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Tag used by Android in Security Alert messages to developers. The Security Alert message is often accompanied with a Google-Play rejection. AOSP instructions state to tag a question with it.

Tag used by Android in Security Alert messages to developers. The Security Alert message is often accompanied with a Google-Play rejection. AOSP instructions state to tag a question with it.

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How does MDM lock the device?

I want to build a custom anti-thief Android MDM. One of the main features is - remotely locking device and changing it's lock screen passcode. But in that scenario, user can just perform a factory reset (or even wipe the partition and reinstall a…
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is there any failsafe for android developer mode to prevent malicious attack?

well, is there any failsafe for preventing attacker can't enabled remotely either developer mode or ADB? screen overlay touch prevention, e.g. a prevent enabling developer menu on setting by disabling tap build number in special situation
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How do I verify requests at Backend?

I have an android app. It has a backend server. What is the best way to verify that the request is made through my app ? currently I use google auth token to verify user. Is there any other better way ?? Backend is in PHP and hosted on VPS (not…
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Does it have any consequences if my Apps private key public?

I am developing an Android app and to test in app purchases I had to set up its page in Google Play Developer console. This required me to upload an .apk, so I uploaded a blank project created IntelliJ IDEA. IntelliJ has an option to sign with its…
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adding permissions to activity to provide security in android app (avoiding activity bypass in android)

i know how to add permissions for application like internet permission and read-write external directory permissions but i'm asking how to add permissions for each activity in order to avoid bypassing of activities. how can we provide security in…
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How to protect my SQLite db by intentionally corrupting it, then fix it through code?

This is my first app on Android with Java and SQLite. ISSUE: I have a local SQLIte db on my app. I was very surprised to see how easy it is to get access to the db once you have installed the app (no need to be a programmer nor a hacker). I tried…
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Android protect the manifest and layout from reverse engineering

I have been doing lot of research on how to prevent people from accessing the manifest and layout files. i know proguard is used for obfuscating code, but then it works only on Java code not on the res folder. I have been through some answers like…
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Protected Android industry app

We have some Android apps are installed to our company smartphones with Android 7. Sometimes our users uninstall those apps or making dificult to use it properly. We asked our Android developers investigate posibility to prevent users to Uninstall…
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Security for my android phone which is steal by someone

How can i track someone who steal my phone by doing something previous work before stealing .Can i able to activate some programming on it which can be unbreakable even the thief reset phone . Thanks .
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Android - How to completely secure values stored in sharedPreferences?

As I understand it, it's possible to retrieve data stored in SharedPreferences. Therefore it isn't safe. Could anybody advice me on a way to completely secure the data? I know it's possible to encrypt and store the data, but I'm wondering, is there…
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