The mobile accessibility tester is currently in beta. To learn more about joining the beta program, reach out to our team at beta@levelaccess.com.
Upload your mobile app, interact with it on a virtual device, and quickly identify accessibility issues with the mobile accessibility tester. The mobile accessibility tester provides a simple, effective way to test apps in a virtual environment, helping you improve accessibility and user experiences.
On this page:
- Known limitations
- Upload a mobile app
- Start a testing session
- Interact with the app
- Scan for accessibility issues
- View and manage your results
Known limitations
Device and OS configurations
- The beta is limited to testing on Android Google API Emulator (Android v14.0) and iPhone 15 Pro (iOS v17.4).
Feature restrictions
- Restricted to one mobile app upload per website/app.
- Scan results can't be saved to the platform. To save your results, download the finding report.
Upload a mobile app
To upload a mobile app:
- Go to Websites/app.
- Choose the app you'd like test.
- Select the Mobile Testing tab.
- Select Upload new app.
- Choose the file format for your app:
- .apk for Android
- .ipa for iOS
- Select Open to finish uploading your app.
Start a testing session
To start a testing session, select Start testing. The testing session uses following default configurations:
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- Android: Android Google API Emulator, OS v14.0
- iOS: iPhone 15 Pro, OS v17.4
Interact with the app
Once loaded, your virtual device displays on your screen. Use click and scrolling actions to move through the app and scan different screens.
Scan for accessibility issues
To scan your mobile app:
- Move the screen to the area you want to scan.
- Select Scan screen to analyze the current visible area for accessibility issues. The list of accessibility issues will populate with the rule title and severity.
- Review your results.
- Repeat steps 1-2 for each area of the app you want to scan.
View and manage your results
- Select View issue to view the:
- Highlighted location of the issue on the app screen.
- Guidance, including:
- Why it matters
- What to do
- How to fix it
- To download your scan results, select Export and choose Download report as .xlsx
- Select Clear findings to reset the screen to 0 issues found and scan a new screen or rescan the current screen.
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