For testing purposes we need to test our product on specified Android/Iphone devices with the 2 latest Android/iOS versions each.
Is there a way to install some sort of dual boot, so we have practically 2x the same device, for example the Samsung Galaxy SII with the originally released 2.3.5 and 4.0.3 installed?
As Samsung, HTC etc. customize the Android OS (with different versions depending where you live) it has to be the exact same version as if you follow the regular “update” process of that device here in Switzerland.
I assume there’s no way to do this on an iPhone, as jailbreak is definitely not an option (after all this is a customized version…) but I have a spark of hope that there’s some nice solution for Android.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Regards
ABBDVD
PS: We test on the Android SDK too, of course, but the customization makes it not releavant.
This is impossible to do for the iPhone, and probably a bad idea on Android phones.
You want to test on clean devices, not create another set of problems by using hacks and strange bootloaders. If your product is worth it, drop the few hundred € for a used device. Less hassle, better results. And don’t forego on-device testing. You cannot judge performance in the simulators, and can’t get a good feel for the interactions as well.