QA/B2G getting started

Overview

Quick and dirty crash course on using a b2g phone for QA

You should definitely look here also: Tips and Tricks

Releases and Code Names

• tef
• leo

The Build

• Devices
  • white ZTE: unagi
  • black ZTE: inari
• Builds
  • Production
  • Eng - to switch, you could build it yourself, but the easiest way is to download a private build. Set adb and fastboot (android utils) in your path, then run ./flash.sh
    • Use this to switch channels: Channel-setup
• Update
  • You can update over the air (OTA) generally, there's beta, nightly
• Where to log bugs?
• What version am I on:
  • Generally use the build SHA in Settings > About phone > advanced

Running Tests

If you're on the eng build, there are unit tests scripts on device

Debugging

ADB

adb is how to tether and connect to your phone

• get it here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
• get log files
  • plug in USB
  • on phone goto Settings > About Phone > Advanced turn on USB and BLAH
  • on mac run
    • adb devices
    • if you don't see the device, restart adb with this cmd: ./adb usb

how to get logs:

• run adb logcat > log.txt
• run adb logcat -c to clear

how to push a pref:

• find it here: Jason's Tips and Tricks

Tips and Tricks

• Screenshot
  • press home and power button

• Kill process on phone
  • long press home, swipe card/app window up

• move app icons: long press - sometimes edge causes drag.

Utils

• ADB - android debug bride the the CLI for all things phone
  • get it here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
  • symlink it in your path: ln -sf <path to adb> /usr/local/bin/adb
  • symlink fastboot also, if you use flash.sh: ln -sf <path to fastboot> /usr/local/bin/fastboot

Automated Testing - Marionette

• Emulator builds: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/b2g/nightly/latest-mozilla-b2g18/
• repo: https://github.com/mozilla/gaia-ui-tests/

Persona

• to point your phone at different locations for persona push this pref to your phone:
  • dev: user_pref("toolkit.identity.uri", "https://login.dev.anosrep.org");
  • for improved logcat info for persona set this:

toolkit.identity.debug true

Glossary

• Trusted/Native UI
  • Phone specific window that hosts a whitelist of URLs/Apps such as marketplace and persona/sign in.