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I've always wondered: what exactly are they checking for? What's the difference between "I can become the root user on my phone whenever I want" and "My phone
by daveloyall 10y ago
I've always wondered: what exactly are they checking for?
What's the difference between "I can become the root user on my phone whenever I want" and "My phone is rooted"?
Note: I'm asking as a GNU/Linux user, not as a phone user.
- sdrothrock 10y agohttp://www.cs.ucr.edu/~zhiyunq/pub/ccs15_root_providers.pdf http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~zhiyunq/pub/ccs15_root_providers.pdf
- daveloyall 10y ago2015-08-20. The document describes analysis performed on those apps which root your phone for you. Thanks!
- sdrothrock 10y agoNo problem! I don't do Android development of any kind and didn't trust my ability to properly explain it, but it's an interesting paper. :)