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Crash & Stability Test Scenarios

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Crash & Stability Test Scenarios

Generate test scenarios designed to expose crashes and stability issues.

FEATURE: [Description]
PLATFORMS: iOS and Android

MEMORY PRESSURE:
1. Open feature with many other apps running
2. Trigger iOS memory warning / Android low memory
3. Rapidly navigate between screens 50+ times
4. Load maximum data (largest possible list, heaviest content)

LIFECYCLE:
1. Background app during network request, return after 30 seconds
2. Background app, wait 10 minutes, return
3. Force-kill app mid-action, relaunch
4. Rotate device during data load
5. Trigger "Don't Keep Activities" (Android developer option)
6. Receive memory warning while processing data

CONCURRENCY:
1. Rapid tap on button during network request
2. Double-tap submit while first request is in flight
3. Pull-to-refresh while data is still loading
4. Navigate away before async operation completes

EDGE DATA:
1. Server returns empty response
2. Server returns malformed JSON
3. Server returns extremely large payload (10x normal)
4. Server returns after 60-second delay
5. API returns HTML error page instead of JSON

For each scenario, note:
- Steps to reproduce
- Expected behavior (graceful handling, not crash)
- How to verify (crash logs, analytics, visual behavior)

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