Patent ID: 8527986
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of identifying a problem with a mobile application, comprising: initiating, by an emulation application, execution of a mobile application downloaded to an emulation application store from a data store associated with a mobile service provider, the emulation application providing an execution environment that simulates a portable communication device in which the mobile application executes, wherein the emulation application is stored in a memory and executed by a processor of a computer; determining, by the emulation application, that an originator mobile application stored with an originator and the mobile application are out of version synchronization by detecting that the mobile application has re-downloaded to the emulation application store from the data store twice in succession, wherein detecting that the mobile application has re-downloaded to the emulation application store from the data store twice in succession comprises: transmitting, by the emulation application, a notification that the mobile application has re-downloaded twice in succession to the emulation application store based on the detection of successive re-downloads.