Improving Stability with Private C/C++ Symbol Restrictions in Android N

Improving Stability with Private C/C++ Symbol Restrictions in Android N

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Posted by Dimitry Ivanov & Elliott Hughes, Software Engineers As documented in the href="https://developer.android.com/preview/behavior-changes.html#ndk">Android...

Final Developer Preview before Android 7.0 Nougat begins rolling out

Final Developer Preview before Android 7.0 Nougat begins rolling out

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Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering As we close in on the public rollout of href="https://developer.android.com/preview/index.html?utm_campaign=android_launch_developerpreview5_071816&utm_source=anddev&utm_medium=blog">Android...

Protecting Android with more Linux kernel defenses

Protecting Android with more Linux kernel defenses

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Posted by Jeff Vander Stoep, Android Security team Android relies heavily on the Linux kernel for enforcement of its securitymodel. To better...

Strictly Enforced Verified Boot with Error Correction

Strictly Enforced Verified Boot with Error Correction

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Posted by Sami Tolvanen, Software Engineer Overview Android uses multiple layers of protection to keep users safe. One of these layers...

Changes to Trusted Certificate Authorities in Android Nougat

Changes to Trusted Certificate Authorities in Android Nougat

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Posted by Chad Brubaker, Android Security teamIn Android Nougat, we’ve changed how Android handles trusted certificateauthorities (CAs) to provide...

Security "Crypto" provider deprecated in Android N

Security "Crypto" provider deprecated in Android N

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Posted by Sergio Giro, software engineerIf your Android app derives keys using the SHA1PRNG algorithm from the Cryptoprovider, you must start...

Notifications in Android N

Notifications in Android N

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Posted by Ian Lake, Developer Advocate Android notifications are often a make-or-break interaction between your Android app and users. To provide...