A study on a feasible no-root approach on Android

• Main Authors: CHENG, Yao, Yingjiu LI, DENG, Robert H., YING, Lingyun, HE, Wei
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Android; root; no-root approach; permission explosion; Android Debug Bridge (ADB); exploits analysis; Computer Sciences; Information Security
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/3340; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/4342/viewcontent/AStudyFeasibleNoRootAndroid_JCS_2016_afv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Root is the administrative privilege on Android, which is however inaccessible on stock Android devices. Due to the desire for privileged functionalities and the reluctance of rooting their devices, Android users seek for no-root approaches, which provide users with part of root privileges without r...