator>Akshay Pai</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 10:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/testmuai/a-study-on-mobile-friendly-websites-440o</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/testmuai/a-study-on-mobile-friendly-websites-440o</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;We live in the mobile-first world. One where everyone is hooked to their phones. But what exactly are they hooked on to? Are these mobile apps? Are these websites? Well, the answer is both. But even with such necessity for mobile-friendly websites, are we living up to the expectations?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Well, we decided to dig deep and took up the task of understanding the defining factors for mobile-friendly websites. Recent studies of running these websites through a mobile test helped us understand the scenario of mobile-friendliness among website developers. Let’s have a look at some of the key findings.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;According to a 2018 study by Statista, 51.2% of internet traffic is viewed on a mobile screen. This means mobile traffic has overtaken desktop traffic. This behavior has led to a downfall in the audience for non-mobile friendly websites.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fz7nyrqvg5lqmii21bfzf.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fz7nyrqvg5lqmii21bfzf.png" width="338" height="298"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  The Responsive Design
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But what drives a mobile-friendly website? Is it giving preference to one platform over the other? Or is it creating an adaptable design? Definitions vary, people have different opinions, but it all comes down to the concept of a responsive design. In simple terms, a responsive design is a design with the ability to accommodate an HTML or CSS code on differing screens.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Imagine designing a website differently for each smartphone present in the market! Sounds daunting, doesn’t it? But you don’t really have to do it if you have a responsive design. Mainly because the design depends on and molds according to the environment.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Canonicalized conducted a study recently. After testing one million websites they found out that one in four websites was not mobile friendly. Testing a large population of websites, they found out the huge gap which still exists out there.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2APKV7fy_Ykd38Y-acI4LV4w.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2APKV7fy_Ykd38Y-acI4LV4w.png" width="512" height="259"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Common Issues Associated with Mobile Un-Friendly Websites
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Before we delve deeper, let us have a look at the three most common issues that are found during these mobile tests.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Layout&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A responsive design does not necessarily display the same on mobile and desktop. But developers often overlook these detail and in an attempt to replicate, the website displayed on the mobile comes out cluttered. This affects the quality often displaying too much content. It takes 5 seconds for a user to leave an irresponsive website. Making the most of these 5 seconds is important.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The utilization of the device features&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;When building a mobile-friendly website, the motive is not to recreate the code for separate devices but to organize the content without hampering the quality and accessibility. But, at times focusing ‘too much on the layout’ developers miss out on some major features that a device has to offer. This varies from the ability to initiate calls, to the use of different sensors present and even touchscreen accessibility.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cross-Platform Compatibility&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2AaYwgfY1Kdruk0u1YZrVapQ.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2AaYwgfY1Kdruk0u1YZrVapQ.png" width="512" height="250"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Users own multiple devices. This means ways to access the website increase. A common issue many mobile-friendly website testers face is the lack of compatibility among different platforms. Consumer studies suggest that chances of making a purchase are higher on a desktop. So the information should be stored and accessible on either of the devices.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;After observing certain statistics, it will be easier to understand the importance of mobile-friendliness on a website. For example, as per reports, 79% of internet usage is expected to move to mobile devices by the end of 2018.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Moreover, 57% of users believe that a responsive design plays a major role in their preference for a business. But before we delve deeper, how does a mobile-friendly website tester determine it?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;An important part of testing mobile friendly website is the use of the right set of tools to test the website on different platforms i.e. browsers and devices. These tools with the help of emulation and simulation provide the user with an ability to test for compatibility.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Most mobile friendly website testers recommend &lt;a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/?utm_source=devto&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=jul21_pk&amp;amp;utm_term=pk&amp;amp;utm_content=blog" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Lambdatest&lt;/a&gt;, one of the best tools in the market. It offers a seamless experience with accessibility to over 44 different devices for real-time testing. Generation of automated screenshots across different browsers gives an overview of the website across all the platforms. Moreover, testing locally hosted pages and smart visual regression to find bugs and errors helps pass the mobile test with ease. These tools along with Google &lt;a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/mobile-friendly-test?utm_source=devto&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=jul21_pk&amp;amp;utm_term=pk&amp;amp;utm_content=blog" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;mobile friendly testing&lt;/a&gt; process make the basis for a successful and responsive website.