A Review of Android operating system security issues

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume IX, Issue I, January 2022 | ISSN 2321–2705

A Review of Android operating system security issues

Mohamed Razeed Mohamed Nowfeek
Department of Information Technology, ATI-Sammanthurai.
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education(SLIATE).

Abstract
with the growth and development in mobile phone operating systems and hardware technologies now Security issue is an immense challenge. Presently, in the market among all the smart-phone operating systems android has the major share. As the features and powers of such phones increase, their vulnerability also increases and makes them prone towards security threats. Permission -based model used by Android operating system which allows Android applications to access system information, device information, user information and external resources of Smartphone. in Android, application developer has to declare the permissions. For an Android application to be installed successfully, the user must approve certain permissions. These consents are declarations. if the consents are allowed by the user, At the time of installation, the app can access information and resources anytime. Again, Permission need not request. Because of its security vulnerabilities, the Android operating system is prone to a variety of security attacks and vulnerabilities. In this review paper, the author has made a methodical study on why android operating system security is significant, summarizes the security attacks and issues of android operating system, what some of the possible susceptibilities are and what security measures have been implemented currently to ensure security and proposed solution.

Keywords— security issues, Android operating system, Smart phone operating system, vulnerability.

I – INTRODUCTION

There are many different types of mobile operating systems on the market. Android is a one of the mobile operating system which runs on Linux kernel. The Android working framework is open source, with the source code released under the Apache license. These codes are used to control mobile device via Google–enabled java Android mobile application developed based on Java Programming libraries. It is an Important platform to develop mobile application using software stack provided in the Google.
The security platform is far superior to Blackberry or J2ME platforms. In most cases, programs can’t write or read each other’s code. Android SDK. Android combines OS features like Unix User, efficient shared memory, preemptive multi-tasking Identifiers (UIDs) and file permission with Java language and its class library.
Android had an 84.1 percent market share in the first quarter of 2016, while iOS, BlackBerry, Windows, and others had 14.8 percent, 0.2 percent, 0.7 percent, and 0.2 percent, respectively. [2]. Android was one of the most popular smartphone operating systems in the third quarter of 2016. [1] There were 2.6 million applications accessible in the Google Play Store. [1] and a total number of Android operating system-based smartphones sold was 2.1 Billion Therefore, When compared to other mobile operating systems, it is evident that Android has the biggest market share. Apple Inc. developed iOS (iPhone OS), which is only available on Apple devices including the iPhone, iPod, and iPad touch. After Android, iOS is the most popular operating system. [2]. It is possible to install software from unidentified sources. Aside from the Google Play Store, there are a few more options for Android users. But, the apps can be only installed from AppStore, in iOS. It’s one of Android’s most serious security flaws. Due to various security breaches. There are several efforts have been put forward for addressing the security related issues in Android operating system and understanding current these shortcomings scenarios.

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