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September 22, 2019
13:00
Getting the Heat On with A Thermal Camera
» ‎ Hack a Day

Need a quick way to tell your temperature before work tomorrow? Student maker [The Marpe] recently fashioned a sleek home-use thermal camera that even looks like a point and shoot. It works as an Android hardware add-on by integrating the readings from a MLX90640 far-infrared (FIR) thermal sensor with a STM32F042F6Px microcontroller. All this connects to an Android application via USB (MicroUSB or Type C).

On the app, users are able to view, take photos, and display the resulting thermal images from the open thermal camera. The code for the open Android application is also available on his GitHub.

The FIR sensors contain a small array of IR pixels, integrated to measure the ambient temperature of the internal chip, and supply sensor to measure the VDD. Each pixel on the sensor array responds to the IR energy focused on it to produce an electronic signal, which is processed by the camera processor to create a map of the apparent temperature of the object. The outputs of the sensors and VDD are stored in an internal RAM and are accessible through 3.3V I2C. They’re not only low-cost and fairly high resolution, but also available by order on Digi-Key.

The microcontroller is based on the STM32 platform, with 32-bit performance, low-power operation (at 2V to 3.6V and 48 MHz) and is fairly low-cost. The custom-designed PCBs are fitted inside a 3D-printed casing with M2.5 inserts to ease assembly. [The Marpe] used an Esra soldering iron to create a heat insert tool for easier assembly and more consistent results with the heat inserts, which made for a nicer overall finish.

The project has since been presented at the Ljublana Mini Maker Faire in Slovenia and the Trieste Mini Maker Faire in Italy. Here, the open thermal camera is being tested out on a faulty PCB with a shorted component, showing the location of the short on the Android application’s thermal camera display.

Other uses for the camera could be home insulation inspection, water leakage detection, wildlife observation, or even figuring out if your soldering iron is hot enough to use. We’ll say it’s a pretty useful DIY project!

Tags: android hacks
July 31, 2019
11:30
Open Source Smart Display Takes the Long Way Around
» ‎ Hack a Day

Thanks to the relatively low cost of the Raspberry Pi and high resolution LCD screens, “smart displays” have become a favorite project of those looking to clear out their parts bins. Just hook the Pi up to the screen, setup some software, and you’ve got yourself a digital bulletin board for your home that can show your schedule, the weather, etc. Build it into a mirror, and you’ve got yourself at least double Internet points.

But when [John Basista] started planning his own smart display, he decided to take the path less traveled. He’s entered the resulting open source project into the 2019 Hackaday Prize, and we’re very excited to see where it goes from here. Even in these early days he’s already made some great strides, with nary a Raspberry Pi in sight.

[John] has nothing against using the Raspberry Pi for these smart displays, and indeed, it has a number of traits which make it particularly well suited to the task. But the problem for him was that it only supported HDMI, and he had his heart set on using an Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) screen. Namely the Innolux N173HCE-E31, a 17.3 inch IPS LCD designed for laptops.

He tried to find a Linux or Android compatible SBC that featured eDP, but found it to be a challenge. There were some x86 options, but didn’t want to go down that road. Eventually he settled on the Dragonboard 410c, which features a quad-core Qualcomm APQ8016E CPU running at 1.2 GHz and 1GB of RAM. This board didn’t have eDP either, but it did have Display Serial Interface (DSI), which he could convert to eDP with the Texas Instruments SN65DSI86 IC.

From there, he started developing a PCB which would hold the Dragonboard 410c and the SN65DSI86. The board also breaks out I2C and UART so he can connect it to various other sensors and gadgetry down the road, and includes all the necessary power regulation to drive everything. The whole thing fits in the palm of your hand, and judging by the renders [John] has put together, should nestle nicely into the back of the 3D printed enclosure when everything is finished.

There’s still quite a bit left to do on this project, but [John] has plenty of time to tie up the loose ends. Currently there’s little information about the software side of things, but as you can see in the video after the break, it’s now running Android which should make things relatively easy.

