Category: Java

DELTA Reducing the Size of Android Application Updates

DELTA++: Reducing the Size of Android Application Updates This method of creating and deploying update patches improves on Google Smart Application Updateby first unpacking the Android Application Package and then compressing its elements individually. The smartphone user can then download a smaller patch. Experiments show that performance yields 49 percent more reduction relative to Google’s solution, increasing the savings in cellular network […]


Effective Risk Communication for Android Apps

Effective Risk Communication for Android Apps The popularity and advanced functionality of mobile devices has made them attractive targets for malicious and intrusive applications (apps). Although strong security measures are in place for most mobile systems, the area where these systems often fail is the reliance on the user to make decisions that impact the […]