Testing and securing android studio applications
Debug and secure your Android applications with Android Studio
Published on 7. October 2025
162 pages
978-1-78398-881-5 (ISBN)
Description
Key Features
Book DescriptionIf you are a developer with some Android knowledge, but you do not know how to test your applications using Android Studio, this book will guide you. It is recommended that you are familiar with Android Studio IDE.What you will learn
Control the execution of your Android application by working with the debugging environment in Android Studio
Mitigate the existing vulnerabilities in Android applications
Create unit tests to verify the state and behavior of an activity
Use local storage and encryption appropriately to preserve the privacy of your application data
Ensure that communications between your applications and external servers are safe by protecting network connections
Choose the appropriate authentication method for your Android application
Set up the test environment to create test cases
Create functional tests to check the interaction between components
Who this book is for
Book DescriptionIf you are a developer with some Android knowledge, but you do not know how to test your applications using Android Studio, this book will guide you. It is recommended that you are familiar with Android Studio IDE.What you will learn
Control the execution of your Android application by working with the debugging environment in Android Studio
Mitigate the existing vulnerabilities in Android applications
Create unit tests to verify the state and behavior of an activity
Use local storage and encryption appropriately to preserve the privacy of your application data
Ensure that communications between your applications and external servers are safe by protecting network connections
Choose the appropriate authentication method for your Android application
Set up the test environment to create test cases
Create functional tests to check the interaction between components
Who this book is for
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
File size
2,66 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78398-881-5 (9781783988815)
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Belen Cruz Zapata | Antonio Hernandez Ninirola
Testing and Securing Android Studio Applications
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08/2014
Packt Publishing
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Cruz Zapata Belen :
Beln Cruz Zapata received her engineer's degree in computer science from the University of Murcia in Spain, specializing in software technologies, and intelligent and knowledge technologies. She earned an MSc in computer science and is now working on her PhD in the Software Engineering Research Group from the University of Murcia. During the 2013/2014 academic year, Beln collaborated with the Universit Mohammed V-Soussi, in Rabat, Morocco. Her research is focused on usability applied to mobile health (mHealth) applications. Beln is currently working as a mobile developer for Android and iOS in the San Francisco Bay area. She is also the author of the book: Testing and Securing Android Studio Applications, Packt Publishing. To follow her projects, you can visit her personal webpage at http://www.belencruz.com and you can follow her on Twitter: @belen_cz.
Beln Cruz Zapata received her engineer's degree in computer science from the University of Murcia in Spain, specializing in software technologies, and intelligent and knowledge technologies. She earned an MSc in computer science and is now working on her PhD in the Software Engineering Research Group from the University of Murcia. During the 2013/2014 academic year, Beln collaborated with the Universit Mohammed V-Soussi, in Rabat, Morocco. Her research is focused on usability applied to mobile health (mHealth) applications. Beln is currently working as a mobile developer for Android and iOS in the San Francisco Bay area. She is also the author of the book: Testing and Securing Android Studio Applications, Packt Publishing. To follow her projects, you can visit her personal webpage at http://www.belencruz.com and you can follow her on Twitter: @belen_cz.
Content
Table of Contents
Introduction to software security
Security in Android Applications
Monitoring your Application
Mitigating Vulnerabilities
Preserving Data Privacy
Securing Communications
Authentication Methods
Testing your Application
Creating unit and functional tests
Supporting Tools
Further Considerations
Introduction to software security
Security in Android Applications
Monitoring your Application
Mitigating Vulnerabilities
Preserving Data Privacy
Securing Communications
Authentication Methods
Testing your Application
Creating unit and functional tests
Supporting Tools
Further Considerations