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hey! Do you know? &lt;a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/free-online-tools/random-byte-generator?utm_source=devto&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=jul21_pk&amp;amp;utm_term=pk&amp;amp;utm_content=free_tools" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;random-byte-generator&lt;/a&gt; — Random Bytes Generator. Simply press the button for a new set of random bytes.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  The Google mobile-friendly test
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Back in April 2015, Google added mobile-friendliness score as a ranking factor. This move drove more and more developers to adopt mobile friendliness. This move also made testing mobile-friendly websites a necessity. Running a Google mobile friendliness test will help understand the website’s mobile friendliness based on certain factors.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;These factors include:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Viewport Configuration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It is an important factor since it relies on the adaptability of the device. Viewport configuration is triggered in the case of a missing viewport or incompatible viewport with other devices.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Compatibility of plugins&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The use of plugins are checked by Google and in case of incompatibility of these plugins, the score is affected.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2AzyqbwHrPPhZLgrbuFOYCMg.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2AzyqbwHrPPhZLgrbuFOYCMg.png" width="512" height="389"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Font Visibility&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Legible font is an important factor, even for a Layman’s point of view. Illegible text, too small to read will affect the ranking.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Content to viewport&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Horizontal orientation of a webpage is important. Forcing the user to zoom in and swipe horizontally for a full view leads to a poor user experience. It is triggered when Google detects the absence of adjustment within the specified horizontal size.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Layout of links&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;With screen size reducing substantially, Google considers it important to analyze a website with touch buttons. They should not be too close and evenly organized to offer easy accessibility and a good user experience.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hey! Do you know? &lt;a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/free-online-tools/strip-html?utm_source=devto&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=jul21_pk&amp;amp;utm_term=pk&amp;amp;utm_content=free_tools" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;strip-html&lt;/a&gt; — The function attempts to return a string will all null bytes, HTML tags stripped from the input string.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Tying it all together
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fmnikr8yk9qc242b9wabc.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fmnikr8yk9qc242b9wabc.png" width="512" height="153"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;According to the report by Canonicalized, the most common issues occurred for many websites. Moreover, they also compared the occurrence to the impact of the error on the mobile-friendliness of the website. Let us have a look at the comparison.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Using the Google Mobile-Friendly test is easy. After visiting the link, one can simply enter the URL to check the &lt;a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/lt-browser?utm_source=devto&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=jul21_pk&amp;amp;utm_term=pk&amp;amp;utm_content=blog" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;mobile view of website&lt;/a&gt;. To further get detailed reports and understand the analytics, the search console provides the data.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Some derivations were achieved for the Google Mobile-Friendly Test. According to Google, the maximum score is 100 while a minimum of 80 is required to pass the test.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Mobile friendly website testers have found out that 67 is the score for a majority of the websites that failed the test. Only a mere 17% websites achieved a score of 100 and the number will rise in the coming future.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;With Google taking measures to promote mobile-friendly websites, it is only a matter of time everyone starts to adopt the practice. But, it is also important to maintain brand since as per google lack of mobile-friendliness can cause a website to lose up to 60% of its visitors, sending at least 40% to their competitor’s website.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So with a rise from 40% in 2017 to 52% in 2018, data diversion towards mobile devices shows exponential growth. Testing mobile-friendly websites brought us to a conclusion that the 17% small businesses who own a non-mobile friendly website should fix it to retain their customers and offer them a better experience.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, having a mobile-friendly website is a necessity to promote the growth of the online business and also to gain access to newer markets.&lt;/p&gt;

