Mobile applications typically consist of two parts: a native or HTML-based front-end and back-end services, which can be remote Bluetooth or NFC devices, such as GPS watches or a smart door locking mechanism. The front-end heavily depends on those remote devices, but if the remote device is not accessible or is under development, it is difficult if not impossible to continue testing the front-end.
So rather than paying for expensive devices or sustaining delays, with the new embedded SV capabilities of Mobile Center (UFT Mobile) and Silk4J, remote devices are no longer a bottleneck for development testers. Instead, a DevTester can simply simulate these key services and remote devices to avoid waiting for the services and remote devices to be ready, which can result in significant savings in both time and costs. Since using SV with Silk4J is as simple as recording a test case, user adoption increases as well.