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  1. tech advice wanted: i'm making an Android/iOS app with Flutter. i'm planning on setting up automatic builds using Github Actions. i want to do some testing to make sure the builds actually, y'know, work. what's the best way to do this?
    1. …in reply to @v21
      i'll probably write some unit tests etc, but honestly there's not too much that's interesting that can be easily covered at that level. i think just "does it throw an exception if you press buttons randomly for 5 minutes" would get me 75% of the way there?
      1. …in reply to @v21
        but... i need to find a company that can run the app on a little disembowelled phone in a server room somewhere? what's the best way to do this? Firebase has something, is it worth getting set up with Firebase just for this?
        1. …in reply to @v21
          should i prioritise getting a desktop/web version running (and get testing set up on that) and then just test phone stuff manually? is it even worth getting automated builds running on a server somewhere, or would that time be better spent actually doing manual testing myself?