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      <category>mobile</category>
      <category>testing</category>
      <category>security</category>
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      <title>How To Fast Track Cross Browser Testing &amp; Debugging With LambdaTest?</title>
      <dc:creator>Akshay Pai</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 14:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/testmuai/how-to-fast-track-cross-browser-testing-debugging-with-lambdatest-43nn</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/testmuai/how-to-fast-track-cross-browser-testing-debugging-with-lambdatest-43nn</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Software development is advancing by the minute. With a plethora of technological advances, developing software has become simplified. Every SDLC(Software Development Life Cycle) is aided with the help of debugging and testing. Both are highly important to ensure product quality and consistent behaviour for a stable release.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Professionals in the industry are used to the cycle of continuous development where testing and debugging go hand-in-hand. IT Professionals are well aware of their mechanism and their benefits. However, to students, the difference between testing and debugging is something of a mystery. The mysterious part lies in defining the scope of testing and debugging. Who performs each of this task, how is it quantified, and how is it performed?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;On an abstract level, we can define testing as a process conducted by testers and sometimes even the developers to validate the various modules that have been developed. On the other hand, debugging is performed by the developers with adequate knowledge regarding the project to identify the cause of issues that have been identified in the testing phase.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;With this understanding, let’s get into the details on what testing and debugging is and how LambdaTest can effectively help developers and testers in their respective journey.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What Is Testing?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Once the software has been developed, it goes through the process of testing to verify whether it is working as per the intended functionality. Testing, as mentioned, is carried out by a tester or even by a client with no technical awareness about the product design or workflow. Testing is broadly classified in two ways i.e &lt;a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/difference-between-manual-and-automation-testing/?utm_source=devto&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=jul20_pk&amp;amp;utm_term=pk&amp;amp;utm_content=blog" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;manual testing and automation testing&lt;/a&gt;. Remember though, you can not automate the testing process up to 100%. However, the automation testing has been evident in saving the bandwidth for a software tester, so they could come up with better test scenarios. After testing, &lt;a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/27-tips-for-finding-bugs-in-your-website/?utm_source=devto&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=jul20_pk&amp;amp;utm_term=pk&amp;amp;utm_content=blog" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;bug report&lt;/a&gt; comes into play as a responsibility for a software tester. Any bugs or errors are logged in a file which is further passed on to the development team to help them in debugging. These errors are then looked into and fixed for the tester to retest the application. Each type of applications will have a different testing strategy. For example, &lt;a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/tips-for-testing-a-pwa/?utm_source=devto&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=jul20_pk&amp;amp;utm_term=pk&amp;amp;utm_content=blog" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Progressive web app testing&lt;/a&gt; requires testing mechanisms that can verify the integrity of design and functionality with the concepts of a PWA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This bug or error goes through a certain cycle, also known as the bug life cycle. This is the lifetime of the bug that exists and goes through several stages before being closed by the tester.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2AhFfoJhcfnZU5i14kZL8UWg.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2AhFfoJhcfnZU5i14kZL8UWg.png" width="512" height="447"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  These stages include:
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;New is when a new bug is registered by the tester and then forwarded to the team lead.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Once Assigned, the bug is forwarded by the lead tester to the developer team. Further, it is given to either the developer directly in charge of the bug or it is passed on to the dev lead who approves and assigns it to the developer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Open is the state of a bug while it is being worked on by a developer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Once the necessary changes in the code have been made, the developer will forward it to the lead developer. This fix will be available for testing in the upcoming build.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Retesting is the phase where all the changes after being introduced into the environment through the latest build are given back to the testers for testing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Once the retest process completes, it can go one of the two ways. If the bug has been fixed, the case is closed but if the tester feels there is still lack of performance due to the bug it will Reopen the bug and the entire process will repeat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Apart from this, there are times when the term Deferred is used to where the fix is delayed to a future update owing to low priority level. This is done by developers when the bug is not critical.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In certain cases, when the developer feels that a bug that has been raised is not genuine or is not a bug, he can reject the same by updating the status as rejected. In addition, a duplicate is used to mark duplicated bug errors.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What Is Debugging?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You developed the software, you ran it through the testing software and you found some bugs. What next? Well, once the testing phase is over, the process of debugging starts. Debugging is the process of fixing the errors which have been found during the test phase. Unlike testing, the process is manual and needs an intervention of development teams. The bugs can be located with the help os special software known as a debugger.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Debugging is carried out on the basis of the report received by the testers. And the final result must look like the expected output. Once the error has been fixed, the code is resent to the tester for retesting post which it is declared fit for release.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But even during the debugging process, there are certain tips which can create an efficient environment and give more effective results.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  1. Prioritization
