The Importance of Image Injection in Mobile App Testing

Matthewallen09 Jan, 2026Technology

Mobile apps increasingly rely on camera functionality—such as scanning QR codes, depositing checks, applying AR filters, verifying identity documents, or capturing profile photos. Testing these features has always been tricky because apps expect real camera input. Traditionally, QA teams had to physically place an object in front of a device’s camera or build elaborate test rigs, which made testing slow, inconsistent, and difficult to scale.