Testing your sites for mobile - what hardware? - GoFuckYourself.com

iSpyCams · 01-18-2014, 08:17 AM

OK so in an effort to get with the times I am reviewing the mobile functionality of my sites and I wonder what hardware you guys are using for this.

I have my personal Samsung Galaxy Note phone and tablet, which I have hacked adobe flash into, so that doesn't really give me a clear idea of user experience, since most of them are not going to be installing unsupported packages.

I am thinking I should go on ebay or something and get a used gen 1 or 2 ipad for iOS testing and maybe a cheap android phone a gen or two old and leave it vanilla.

Is that gonna work? Or are there big changes with the latest gen Mac and Android stuff that I need to be up to date on?

Oh, and are there emulators that will do it from a desktop?

Awkward · 01-18-2014, 12:10 PM

I tested a few and this is the one I like the most

http://www.mobilephoneemulator.com/

Manfap · 01-18-2014, 12:22 PM

http://www.browserstack.com

rastan · 01-18-2014, 02:30 PM

Given the iPad accounts for maybe 60% of our mobile traffic, I'd say it would be very worthwhile picking one up to test on.

blackmonsters · 01-18-2014, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdultCopywriters

I tested a few and this is the one I like the most

http://www.mobilephoneemulator.com/

I just tried this one and it's working great for me!!

rufriter32 · 01-18-2014, 07:06 PM

I liked browserstack, here's a link I just found with mostly free alternatives...

1stwebdesigner com(slash)design(slash)tools-browser-compatibility-check

Klen · 01-18-2014, 07:08 PM

Better way to do it:
https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights

INever · 01-19-2014, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KlenTelaris

Better way to do it:
https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights

Helpful site. Also good for a webmaster wanting proof of why he needs to bill the client so many hours.

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Awkward Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 217	I tested a few and this is the one I like the most http://www.mobilephoneemulator.com/

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Manfap Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 2,623	http://www.browserstack.com

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Klen Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Little Vienna Posts: 32,235	Better way to do it: https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights