Testing tools for Android context-aware applications: a systematic mapping

Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society

Table 10 Tools comparison

	Tool
	Custom Calabash [44]	Context simulator [37]	Extended AndroidRipper [42]	CrashScope [18]	MobiPlay [75, 79]	VALERA [71, 74, 79, 94, 96]	RERAN [79, 81]	MBTS4MA [83]	ContextDrive [110]	TestAWARE [111]
Q1
GPS	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Wi-Fi	X	X		X		X		X	X	X
Accelerometer	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Thermometer	X	X	X	X				X	X	X
Barometer		X	X		X			X	X	X
Light-sensor	X	X			X		X		X	X
Magnetometer	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X
Gyroscope		X			X			X	X	X
Clock		X							X
Calendar		X							X
Other		Camera, microphone, battery level, call, text message, alarm, etc.	Call, text message, battery level, USB, etc.			Microphone		Bluetooth, Call, text message
Q2	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Q3	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Q4	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Q5	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Q6	Manually	Manually	Design patterns	On/off or abnormal values	None	None	None	None	None	Manually or recorded from sensor
Q7	All-transition-coverage criterion	All scenarios executed	Code coverage	Top-down or botton-up GUI hierarchy transverse	No more recorded events left	No more recorded events left	No more recorded events left	All edges	Breadth first search	No more recorded events left
Q8	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Q9	Black-box	Black-box	White-box	Black-box	Black-box	Black-box	Black-box	Black-box	Black-box	Black-box and white-box
Q10	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	None	No
Q11	Automatic	Semi-automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Semi-automatic	Semi-automatic	Semi-automatic	Semi-automatic	Automatic	Semi-automatic