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July 26, 2019
4:00
Installing Android On Your Nintendo Switch, Because Why Not?
» ‎ Hack a Day

In a continuing trend of ‘but does it run Android?’, enterprising folk over at the XDA-Developers forum have found a way to get LineageOS (the successor to CyanogenMod) installed and running on the Nintendo Switch using Switchroot source code. Promising to release the necessary files to replicate this effort has obviously made other people at XDA-Developers forum as well as on Reddit rather excited.

As for the question of ‘why?’, one has to remember that internally the Nintendo Switch is an Nvidia Tegra X1-based system with a Maxwell GPU, making it definitely one of the nicer ARM-based portable systems out there if one wants to do some Android-based gaming. Even better, the entire Nvidia Shield TV-derived ROM runs from the SD card, so just popping out this SD card is sufficient to return to playing Switch games.

Currently a few nagging issues still have to be worked out with this ROM, such as touchscreen issues, sleep mode not working, auto-rotation not working as communication with the sensor needs to be figured out, and so on. This should make it clear that it won’t be a production ready piece of software, but definitely something that should be used at your own risk.

While it shouldn’t harm the Switch, one should probably not try it on a Switch one cares deeply about. Just in case.

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May 27, 2019
4:00
The Augmented Reality Breadboard of the Future
» ‎ Hack a Day

You’d be hard pressed to find a carpenter who didn’t own a hammer, or a painter that didn’t have a couple of brushes kicking around. Some tools are simply so fundamental to their respective craft that their ownership is essentially a given. The same could be said of the breadboard: if you’re working with electronics on the hobby or even professional level, you’ve certainly spent a decent amount of time poking components and wires into one of these quintessential prototyping tools.

There’s little danger that the breadboard will loose its relevance going forward, but if [Andrea Bianchi] and her team have anything to say about it, it might learn some impressive new tricks. Developed at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, VirtualComponent uses augmented reality and some very clever electronics to transform the classic breadboard into a powerful mixed-reality tool for testing and simulating circuits. It’s not going to replace the $3 breadboard you’ve got hiding at the bottom of your tool bag, but one day it might be standard equipment in electronics classrooms.

The short version is that VirtualComponent is essentially a dynamic breadboard. Holes in the same row are still electrically linked like in the classic breadboard, but with two AD75019 cross-point switch arrays and an Arduino in the base, it has the ability to virtually “plug in” components at arbitrary locations as selected by the user. So rather than having to physically insert a resistor, the user can simply tell the software to connect a resistor between two selected holes and the cross-point array will do the rest.

What’s more, many of those components can be either simulated or at least augmented in software. For example, by using AD5241 digital potentiometers, VirtualComponent can adjust the value of the virtual resistor. To provide variable capacitance, a similar trick can be pulled off using an array of real capacitors and a ADG715 digital switch to connect them together; essentially automating what the classic “Decade Box” does. In the demonstration video after the break, this capability is extended all the way out to connecting a virtual function generator to the circuit.

The whole system is controlled by way of an Android tablet suspended over the breadboard. Using the tablet’s camera, the software provides an augmented reality view of both the physical and virtual components of the circuit. With a few taps the user can add or edit their virtual hardware and immediately see how it changes the behavior of the physical circuit on the bench.

People have been trying to improve the breadboard for years, but so far it seems like nothing has really stuck around. Given how complex VirtualComponent is, they’ll likely have an even harder time gaining traction. That said, we can’t help but be excited about the potential augmented reality has for hardware development.

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April 29, 2019
4:00
Bike Computer Exploration Uncovers a Hidden Android
» ‎ Hack a Day

As a happy side-effect of the smartphone revolution, the world is now awash with tiny computers that are incredibly cheap thanks to the nearly unfathomable volumes in which their components are manufactured. There wouldn’t be a $10 Raspberry Pi Zero if the billions of smartphones that were pumped out before it hadn’t dropped the cost of the individual components to literal pennies. That also means that smartphone hardware, or at least systems that are very close to it, have started to pop up in some unexpected places.

