Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Android Application Security
Each Android application runs inside its own Linux process.
Additionally, each application has its own sandbox file system with its own set of preferences and its own database.
Other applications cannot access any of its data, unless it is explicitly shared.
Additionally, each application has its own sandbox file system with its own set of preferences and its own database.
Other applications cannot access any of its data, unless it is explicitly shared.
Android Application Framework
Activation manager controls the life cycle of the app
Content providers encapsulate data that is shared (e.g. contacts)
Resource manager manages everything that is not the code
Location manager figures out the location of the phone (GPS, GSM, WiFi)
Notification manager for events such as arriving messages, appointments, etc
Content providers encapsulate data that is shared (e.g. contacts)
Resource manager manages everything that is not the code
Location manager figures out the location of the phone (GPS, GSM, WiFi)
Notification manager for events such as arriving messages, appointments, etc
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