automation in mobile application testing

We all know about the automation, Can we use automation in mobile application testing?  Discuss about the various area where we can use it.

When we are taking about mobile application testing, we need to understand that it has code which is not much different than the normal application code. So, one area of application is regression tests as we have it in the application testing. And then when you have different versions of the same OS supported by different handsets, there also you can take help of automation to reduce manual effort of testing each version separately.

Areas where we can use automation for Mobile Applications are:
  
• We can prepare test automation script for device features used in app i.e. Camera, accelerometer, GPS & Bluetooth
• Call & SMS interrupts by using call function scripts
• We can perform test automation scenarios regarding Voice-mail
• Network latency Major
• Regression & Negative testing
• Touch Apps
• We can automate Record/Playback capabilities of a mobile application