When [Joshua Wise] recently took ownership of a Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT bike computer, he wondered how it worked. With impressive list of features such as Internet connectivity, GPS mapping, and Bluetooth Low Energy support, he reasoned the pocket-sized device must have some pretty decent hardware under the hood. With some poking and prodding he found the device was powered by a MediaTek SoC and incredibly had a full-blown install of Android running in the background.

So how does one find out that their lowly bike computer is essentially a cleverly disguised smartphone? If you’re [Joshua], you listen to who it’s trying to talk do when doing a firmware update over the Internet. He used mitmproxy running between his Internet connection and a WiFi access point setup specifically for the BOLT, from there, he was able to see all of the servers it was connecting to. Seeing the device pull some data down from MediaTek’s servers was a pretty good indication of whose hardware was actually inside the thing, and when it ultimately downloaded some Android .apk files from the Wahoo website, it became pretty clear what operating system it was running underneath the customized user interface.

Further examination of the Bolt’s software brought to light a few troubling issues. It turned out that the firmware made extensive use of Apache-licensed code, for which no attribution was given. [Joshua] contacted the company and was eventually referred to the Wahoo’s CEO, Chip Hawkins. Refreshingly, Chip was not only very interested in getting the licensing issues sorted out, but even had some tips on hacking and modifying the device, including how to enable ADB.

Before the publication of this article, we reached out to Chip Hawkins (yes, he really does respond to emails) for a comment, and he told us that not only has he made sure that all of the open source packages used have now been properly attributed to their original authors, but that his team has been providing source code and information to those who request it. He says that he’s been proud to see owners of his products modifying them for their specific needs, and he’s happy to facilitate that in any way that he can.

Open source license compliance is a big deal in the hacking community, and we’ve seen how being on the wrong side of the GPL can lead to lost sales. It’s good to see Wahoo taking steps to make sure they comply with all applicable licences, but we’re even more impressed with their positive stance on customers exploring and modifying their products. If more companies took such an enlightened approach to hacking, we’d all be a lot better off.

[Thanks to Roman for the tip.]

Tags: android hacks
February 18, 2019
1:00
Immersive Augmented Reality on a Budget
» ‎ Hack a Day

By now we’ve all seen the cheap headsets that essentially stick a smartphone a few inches away from your face to function as a low-cost alternative to devices like Oculus Rift. Available for as little as a few dollars, it’s hard to beat these gadgets for experimenting with VR on a budget. But what about if you’re more interested in working with augmented reality, where rendered images are superimposed onto your real-world view rather than replacing it?

As it turns out, there are now cheap headsets to do that with your phone as well. [kvtoet] picked one of these gadgets …read more

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December 18, 2018
4:00
Does Library Bloat Make Your Smartphone App Look Fat?
» ‎ Hack a Day

While earlier smartphones seemed to manage well enough with individual applications that only weighed in at a few megabytes, a perusal of the modern smartphone software store uncovers some positively monstrous file sizes. The fact that we’ve become accustomed to mobile applications requiring 100+ MB downloads on what’s often a metered Internet connection in only a few short years is pretty crazy if you stop to think about it.

Seeing reports that the Nest app for iOS tipped the scales at nearly 250 MB, [Alexandre Colucci] decided to investigate. On his blog he not only documents the process of taking …read more

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October 16, 2018
13:00
Hacker Pops Top On NFC Vending Machines
» ‎ Hack a Day

Vending machines used to be a pretty simple affair: you put some coins in, and food or drink that in all likelihood isn’t fit for human consumption comes out. But like everything else today, they are becoming increasingly complex Internet connected devices. Forget fishing around for pocket change; the Coke machine at the mall more often than not has a credit card terminal and a 30 inch touch screen display to better facilitate dispensing cans of chilled sugar water. Of course, increased complexity almost always goes hand in hand with increased vulnerability.

So when [Matteo Pisani] recently came across a …read more

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June 04, 2018
16:00
Reverse Engineered Media Controller From Car Is Best Friends With Android
» ‎ Hack a Day

The CAN bus is a rich vein to mine for a hacker: allowing the electronic elements of most current vehicles to be re-purposed and controlled with ease. [MikrocontrollerProjekte] has reverse engineered a CAN bus media and navigation controller and connected it to an STM32F746G-Discovery board. The STM32 is in turn connected to an Android phone, and allows the media controller to trigger a large number of functions on the phone, including music playback, maps, and general Android navigation.