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As a developer, it is very important to know the functionalities of a software. More important is to understand their importance. Whenever a bug is raised, one should know its effect on the software. If it is not critical and will not affect the system, the developer can put it in the deferred status until the next build. This helps prioritize which bugs need to be fixed first.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  2. Error Code Familiarisation
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;HTTP errors are generated when you try to visit a certain address but cannot access it. It usually returns HTTP error codes which signify the error type. Familiarity with these codes will help you diagnose the bugs more efficiently cutting down on time.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;While it isn’t possible to remember all the codes, knowing some common occurrences will take you a long way. But, in case of any error, make sure to look up the error code to get a better insight into the type of problem and its solution.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Some common codes that debuggers come across are:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Error 401- Incorrect credentials&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Error 404- Incorrect URL&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Error 429- Too many requests&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Error 502- Bad Gateway&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Error 504- Gateway Timeout&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  3. Bug Reproduction
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As a debugger, you should always make sure to reproduce a copy of the bug before making any changes. This is especially very important to avoid duplication. In a scenario where you are working on the original bug and someone opens up the same ticket, all the progress you have made will be lost. So, to prevent such situations reproduction of the code is advised which can be modified and then put into the actual application.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hey! Do you know? &lt;a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/free-online-tools/string-split-by-delimiter?utm_source=devto&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=jul20_pk&amp;amp;utm_term=pk&amp;amp;utm_content=free_tools" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;string-split-by-delimiter&lt;/a&gt; — A free web based utility that instantly splits text into multiple pieces. This online tool can be used to split long web addresses, text, word and much more. Select a delimiter and start splitting right away!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What Is Cross Browser Testing?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;With an ample variety of web browsers available in the market, end users have the convenience to visit your web application from multiple web browsers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Flex, JavaScript, Applets, AJAX requests, Flash and many more client-side components may behave differently on different web browsers with respect to their rendering engines. The process of testing whether a website works consistently without any dependencies, or compromising quality in terms of feature delivery is what we term as &lt;strong&gt;Cross Browser Testing&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In today’s competitive world where the bounce back rate of users is so elevated, you need an extra edge to your website for attracting more publicity and traffic towards it. Cross Browser testing plays a vital role in coping up with competition in the global market, especially when digital discovery is being more mobile-centric.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Cross Browser Testing And Debugging With LambdaTest
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Cross Browser Testing and debugging can be made simpler with the help of tools. And this exactly where LambdaTest comes into play.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What Is LambdaTest?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;LambdaTest is a web-based, scalable testing platform that assists business teams by bringing their software assessment needs to the cloud infrastructure. It helps with cross browser compatibility testing of your website or web application across 3000+ browsers and their assorted versions on various OS and in diverse screen resolutions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/?utm_source=devto&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=jul20_pk&amp;amp;utm_term=pk&amp;amp;utm_content=blog" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;LambdaTest&lt;/a&gt; provides a variety of &lt;a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/feature?utm_source=devto&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=jul20_pk&amp;amp;utm_term=pk&amp;amp;utm_content=blog" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;features&lt;/a&gt; to ease the effort required for cross browser testing. With the help of these, you can get an optimized testing and debugging experience.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Testing With LambdaTest
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Development of an application is a long process and it is only after it has been developed that one can run and check its cross browser compatibility. With multiple devices and browsers present, it is important to ensure a thorough cross browser compatibility check with all of them.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It is with LambdaTest you can now ensure cross-browser compatibility on multiple devices including Android and iOS. It supports all versions and tests for responsiveness as well. Let us have a brief look at some of the main features that LambdaTest testing tool has to offer.&lt;/p&gt;

