On-delo Product Notes · 16 October 2026
1. The user journey
- Write down the main task the release is meant to support and test it from a fresh install or first visit through completion.
- Check empty, loading, success, error and retry states, including the case where a request succeeds but the response is delayed.
- Confirm that labels, instructions and confirmation messages describe what the system actually did.
- Check account recovery and sign-out behavior, not only the normal sign-in path.
2. Devices and environments
- Test on the operating systems, screen sizes and browsers that matter to the intended audience.
- Try a slow connection, a dropped connection and a return to service.
- Check permissions, notifications, camera or media features only where the product uses them.
- Review keyboard navigation, text scaling, contrast and screen-reader labels for the core journey.
- Test a clean install and an update from the previous release where applicable.
3. Data, privacy and safety
- List the personal data the feature collects, why it is needed, where it is stored and who can access it.
- Remove test accounts and sample data that should not be public.
- Check access controls, server-side validation and handling of secrets in the build and deployment process.
- Make reporting, blocking, account controls or other safety features easy to find when the product needs them.
- Ensure product copy and privacy information match the actual behavior. Get qualified review for legal obligations that apply to the service.
4. Support and operations
- Provide a working way for users to report a problem and tell the team what information is useful to include.
- Decide who will monitor errors and user reports after release, and who can make a release decision.
- Confirm that logs avoid unnecessary sensitive data and that error messages do not expose secrets.
- Record the current version, deployment steps and the last known-good release.
5. A staged release and recovery plan
Choose a release size the team can support. For a limited rollout, decide in advance what signals would pause expansion: a broken core journey, an unexpected rise in failures, data loss, or a safety issue. Write down how to disable a risky feature or restore the prior version. A rollback plan should be tested enough that the people on call know where to start.
6. A clear go/no-go decision
Before release, write a short decision record:
- What changed and who is affected?
- Which checks passed, and which known issues remain?
- Who owns the release and who is available to respond?
- What observation would trigger a pause or rollback?
- Where will users find help and release information?
Not every issue blocks every release. The team should record the remaining risk, its impact and the reason for proceeding, then revisit the decision when new evidence appears.