When reverse engineering the controller, [MikrocontrollerProjekte] employed a variety of approaches. A small amount of information was found online, some fuzzing was …read more

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4:00
Teddy Ruxpin: Navigate to 143 Main Street
» ‎ Hack a Day

In the United States, TV and radio stations have to give the opportunity of equal airtime to all candidates. In that spirit, we thought we should show you [Jayden17’s] hack that puts Google Assistant into a Teddy Ruxpin. You can see the hacked bear do its thing in the video below.

Teddy was the best-selling toy for 1985 and 1986, and is still available, so over 30 years there are a lot of these hanging around. If you never looked at how they work, the original ones were quite simple. A cassette player routed one stereo channel to a speaker …read more

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May 31, 2018
1:00
Serial Connection Over Audio: Arduino Can Listen To UART
» ‎ Hack a Day

We’ve all been there: after assessing a problem and thinking about a solution, we immediately rush to pursue the first that comes to mind, only to later find that there was a vastly simpler alternative. Thankfully, developing an obscure solution, though sometimes frustrating at the time, does tend to make a good Hackaday post. This time it was [David Wehr] and AudioSerial: a simple way of outputting raw serial data over the audio port of an Android phone. Though [David] could have easily used USB OTG for this project, many microcontrollers don’t have the USB-to-TTL capabilities of his Arduino – …read more

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May 21, 2018
4:00
Ditch The Tapes, Put An Android In Your Deck
» ‎ Hack a Day

While we here at Hackaday never question why an individual took on a particular project, it surely doesn’t stop our beloved readers from grabbing their pitchforks and demanding such answers in the comments. Perhaps no posts generate more of this sort of furore than the ones which feature old audio gear infused with modern hardware. In almost every case the answer is the same: the person liked the look and feel of vintage hardware, but didn’t want to be limited to antiquated media.

That sentiment is perhaps perfectly personified by the TapeLess Deck Project, created by [Artur Młynarz]. His creations …read more

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May 16, 2018
4:00
IKEA Lamp with Raspberry Pi as the Smartest Bulb in the House
» ‎ Hack a Day

We love to hack IKEA products, marvel at Raspberry Pi creations, and bask in the glow of video projection. [Nord Projects] combined these favorite things of ours into Lantern, a name as minimalist as the IKEA lamp it uses. But the result is nearly magic.

The key component in this build is a compact laser-illuminated video projector whose image is always in focus. Lantern’s primary user interface is moving the lamp around to switch between different channels of information projected on different surfaces. It would be a hassle if the user had to refocus after every move, but the focus-free …read more

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May 07, 2018
16:01
Flash and Debug ESP8266 Boards on Android
» ‎ Hack a Day

Have an ESP8266 development board such as the NodeMCU or Wemos D1? You’re currently reading Hackaday, so probably. Got an Android device kicking around? Also seems fairly likely. In that case, you should check out ESP8266 Loader by [Bluino Electronics]. This recently released application lets you not only flash new binaries to any ESP8266 board using the FTDI, PL2303, CH34X and CP210X USB chipsets, but also offers a serial monitor for debugging on the go.

You’ll need a USB OTG cable to get your ESP board jacked in to your Android device, but you don’t need root or even to …read more

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April 18, 2018
7:01
Fix Your Insecure Amazon Fire TV Stick
» ‎ Hack a Day

I recently spent a largely sleepless night at a hotel, and out of equal parts curiosity and boredom, decided to kill some time scanning the guest network to see what my fellow travelers might be up to. As you’d probably expect, I saw a veritable sea of Samsung and Apple devices. But buried among the seemingly endless number of smartphones charging next to their sleeping owners, I found something rather interesting. I was as picking up a number of Amazon-made devices, all of which had port 5555 open.

