James Stevenson has been working in the programming and computer security industry for over 4 years, and for most of that has been working as an Android software engineer. Prior to this, James graduated with a BSc in Computer Security in 2017.James has featured articles on both personal websites as well as industry platforms such as InfoSecurity Magazine - covering topics from security principles, android programming and security, and cyber terrorism. At the time of writing James is a full-time security researcher, part-time Ph.D. student, and occasional conference speaker. Outside of Android internals James’ research has also focused on offender profiling and cybercrime detection capabilities. For more information and contact details visit https://JamesStevenson.me.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Android Versions.- 3. Fundamentals.- 4. Application Names, Android Package Names and ID.- 5. Storage.- 6. Android Unique Identifiers.- 7. The Android Shell.- 8. Obfuscation and Encryption.- 9. Applications and Services.- 10. Reflection and Dex Class Loading.

James Stevenson has been working in the programming and computer security industry for over 4 years, and for most of that has been working as an Android software engineer. Prior to this, James graduated with a BSc in Computer Security in 2017.James has featured articles on both personal websites as well as industry platforms such as InfoSecurity Magazine - covering topics from security principles, android programming and security, and cyber terrorism. At the time of writing James is a full-time security researcher, part-time Ph.D. student, and occasional conference speaker. Outside of Android internals James’ research has also focused on offender profiling and cybercrime detection capabilities. For more information and contact details visit https://JamesStevenson.me.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Android Versions.- 3. Fundamentals.- 4. Application Names, Android Package Names and ID.- 5. Storage.- 6. Android Unique Identifiers.- 7. The Android Shell.- 8. Obfuscation and Encryption.- 9. Applications and Services.- 10. Reflection and Dex Class Loading.

James Stevenson has been working in the programming and computer security industry for over 4 years, and for most of that has been working as an Android software engineer. Prior to this, James graduated with a BSc in Computer Security in 2017.James has featured articles on both personal websites as well as industry platforms such as InfoSecurity Magazine - covering topics from security principles, android programming and security, and cyber terrorism. At the time of writing James is a full-time security researcher, part-time Ph.D. student, and occasional conference speaker. Outside of Android internals James’ research has also focused on offender profiling and cybercrime detection capabilities. For more information and contact details visit https://JamesStevenson.me.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Android Versions.- 3. Fundamentals.- 4. Application Names, Android Package Names and ID.- 5. Storage.- 6. Android Unique Identifiers.- 7. The Android Shell.- 8. Obfuscation and Encryption.- 9. Applications and Services.- 10. Reflection and Dex Class Loading.