How to Really Test an Android Application

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Shows how to make legacy Android code testable by refactoring: wrap static calls (e.g., in a ProfileManager), convert singletons to instances, and replace deep inheritance with composition using small view-manager and messenger components so Activities handle only UI wiring and Presenters hold business logic. Demonstrates testing tools and techniques: Mockito (PowerMock only when unavoidable), Robolectric or instrumentation tests for state, JUnit parameterized tests and Rules, and Hamcrest/AssertJ for readable assertions, reporting increased coverage and better edge-case detection while noting some later brittle approaches.

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1. 0:00Android test strategy
2. 4:21Static methods testing
3. 10:41Singletons testable
4. 12:04Inheritance to composition
5. 17:42MVP model separation
6. 22:45Readable unit tests
7. 28:05Advanced testing tools
8. 33:00Assertion visibility
9. 39:26Maintainable test practices
10. 40:07Conclusion

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