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  1. Online Cross Browser Compatibility Testing
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&lt;p&gt;LambdaTest offers a live browser testing environment enabling cross-browser testing. Along with the ability to conduct live testing, it enables screen recording and screenshot functionality. This is valid for any browser version on any operating system and device that you select which also comes with an RIA software and tools for developers.&lt;/p&gt;

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  2. Multiple Desktop And Mobile Support
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&lt;p&gt;The list of browsers on both Windows and Mac operating systems is endless. Some popular browsers include Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge, and Safari. These offer cross-browser compatibility testing and &lt;a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/manual-testing-strategies-to-ensure-bug-free-deployment-of-a-mobile-application/?utm_source=devto&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=jul20_pk&amp;amp;utm_term=pk&amp;amp;utm_content=blog" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;mobile testing&lt;/a&gt; as per your requirements. In addition, almost every mobile device is supported by real-time testing. Ensuring that your application is compatible with all major mobile devices and operating systems has never been easier!&lt;/p&gt;

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  3. Page Report Screenshots
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&lt;p&gt;With LambdaTest, the user is provided with a screenshot of the entire testing process within seconds. When conducting a cross-browser compatibility test, the user can simply select from a list of presets. Moreover, even when testing your locally run websites using LambdaTest Tunnel, you get full page screenshots.&lt;/p&gt;

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  4. Visual Testing
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&lt;p&gt;With the LambdaTest compatibility testing, it is now easier to analyze the visual appeal of your application. This includes responsiveness for different screen sizes without compromising on the quality of the appearance. In addition, LambdaTest also allows you to conduct an automated visual regression testing for ensuring that your layouts are perfect and identify any bugs which might affect the performance. This includes any issues such as padding, icon size, element position and color which might miss a common eye. Testing across multiple screen resolutions is a must and that is exactly what LambdaTest has to offer.&lt;/p&gt;

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  5. The Inbuilt Issue Tracker
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&lt;p&gt;With LambdaTest cross-browser compatibility test, it is easy to manage the bugs detected. These can be managed directly from the LambdaTest console. It gives a holistic view and control such as assignment, tracking, sharing of bugs and sporting the report to PDFs to the users. Moreover, the inbuilt issue tracker is easy and flexible to use.&lt;/p&gt;

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  Debugging With LambdaTest And Developer Tools
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&lt;p&gt;LambdaTest is not only limited to help you with testing but also assists you in debugging your web applications for both mobile and desktop devices. While testing cross-browser compatibility, you also get access to debugging tools for any browser and browser version that is required.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Moreover, the developer tools also support debugging for mobile devices on both Android and iOS also giving you access to real-time support for web pages and web apps. Imagine opening your project on a mobile device and not being able to debug it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Well, LambdaTest has the solution to the problem. You simply open up the emulator for the device and run through to check for any bugs. Post which debugging can be accomplished using the LambdaTest debugging tools.&lt;/p&gt;

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  Brief Guide on Using the Developer Tools
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&lt;p&gt;1- To debug, we need to access the LambdaTest emulators with developers tools. First, open the real-time console through the real-time option in the menu.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;2- Once opened select mobile devices on the real-time console. This is important to access mobile device debugger.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2876%2F1%2AiRunjwzZJe22BFtig-wSaw.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2876%2F1%2AiRunjwzZJe22BFtig-wSaw.png" width="800" height="456"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;3- Selecting the type of emulator is crucial. Select Android or iOS emulator whatever is required and enter the URL before clicking the Launch button.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;4- This opens up a mobile device emulator with the selected configuration settings&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2At4a-uQXjc8Gt7ypNKfedCg.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2000%2F1%2At4a-uQXjc8Gt7ypNKfedCg.png" width="412" height="365"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;5- Now, on the left-hand side of the menu, you will observe an option to developer tools. Open these tools and start the debugging process.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Once you are in the developer mode you will see a section on the lower end of your screen. This is the developer tools window which shows the code for your application.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;When you click on the ‘DevTools’ button a new window pops up or appears at the bottom. This is the source code for the application on that particular device. The developers now have the access to all the technicalities and can use the visual appearance on the emulator to find out any bugs and change the code accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2872%2F1%2AXvRd7eMJvW4nnK4rQDWiPg.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-images-1.medium.com%2Fmax%2F2872%2F1%2AXvRd7eMJvW4nnK4rQDWiPg.png" width="800" height="472"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In addition, the developer can get a feel of the application on the emulator and if there are any glitches they can be fixed in the source code.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Do you know? &lt;a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/free-online-tools/sorting-list?utm_source=devto&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=jul20_pk&amp;amp;utm_term=pk&amp;amp;utm_content=" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;sorting-list&lt;/a&gt; — This tool changes the order of all your list items so that they are sorted alphabetically, or numerically. Try sorting your list online now.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  Conclusion
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&lt;p&gt;Testing and debugging are two imperative phases of any SDLC. They help to build the confidence in your website or web app, before you deploy it into the market or make any change on an already existing one. and ensure consistency to your users. Every application undergoes testing and debugging and it’s an on-going process until the time the application is alive.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;LambdaTest offers an all-in-one solution to your debugging and testing requirements giving you the ease and flexibility of perfecting your web app.&lt;/p&gt;

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