Preface

Android is one of the most popular smartphone operating systems of the present day, accounting for more than half of the entire smartphone market. It has got a huge consumer base, as well as great support from the developer community resulting in over a million applications in the official Play Store.

From the time of launch to the public in 2005, it has gained a lot of popularity in the last few years. Android, not just limited to smartphones, can now be found in a wide variety of devices such as e-book readers, TVs, and other embedded devices. With the growing number of users adopting Android-based devices, a lot of questions have been raised on its security. Smartphones contain a lot more sensitive information than computers in most of the cases, including information about contacts, sensitive corporate documents, pictures, and so on.

Apart from the security issues in the Android platform itself, a lot more vulnerabilities exist in the Android application, which could lead to a breach of private data from smartphones. This book will give the reader an insight into these security flaws, and will provide a walkthrough of how to find and fix them.