DeviceAtlas - TADA!

The Test Application (or “test suite", as it is also known) for DeviceAtlas is a system that has been developed which provides you, the user, with the opportunity to input device specific data directly into our system.

This simple process is demonstrated below in a step-by-step introduction to “My First Test Session" , so read on to find out more.
Using a mobile device, you access a website (ta-da.mobi), login using your mobiForge.com username and password, confirm what device you are using, and finally, you run the tests! We have developed a number of tests for the launch of this system, and will be adding to this list as more information is required.

TADA – Your first steps

As mentioned above, if you want to access the test suite, you must first create a mobiForge login. As soon as this process is complete, you will then need to login to DeviceAtlas at least once, in order to active your new account on the test suite system.

What next?

Now that you have an active account, you can proceed to login to ta-da.mobi on your mobile device! From here on, I'll be demonstrating the usage of the system using my trusty Nokia E65, which means that your mileage may vary, depending on how capable your device is, so bear that in mind when viewing these screenshots.

Desktop Activity Report

Last but not least, is the realtime session report that can be accessed on DeviceAtlas, on your desktop browser. While running through the tests on a mobile device, you can monitor your progress by clicking on the “My Tests" link on the top right hand corner of any DeviceAtlas page. This report lists every test suite session that you have taken, along with the device information you provided, the device user agent string and the results that were stored for each test.

Good Things Come To Those Who Wait

By submitting your tests, you are directly contributing to the JSON files that we make available for download to all of our licence holders.
We have developed a complex cooking process, that takes all of the opinions on a device from WURFL, Vodafone, Nokia, Volantis and many other data sources, combine then with the opinions added by our users on via TADA, and out pops a handy fact, which is the value that gets pumped into the JSON file at the end of the process.

For example, take a look at the "URI Scheme Tel" property on the Nokia E65 on DeviceAtlas. As you can see, a property that I entered on my mobile phone has made it through the cooking process, and is considered a source opinion for the final fact, alongside Vodafone and WURFL. This process isn't instant, but is completed on a very regular basis, which means that your TADA test results will have direct results on our data!