Overview
- The first pocket reference for Android Java-based system internals
- Focuses on security for Android users and developers
- A quick and handy reference for everyday use to carry around
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Use this handy field guide as a quick reference book and cheat sheet for all of the techniques you use or reference day to day. Covering up to Android 11, this Android Java programming reference guide focuses on non-UI elements with a security focus. You won’t see Android UI development, nor will you see low-level C or kernel techniques. Instead, this book focuses on easily digestible, useful, and interesting techniques in Java and the Android system.
This reference guide was created out of the need for myself to jot down all the useful techniques I commonly reached for, and so I’m now sharing these techniques with you, whether you are an Android internals software engineer or security researcher.
What You Will Learn
- Discover the differences between and how to access application names, package names, IDs, and unique identifiers in Android
- Quickly reference common techniques such as storage, the activity lifecycle, and permissions
- Debug using the Android shell
- Work with Android's obfuscation and encryption capabilities
- Extract and decompile Android applications
- Carry out Android reflection and dex class loading
Who This Book Is For
Programmers, developers, and admins with at least prior Android and Java experience.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
James has featured articles on both personal websites as well as industry platforms such as InfoSecurity Magazine - covering topics from security principles, android programming and security, and cyber terrorism.
At the time of writing James is a full-time security researcher, part-time Ph.D. student, and occasional conference speaker. Outside of Android internals James’ research has also focused on offender profiling and cybercrime detection capabilities. For more information and contact details visit https://JamesStevenson.me.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Android Software Internals Quick Reference
Book Subtitle: A Field Manual and Security Reference Guide to Java-based Android Components
Authors: James Stevenson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6914-5
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: James Stevenson 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-6913-8Published: 11 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-6914-5Published: 10 March 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 165
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations
Topics: Mobile Computing, Java, Professional Computing, Computer Science, general