Bulletproof Android™: Practical Advice for Building Secure Apps

Chapter 9: The Future

There aren’t many certainties about where Android security is going. But in Chapter 9 we’re going to look into the crystal ball: Using Android L as well as some open source ideas, we’ll do our best to predict what future versions of Android will provide from a security perspective. This way, you’ll know what existing security challenges will be solved and what new challenges lie ahead. We’ll also look at how Android attacks are likely to get more sophisticated in the near future.