As a habitual Android tinkerer, this struck me as very odd. Port …read more

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March 20, 2018
1:00
Test Ideas Now With Sensors Already In Your Pocket
» ‎ Hack a Day

When project inspiration strikes, we’d love to do some quick tests immediately to investigate feasibility. Sadly we’re usually far from our workbench and its collection of sensor modules. This is especially frustrating when the desired sensor is in the smartphone we’re holding, standing near whatever triggered the inspiration. We could download a compass app, or a bubble level app, or something similar to glimpse sensor activity. But if we’re going to download an app, consider Google’s Science Journal app.

It was designed to be an educational resource, turning a smartphone’s sensor array into a pocket laboratory instrument and notebook for …read more

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January 04, 2013
13:14
Is entropy slowing down your Android device?
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Lambgx02] got tired of his Android device getting bogged down and decided to dig down to the cause of the issue. His investigation led him to believe that entropy is causing the slowdown. He believes that his workaround reduces 90% of the lag on the average Android device. So how is it possible that entropy [...]
Tags: device entropy android workaround slowdown hacks

January 03, 2013
16:00
iAuto Mobile Application 2012 Multiple Vulnerabilities
» ‎ SecuriTeam

The Vulnerability Laboratory Research Team discovered multiple cross site vulnerabilities in the iAuto Mobile APP for Android, iOS & Blackberry.
Tags: mobile application iauto laboratory-research-team mobile-application android
December 26, 2012
16:00
Qualcomm Android kernel Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
» ‎ SecuriTeam

Android kernels running on Qualcomm are prone to multiple remote code-execution vulnerabilities and a denial-of-service vulnerability.
Tags: qualcomm kernel android service-vulnerability code-execution denial-of-service

December 18, 2012
10:59
Android Mobiles Hit By Spamming Computer Virus
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Android Mobiles Hit By Spamming Computer Virus
Tags: mobiles spamming android computer-virus

December 13, 2012
12:30
How to used an Android device with a shattered screen
» ‎ Hack a Day

This screen is not just cracked, it’s devastated. We can all agree that you’re not going to be carrying this around with you anymore, but it might still be useful in other endeavors. [Mr Westie] wanted to use it for the camera which is undamaged. The issue is how do you control an Android device with a [...]
Tags: device android screen mr-westie westie endeavors hacks
December 12, 2012
10:30
Unlocking Verizon Galaxy Note II and Galaxy S3
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Adam Outler] and friends have been hard at work unlocking the bootloader of some Verizon Android devices. His most recent adventure involves unlocking the Verizon branded Samsung Galaxy Note II. You can’t run Cyanogenmod on a device that has a locked bootloader. This is presumably why it took no time at all for the XDA [...]
Tags: bootloader galaxy verizon adam-outler xda android hacks

December 10, 2012
16:19
Android's On-Board Malware Scanner Utterly Fails
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Android's On-Board Malware Scanner Utterly Fails
Tags: android malware scanner

December 09, 2012
14:17
[dos / poc] - Android Kernel 2.6 Local DoS Crash PoC
» ‎ 0day.today (was: 1337day, Inj3ct0r, 1337db)

[dos / poc] - Android Kernel 2.6 Local DoS Crash PoC
Tags: poc kernel android kernel-2

4:22
Android Kernel 2.6 Denial Of Service
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Exploits

Android kernel version 2.6 suffers from a denial of service vulnerability.
Tags: kernel denial android kernel-version service-vulnerability kernel-2

4:22
Android Kernel 2.6 Denial Of Service
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

Android kernel version 2.6 suffers from a denial of service vulnerability.
Tags: kernel denial android kernel-version service-vulnerability kernel-2

4:22
Android Kernel 2.6 Denial Of Service
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

Android kernel version 2.6 suffers from a denial of service vulnerability.
Tags: kernel denial android kernel-version service-vulnerability kernel-2

December 05, 2012
8:39
Common Linux tools on Android without root by installing BusyBox
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Adam Outler] shows us how to expand the Linux tools available on Android without rooting the device. He does this by installing BusyBox. The binary is copied to the device using the Android Developer Bridge. He then opens an ADB shell, adds execution permissions to the binary, and runs it. BusyBox calls itself the Swiss Army [...]
Tags: android busybox linux adam-outler linux-tools swiss-army hacks

