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2016 — The Year in Review for Android Security

The year 2016 was huge for Android overall — version 7 was announced; Google Assistant took everyone by surprise; Android Wear and Android Auto were released; Google unleashed its own flagship phone, Pixel; among other things. But equally important…

Android Development for Dummies: 5 Tips to an Easy Start

There is no doubt anymore that the Android ecosystem has come of age. It’s the largest mobile ecosystem out there, and with the release of version 7, Android has touched a level of sophistication that we could only dream of in…

Devknox — Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

What is DAST?

A Dynamic application security testing (DAST) analysis is generally specifically designed to detect conditions indicative of a security vulnerability in an application while in its running state…

Devknox — Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) can be considered as testing an application from the inside out — by examining its source code or application binaries for issues based on the configuration which points towards a security…

What is Android allowBackup and How it Affects Your App

Android allows a rather impressive setting by the name of allowBackup. As the name suggests, it has to do with setting up the automatic backing of application data. But like any other convenience in Android land, automatic backups are…

The Ultimate Checklist For Developers on the Android Studio IDE

The moments just before the app launch are magical. You are thrilled at the possibilities and mortified by the future at the same time. “What will I do if there are a million downloads within the first hour?!”, “What if…

Top 10 Android Libraries Every Developer Should Know About

Android development can be as easy or as painful as you want. With a collection of these ten essential android libraries, we hope you’ll notice that the grass is actually greener on the other side!