Nativetap is sponsoring droidcon Berlin 2017

At Nativetap, we have a fondness for two things: fast, interactive and uncluttered Android app development; and….a little bit of magic. This fondness led us to build a device farm which magically puts any device in your hand in less than 10 seconds. We are now going on the road to share this magic with …

How to Debug Your Android Apps With Nativetap

Debugging software can be a tedious, and sometimes daunting, job, even for the best. In order to accurately fix any given problem, a developer has to reproduce it in a controlled environment, understand the cause, make changes to the code, and then ensure that the problem is gone. Debugging is especially hard when dealing with …

Securely Test Your Android Apps on Nativetap

When testing your applications it is important to remove all barriers to a clean testing environment. Often when users are using your application, there are many factors in place which could contribute to a poor experience - and usually not within your control. Factors such as bloatware (mobile carriers in the US love bloatware), other …

Test Android Apps Without Device Fragmentation Getting in the Way

It’s no secret that Android is the largest Mobile OS in the world, with more than 2 billion active monthly users as of May 2017 (running Google Play that is). It’s also no secret that Android is the most fragmented Mobile OS platform, with over 24,000 different device models running the little, green robot. That …

Test Your Android Application with Nativetap

Testing and debugging your applications is a prerequisite to building, and deploying, quality products to your current, and future, users. It is important to perform these functions on as many user devices, and with Android that can be a challenge given the sheer number of Android devices there are. Nativetap provides Developers, Product Managers, QA …

Getting Started with Nativetap

With great application development, comes great testing responsibility (is it just me or does that sound like an attempt to mimic a line from a superhero film? Asking for a friend.). The challenge is testing on as many devices as possible, and with the breadth of the Android device universe that is no small task. …

Remotely test and debug your Android apps on a Samsung S8 with Nativetap

Testing is an area of extreme importance for any developer, but with all of the different Android devices out there it is nearly impossible to test applications on more than a few. Sure, you might have a few old devices plus your current, personal device - but what about the newest and greatest devices that …

The more the merrier – invite teammates to Nativetap

It's never fun to test alone - that's why once you have your account set up it might be a great moment to invite friends or teammates to cooperate on projects. To share content, you all have to be members of the same Organisation inside Nativetap. The following steps need to be performed by the …

Adjust your video quality to fit your Internet speed

Not everyone has a gigabit data connection at their desk, with the worldwide average being just over 5Mbps. To take this into account you can adjust the resolution and bitrate of your NativeTap session video for better viewing of your testing. Lowering them will decrease the sharpness of the image you see, but in the …

Nativetap mobile app User Interface revealed

We have provided you with a full remote control interface over our devices, enabling you to easily analyze how your apps are performing. You are able to easily manage your session by managing the hardware buttons, turning off GPS, checking CPU/RAM/Network statistics, and more. When you start your session on a tablet, we will present …