December 01, 2012
0:51
[dos / poc] - Android 4.0.3 <= Browser Remote Crash Exploit
» ‎ 0day.today (was: 1337day, Inj3ct0r, 1337db)

[dos / poc] - Android 4.0.3 <= Browser Remote Crash Exploit
Tags: poc android browser

November 30, 2012
19:24
Android 4.0.3 Browser Crash
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Exploits

Android version 4.0.3 web browser remote crash denial of service exploit.
Tags: crash android browser denial-of-service web-browser

19:24
Android 4.0.3 Browser Crash
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

Android version 4.0.3 web browser remote crash denial of service exploit.
Tags: crash android browser denial-of-service web-browser

19:24
Android 4.0.3 Browser Crash
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

Android version 4.0.3 web browser remote crash denial of service exploit.
Tags: crash android browser denial-of-service web-browser

November 27, 2012
0:00
Vuln: Debian 'android-tools' Package Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
» ‎ SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities

Debian 'android-tools' Package Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Tags: insecure package debian creation-vulnerability temporary-file android

November 26, 2012
16:00
Android SMS Spoofing Vulnerability
» ‎ SecuriTeam

Android is prone to an SMS-spoofing vulnerability.
Tags: sms vulnerability android sms-spoofing

12:01
Android VOIP phone and Raspberry Pi mate for an intriguing PBX setup
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Ward Mundy] has found something great by combining a GXP-2200 phone with Raspberry Pi to create a private branch exchange. So the idea behind a PBX setup is kind of like a company intranet. All of the phones in the system are assigned an extension number and have access to the internal system functions like [...]
Tags: raspberry pbx phone ward-mundy private-branch-exchange company-intranet mundy android hacks
12:01
Android VOIP phone and Raspberry Pi mate for an intriguing PBX setup
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Ward Mundy] has found something great by combining a GXP-2200 phone with Raspberry Pi to create a private branch exchange. So the idea behind a PBX setup is kind of like a company intranet. All of the phones in the system are assigned an extension number and have access to the internal system functions like [...]
Tags: raspberry pbx phone ward-mundy private-branch-exchange company-intranet mundy android hacks
November 09, 2012
11:01
Scripting to automate your mindless Android games
» ‎ Hack a Day

There’s a silly little Android game making some noise on the Interwebs. It’s called Curiosity which is a 3D cube with something inside. The thing is, every single pixel on the cube must be clicked in order to get through a layer. There are of course multiple layers, and… well, you get the point. [Stephen] [...]
Tags: cube scripting android stephen interwebs 3d-cube curiosity hacks
November 08, 2012
14:42
KegDroid makes drinking beer more fun
» ‎ Hack a Day

Are you bored with just drinking beer? Are your friends constantly sneaking into your house and stealing your sacred beverages? If so, perhaps you need KegDroid – the Android controlled beer tap created by [Paul Carff]. Looking for a way to add more excitement to drinking his beer, [Paul] spiced up his tap with a [...]
Tags: fun kegdroid beer paul-carff paul drinking-beer beverages excitement android hacks

November 07, 2012
16:49
Android Adware Capability A Vulnerability, Claim Boffins
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Android Adware Capability A Vulnerability, Claim Boffins
Tags: adware capability android vulnerability

November 03, 2012
9:01
Chromium on the Nexus7
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Hexxeh] is at it again, porting the chromium OS to whatever seems to appear in front of him. This time he’s ported it to the Nexus 7. Last time we saw him, he was raspberry chomping at the pi. The details are very scarce, so we would like to issue this request. [Hexxeh] we realize [...]
Tags: nexus chromium time raspberry android hacks
October 31, 2012
11:01
Cheap electronic dartboard hacked to use Android for scoring
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Dan] took a $13 electronic dartboard and made it work with an Android device. The idea behind it is that these cheap electronic models feature a very sparse display. At this price that doesn’t surprise us. He wanted to add the features you’d find on a coin-op model like the ones found in bars. So [...]
Tags: device android dartboard dan electronic-dartboard electronic-models hacks
October 30, 2012
11:01
Halloween Props: Monster in a box
» ‎ Hack a Day

