With all of the different smartphones, tablets and other devices that sport various operating systems and versions thereof, a Web developer’s job — testing (sometimes virtually) on multiple devices to resolve errors — hasn’t become any simpler. This article suggests how we can manage these tasks without pouring a truck-load of money into actually buying all of these different devices. A user tests his website on a Blackberry device and takes notes of bugs. Do You Test On Actual Devices? Whether you develop websites or apps, you face several problems in ensuring that a product runs correctly on as many devices as possible. Emulators for iOS, Android, Opera and the rest can help with that, but they differ from the software that runs on real devices. One of the things you just can’t simulate properly is touch interaction . Without being able to test gestures, there is no way to find out whether your users will understand how to use your interface
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