AppTestLite is an application, given by the site SymbianSigned.com, which can help with validate an application before asking SymbianSigned to sign the application.

The goal of AppTestLite isn't to test the good operation of your application, but to assure your application won't do something wrong on your phone, for example that no files would stayed on the phone after a suppression of our application or that the application won't make call without user interaction.

AppTestLite will do several tests to the application, most of these tests do not need user interaction, so you just launch the App and wait the result, it takes nearby 10 minutes. AppTestLite doesn't need human interaction because before launching the tests the user is asked to record a normal use of is application, key event are recorded. This key sequence will be replayed by AppTestLite when testing the application. Only 2 test needs human interaction : call the phone on which the application is running, and remove the battery.

The tests which are made are:
  KG-01: ACS PUBLISHER ID : Application is Signed with an ACS ID ?
  PKG-02: INSTALLATION AND START UP : Application can be installed and run ?
  PKG-03: FILE CREATION LOCATION : Installation copy file only on the memory device choosed by user ?
  PKG-04: UNINSTALL : uninstall delete all application's files ?
  PKG-05: INSTALLATION TO ALL MEMORY DEVICES : Installation can be done on every memory device ?
  PKG-06: REINSTALL : Apllication can be installed, suppressed and reinstalled ?
  PKG-07: UID : UID of the application are in the good range ?
  GEN-01: SYSTEM FEATURES AND OS FRIENDLY : while running the application, the phone can be used without problem ?
  GEN-02: STRESS TEST : Application resist to a large amound of key event ?
  MEM-02: LOW STORAGE MEMORY DURING EXECUTION : Application won't be launched if storage memory is too low ?
  PHN-01: SERVICE INTERRUPTION : While application is running, phone can still trap event, like call or calendar?
  PHN-02: UNEXPECTED REBOOT : After unexpected reboot, battery removal, application can be relaunch without problem ?
  CON-01: TASK LIST : Application can be kill by the task manager ?
  CON-03: BILLABLE EVENTS : Application won't connect or call without user interaction ?
  MEM-01: LOW MEMORY START-UP : Application won't be launched if memory is too low ? Rq : the MEM-01 test won't be passed on Symbian V9 device.

A more complete explication of the tests can be download here You can choose the tests which will be executed before launching them.

Result of the tests are resumed in a text file :

And for each Test, an XML file describe more precisely the result.

ApptestLite can be downloaded here, (you need to be registered on SymbianSigned website to access this page) and is available for S60, S60 3rd Edition, UIQ 2 and UIQ 3 platforms. However, we didn't manage to make it work on an UIQ 3 platform (SE M600i,) because of signing issues.

To run AppTestLite, you will need a FileExplorer installed on the phone, like Y-Browser for example, and a working Sim card on the phone, because you will be asked to call the tested phone.