Abstract Android has provided dynamic code loading (DCL) since API level one. DCL allows an app developer to load additional code at runtime. DCL raises numerous challenges with regards to …

In this paper, we systematically analyze the security implications of the ability to load additional code in Android.

Analyzing Unsafe and Mali-cious Dynamic Code Loading in Android Applications. In Proceedings of the Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS), 2014.

static executable bytecode, Android also supports fetching external binaries dynamically. Developers use the class loader provided by Android to load arbitrary executable bytecode, which is

Image files • A typical build for an Android device produces five image files in out/target/product/<product>

Side-Loading File Types into S1 Mobile Mapper Application The S1 Mobile Mapper application for Android supports two kinds of side-loading: Basemaps and Mobile Map Packages (.mmpk).

In this paper, based on Android developers and the issue reports of real-world apps, we have reviewed and sum-marized the improper programming practices in image loading and displaying, and …