History and Features Of Android
Android Application and API Level
Android IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
Authentication (Cryptographic Key Storage, User Authenticators, Biometrics)
Encryption (File Based Encryption, MetaData Encryption, Enabling Adiantum)
GoogleBouncer (SecurityFeatures and Attacks(Delayed & Update) to bypass it)
AndroidManifest.xml (Important File Contents present)
Reverse Engineering
Basic Command
To install Android apk we use adb: -
santoku@santoku# adb install appname.apk
To convert apk file to jar we use dex2jar: -
santoku@santoku# dex2jar appname.apk
To get Android Manifest.xml file and smali code we use apktool: -
santoku@santoku# apktool d appname.apk
To see the logs we use logcat: -
santoku@santoku# adb logcat
To go to the shell we use again adb: -
santoku@santoku# adb devices
santoku@santoku# adb shell
To unzip an Android apk we use: -
santoku@santoku# unzip appname.apk
To know the type of file we use the file command: -
santoku@santoku# file filename
To dump the database we use sqlite command: -
santoku@santoku# sqlite3 filename
To access information from outside the app we can use the following command: -
santoku@santoku# adb shell am start filename/.directoryname
Am: It is Activity Manager tool
Start: It is used to launch an activity
To find strings used we can use the grep command: -
santoku@santoku# grep -lr 'content://'*
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