No Bugs Found in Ted for Android
TED
TED is one of the most popular apps for learning about different topics. With over 3000 TED Talks from inspiring people, covering everything from science to psychology, you are bound to learn something insightful.
The app allows you to watch videos online, download them, and bookmark them for later. TED will also create a unique playlist to match your interests to feed your curiosity.
Our QA team put one of the world’s favorite apps to the test, and the results are fantastic – we found no critical or medium-severity bugs.
7.4.13
version tested
10
hours spent testing
>100
test cases run
0
bugs found
No bugs found when logging in with Google
Precondition:
- The app is installed.
- Google account is configured on the device.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open the app.
- Tap the “Let’s go!” button.
- Tap any 2–3 menu items.
- Tap the “Next” button.
- Tap any 2-3 menu items.
- Tap the “Next” button.
- Tap the “Continue with Google” button.
- Tap Google account from Precondition 2.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S7, Android 8.0.0
Expected Result:
The user is logged in. The main screen of the app opens.
Actual Result:
Bug not found.
BUG EXAMPLE:
No bugs found when logging in with Facebook
Precondition:
- The app is installed.
- Facebook account is configured on the device.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open the app.
- Tap the “Let’s go!” button.
- Tap any 2-3 menu items.
- Tap the “Next” button.
- Tap any 2-3 menu items.
- Tap the “Next” button.
- Tap the “Continue with Facebook” button.
- Tap the “Continue as [first name of the account from Precondition]” button.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S7, Android 8.0.0
Expected Result:
The user is logged in. The main screen of the app opens.
Actual Result:
Bug not found.
BUG EXAMPLE:
No bugs found when signing up
Precondition:
The app is installed.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open the app.
- Tap the “Let’s go!” button.
- Tap any 2-3 menu items.
- Tap the “Next” button.
- Tap any 2-3 menu items.
- Tap the “Next” button.
- Enter a valid email (use a mailbox you can check).
- Tap the “Continue” button.
- Enter first name, last name and password.
- Tap the “Continue” button.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S7, Android 8.0.0
Expected Result:
The user is logged in. The main screen of the app opens.
Actual Result:
Bug not found.
BUG EXAMPLE:
No bugs found when downloading the video
Precondition:
- The app is installed.
- The user is signed in (Test Case 1, 2 or 3 is executed).
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open the app.
- Tap any video.
- Tap the “Download” button.
- Wait for the download to complete.
- Tap the “Profile” menu item.
- Tap the “Downloads” menu item.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S7, Android 8.0.0
Expected Result:
The “Downloads” screen opens with the video file from Step 2.
Actual Result:
Bug not found.
No bugs found when intercepting the app by a lost connection
Precondition:
- The app is installed.
- The user is signed in (Test Case 1, 2 or 3 is executed).
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open the app.
- Tap any video.
- Play the video.
- Disable the internet connection.
- Enable internet connection.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S7, Android 8.0.0
Expected Result:
Step 4 – error notification “You’re not connected to the internet.” The video continues playing.
Step 5 – error notification is missing. The video continues playing.
Actual Result:
Bug not found.
BUG EXAMPLE:
No bugs found when checking the main menu items
Precondition:
- The app is installed.
- The user is signed in (Test Case 1, 2 or 3 is executed).
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open the app.
- Tap the “Audio” menu item.
- Tap the “Search” menu item.
- Tap the “Profile” menu item.
- Tap the “Your list” menu item.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S7, Android 8.0.0
Expected Result:
Steps 2-4 open the appropriate screens.
Actual Result:
Bug not found.
No bugs found when adding a video to the playlist
Precondition:
- The app is installed.
- The user is signed in (Test Case 1, 2 or 3 is executed).
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open the app.
- Tap any video.
- Tap the “List +” button.
- Tap the “Profile” menu item.
- Tap the “Your list” menu item.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S7, Android 8.0.0
Expected Result:
The video added in Step 2 appears on the “Your list” screen.
Actual Result:
Bug not found.
BUG EXAMPLE:
No bugs found when enabling subtitles
Precondition:
- The app is installed.
- The user is signed in (Test Case 1, 2 or 3 is executed).
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open the app.
- Tap any video.
- Play a video.
- Tap the video.
- Tap the subtitle icon.
- Tap any language list item.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S7, Android 8.0.0
Expected Result:
Subtitles for the selected language are enabled.
Actual Result:
Bug not found.
No bugs found when failing to log in with an invalid password
Precondition:
- The app is installed.
- The user is signed in with the email and password (Test Case 3 is executed).
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open the app.
- Tap the “Profile” menu item.
- Tap the “Settings” menu item.
- Tap the “Sign out” button.
- Tap the “SIGN OUT” button in the pop-up.
- Tap the “Already have a TED account? Sign in” link.
- Enter your email from Precondition 2.
- Tap the “Continue” button.
- Enter an invalid password.
- Tap the “Continue” button.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S7, Android 8.0.0
Expected Result:
The screen reloads. An error message appears saying, “Something went wrong. Please try again.”
Actual Result:
Bug not found.
BUG EXAMPLE:
No bugs found when resetting the password
Precondition:
- The app is installed.
- The user is signed in with an email and password (Test Case 3 is executed).
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open the app.
- Tap the “Profile” menu item.
- Tap the “Settings” menu item.
- Tap the “Sign out” button.
- Tap the “SIGN OUT” button in the pop-up.
- Tap the “Already have a TED account? Sign in” link.
- Enter the email from Precondition 2.
- Tap the “Continue” button.
- Tap the “Forgot your password?” link.
- Tap the “Submit” button.
- Open the mailbox from Precondition 2, open the “Reset your password for TED” email and follow the instructions.
- Tap the “Back to sign in” button.
- Tap the “Continue” button.
- Enter the new password from Step 11.
- Tap the “Continue” button.
Environment:
Samsung Galaxy S7, Android 8.0.0
Expected Result:
The user is logged in. The main screen of the app opens.
Actual Result:
Bug not found.
I tested account creation, authentication, interface, disconnection during video playback, and other functions, such as downloading videos, subtitles, playlist creation, and more. The app works stably, and I found zero critical bugs.
No Bugs Found!
We tried to find bugs in this product, but failed to spot any. While we still believe no software is 100% free of bugs, this app contains no critical or apparent defects that could negatively impact the user experience. 
