Users have begun downloading an increasingly large number of mobile phone applications in response to advancements in handsets and wireless networks. The increased number of applications results in a greater chance of installing Trojans and similar malware. In this paper, we propose the Kirin

Mobile computing is at a fork in the road. After two decades of sustained effort by many researchers, we have developed the core concepts, techniques and mechanisms to provide a solid foundation for this still fast-growing

guidelines for user assistance on tablets and smartphones Marta Rauch, Oracle Corporation Mobile devices are the new PC. With sales outpacing desktop systems in 2011, consumers increasingly use smartphones and tablets to access products and services. However, mobile usability lags behind desktop

of the deficiency of mobile app development or the design ambiguities of the Android operating system. In order to seek a better understanding of mobile app security, we present a systematic study on security threats to Android apps in two dimensions. First, we study Android apps from mobile health (m

A comparison of 3rd party development for the iPhone and Android platforms

. This research investigates application permissions and whether they are categorized as dangerous or normal as per the Android developer guidelines. In the absence of an existing risk index, we created ADI (Application Danger Index) based on these two types of permissions to help quantify the possible danger

Apple iOS is one of the most popular mobile operating systems. As its core security technology, iOS provides application sandboxing but assigns a generic sandboxing profile to every third-party application. However, recent attacks and incidents with benign applications demonstrate that this design

. As of January 2010, California Polytechnic State University has offered a mobile development class that teaches students how to write applications for phones running Google’s Android platform. This class aims at taking advantage of students ’ current in-terest in mobile applications to teach them about

With hundreds of millions of devices expected to be traded by 20181, flaws in smartphone sanitisation functions could be a serious problem. Trade press reports2 have al-ready raised doubts about the effectiveness of Android “Fac-tory Reset”, but this paper presents the first comprehensive study

In the recent years, studies of design and programming practices in mobile development are gaining more attention from researchers. Several such empirical studies used Android applications (paid, free, and open source) to analyze factors such as size, quality, dependencies, reuse, and cloning. Most