Android applications often include third-party libraries written in native code. However,
current native components are not well managed by Android's security architecture. We …

Android uses a permission-based security model to restrict applications from accessing
private data and privileged resources. However, the permissions are assigned at the …

Third-party libraries are commonly used by app developers for alleviating the development
efforts and for monetizing their apps. On Android, the host app and its third-party libraries …

Android provides third-party applications with an extensive API that includes access to
phone hardware, settings, and user data. Access to privacy-and security-relevant parts of the …

Android, iOS, and Windows 8 are changing the application architecture of consumer
operating systems. These new architectures required OS designers to rethink security and …

Google's Android platform includes a permission model that protects access to sensitive
capabilities, such as Internet access, GPS use, and telephony. We have found that Android's …

Despite security advice in the official documentation and an extensive body of security
research about vulnerabilities and exploits, many developers still fail to write secure Android …

A wide variety of smartphone applications today rely on third-party advertising services,
which provide libraries that are linked into the hosting application. This situation is …

Android has become the most popular operating system for mobile devices, which makes it
a prominent target for malicious software. The security concept of Android is based on app …

Android is the first mass-produced consumer-market open source mobile platform that
allows developers to easily create applications and users to readily install them. However …