A Report on

Mobile Security

Submitted for Colloquium (NIT-456)

By
SAMEEKSHA YADAV
(IT / 2nd year / I)
(1402713901)
Under the Guidance of
(RUCHIN GUPTA)

AJAY KUMAR GARG ENGINEERING COLLEGE, GHAZIABAD

DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
YEAR - 2015

AJAY KUMAR GARG ENGINEERING COLLEGE, GHAZIABAD

CERTIFICATE

Certified that Sameeksha Yadav has carried out the Report work
entitled Mobile Security for the Colloquium from Ajay Kumar Garg
Engg. College, Ghaziabad under my supervision.
To the best of our knowledge, this report has not been submitted earlier to
any university for the Colloquium.

Guide Signature
With designation

Prof. R. P. Saw
Head of Deptt.
Information Technolog

ABSTRACT
Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating
system, middleware and key applications.
Android is a software platform and operating system for mobile devices
based on the Linux operating system and developed by Google and the Open
Handset Alliance. It allows developers to write managed code in a Javalike language that utilizes Google-developed Java libraries, but does not
support programs developed in native code. The unveiling of the Android platform
on 5 November 2007 was announced with the founding of the Open Handset
Alliance, a consortium of 34 hardware, software and
t e l e c o m c o mp a n i e s d e v o t e d t o a d v a n c i n g o p e n s t a n d a r d s f o r
m o b i l e d e v i c e s . W h e n released in 2008, most of the Android platform will be
made available under the Apache free-software and open-source license.

Index
1. Introduction of android
2. Android architecture
3. Android overview
4. Android lollipop
a. performance focus
b. notifications
c. document-centric apps
d. advanced connectivity
e. high performance graphics
f. new sensors
g. battery efficient apps
h. material design
5. Other android devices
a. android TV
b. android auto
c. android wear
6. Android world's most popular mobile platform

Introduction of Mobile Security

Most people have mobile phones today. In the past these devices were primarily used to call
and send text messages. In addition, all mobiles have at least an ability to keep an address
book. There is a new generation of mobile devices that come with Internet access, built-in
video cameras and the ability to install additional software. These smart phones can be very
convenient and provide you with very powerful and useful tools. These phones contain a lot
of private data and, unfortunately, a phone can be lost easily. The following chapter deals
with some methods to use them more secure.

What is Mobile Security

Mobile security involves protecting both personal and business information stored on and
transmitted from smartphones, tablets,laptops and other mobile devices. The term mobile
security is a broad one that covers everything from protecting mobile devices
from malware threats to reducing risks and securing mobile devices and their data in the
case of theft, unauthorized access or accidental loss of the mobile device.

Android architecture
Android is a mobile operating system (OS) built on the Linux kernel version 2.6.25
With a user interface based on direct manipulation. Android is designed primarily
for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers, with specialized
user interfaces for :

- Televisions (Android TV),

- Cars (Android Auto),
- Wrist watches (Android Wear).

The OS uses touch inputs that loosely correspond to real-world actions, like swiping, tapping,
pinching, and reverse pinching to manipulate on-screen objects, and a virtual keyboard.
Despite being primarily designed for touchscreen input, it also has been used in :
- Game consoles,
- Digital cameras,
- Regular PCs (e.g. the HP Slate 21) and other electronics.

Android overview

Android is developed in 2003 by Android Inc. , which was founded in palo alto, california, in
October 2002 by : andy rubin, nick sears, rich miner, chris white
Google acquired Android Inc. On august 17,2005
As Google was planning to enter mobile market with this move.
Android was unveiled in 2007, along with the founding of open handset alliancea consortium of technology companies including Google, device manufacturers such
as HTC, Sony and Samsung, wireless carriers such as Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile, and
chipset makers such as Qualcomm and Texas Instruments, unveiled itself, with a goal to
develop open standards for mobile devices.
The first commercially available Smartphone running Android was the HTC Dream, released
on October 22, 2008 .

Android lollipop

Android 5.0 Lollipopthe largest and most ambitious release for Android yet!
This release is packed with new features for users and thousands of new APIs for
developers. It extends Android even further, from phones, tablets, and wearables, to
TVs and cars.

Performance focus
-(Android 5.0 provides a faster, smoother and more powerful computing
experience.)
-(Android now runs exclusively on the new ART runtime, ART improves app
performance and responsiveness. And keep checks on app so that app doesnt
Skip frames.)

Notifications
-(Notifications in Android 5.0 are more visible, accessible, and configurable.)
-(Varying notification details may appear on the lock screen if desired by the user.)
-(Key notification alerts such as incoming calls appear in a heads-up notification.)

Document-centric apps
-(Android 5.0 introduces a redesigned Overview space (formerly called Recents) thats
more versatile and useful for multitasking.)

Advanced connectivity
-(Android 5.0 adds new APIs that allow apps to perform concurrent operations
with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).)

New types of sensors

In Android 5.0, a new tilt detector sensor helps improve activity recognition on
supported devices,
and a heart rate sensor reports the heart rate of the person touching the device.
New interaction composite sensors are now available to detect special interactions such
as a wake up gesture, a pick up gesture, and a glance gesture.

Tools for building battery-efficient apps

-New job scheduling APIs allow you optimize battery life by deferring jobs for the
system to run at a later time or under specified conditions, such as when the device is
charging or connected to Wi-Fi.

Material design
-Android 5.0 brings Material design to Android and gives you an expanded UI toolkit
for integrating the new design patterns easily in your apps.
-New 3D views let you set a z-level to raise elements off of the view hierarchy and
cast realtime shadows, even as they move.
-Built-in activity transitions take the user seamlessly from one state to another with
beautiful, animated motion.
-Ripple animations are available for buttons, checkboxes, and other touch controls in
your app.

Other Android devices

Android TV

provides a complete TV platform for your app's big screen experience. Android
TV is centered around a simplified home screen experience that allows users to
discover content easily, with personalized recommendations and voice search.
The Android TV Input Framework (TIF) allows TV apps to handle video
streams from sources such as HDMI inputs, TV tuners, and IPTV receivers. It
also enables live TV s

Android Auto

Android Auto automatically brings you useful information and organises it into
simple cards that appear just when they're needed.
Helps you Connect your phone to access all of your music, contacts and
messages while keeping your eyes on the road.

Android Wear

Android Wear connects your phone to your wrist. Pause, play and skip music
tracks or quickly respond to text messages from your watch.
Wear works with phones running Android 4.3 or higher.

Android, the worlds most popular mobile platform

Android powers hundreds of millions of mobile devices in more than 190 countries
around the world. It's the largest installed base of any mobile platform and growing
fast
every day another million users power up their Android devices for the first time and
start looking for apps, games, and other digital content.

Conclusion

I've learned through my research that Android is a much more diverse operating system than
iOS and Windows Phone Mobile. Android has grown rapidly over the past 4 years becoming
the most used smartphone operating system in the world. It's because Android doesn't release
1 phone from 1 company with 1 new OS every year, but countless phones from numerous
companies, adding their own twist, throughout the year, developing gradually day-by-day.
Android's ability to customize is unparalleled compared to Apple's and Microsoft's software
allowing the user to change and customize nearly every aspect of Android which most iPhone
and Windows 7 users wouldn't dream possible. I am not one to say that Android is better or
worse than one OS, but is unique and incomparable to other mobile operating systems.

References
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_%28operating_system%29
- https://www.android.com/
- http://developer.android.com/about/versions/lollipop.html#Battery
-www.google.co.in