This furry Halloween decoration proves to be a simple build, but it’s still quite popular with the little ones. [Chris] had a Halloween party for a group of 2-5 year olds and this monster that peeks out of a box was a huge hit. The trick really isn’t in the complexity of the build, but [...]
Tags: box monster halloween chris halloween-props monster-in-a-box halloween-decoration android hacks
6:01
Tablet interacts with magnets, how does that work?
» ‎ Hack a Day

Making computers interact with physical objects is a favorite of the HCI gurus out there, but these builds usually take the form of image recognition of barcodes or colors. Of course there are new near field communication builds coming down the pipe, but [Andrea Bianchi] has figured out an easier way to provide a physical [...]
Tags: interact tablet work andrea-bianchi field-communication image-recognition android hacks

October 21, 2012
14:00
[local exploits] - DropBox iOS / Android App File Theft
» ‎ 0day.today (was: 1337day, Inj3ct0r, 1337db)

[local exploits] - DropBox iOS / Android App File Theft
Tags: dropbox ios android exploits

October 20, 2012
3:11
DropBox iOS / Android App File Theft
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Advisories

DropBox version 1.4.6 on iOS, 2.0.1 on Android, and Google Drive version 1.0.1 on iOS suffer from a file theft vulnerability due to allowing arbitrary javascript to be executed inside of the privileged file zone.
Tags: dropbox ios file android

3:11
DropBox iOS / Android App File Theft
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

DropBox version 1.4.6 on iOS, 2.0.1 on Android, and Google Drive version 1.0.1 on iOS suffer from a file theft vulnerability due to allowing arbitrary javascript to be executed inside of the privileged file zone.
Tags: dropbox ios file android

3:11
DropBox iOS / Android App File Theft
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

DropBox version 1.4.6 on iOS, 2.0.1 on Android, and Google Drive version 1.0.1 on iOS suffer from a file theft vulnerability due to allowing arbitrary javascript to be executed inside of the privileged file zone.
Tags: dropbox ios file android

October 18, 2012
4:00
Android debug bridge released for the Raspi
» ‎ Hack a Day

Over on the XDA developers forums, something really cool is happening. Android hacker extraordinaire [AdamOutler] has managed to port the Android Debug Bridge to the Raspberry Pi. The Android Debug bridge allows hardware tinkerers full access to their Android device. This feature has been used to build everything from telepresence robots to connecting a MIDI keyboard to a [...]
Tags: bridge debug android midi-keyboard xda-developers raspberry hacks
October 15, 2012
15:01
Face tracking with an Android device
» ‎ Hack a Day

This Android device can recognize faces and move to keep them in frame. It’s a proof of concept that uses commonly available parts and software packages. The original motivation for the project was [Dan O's] inclination to give the OpenCV software a try. OpenCV is an Open Source Computer Vision package that takes on the [...]
Tags: device android Software dan proof-of-concept source-computer computer-vision hacks
October 13, 2012
8:01
Open source Android thermostat
» ‎ Hack a Day

Put that old Android phone to good use by mounting it on the wall as a smart thermostat. This open source hardware and software project lets you replace your home’s thermostat with an Android device which adds Internet connectivity and all that comes with the increase in computing power. The brunt of the hardware work [...]
Tags: source android thermostat open-source-hardware hardware-work internet-connectivity hacks
6:01
Cellular vehicle information and control
» ‎ Hack a Day

This hardware, which was built as a Computer Engineering project by [Bryon] and his classmates, gives you feedback and control of a car though a cellular phone network. It uses text messages to communicate with a control device. This can be pretty much any cellphone, but in the clip after the break they show off [...]
Tags: vehicle cellular control cellular-phone-network classmates engineering-project android hacks
October 12, 2012
13:01
Turn your iPhone into a View-Master
» ‎ Hack a Day

This super quick hack will be fun to do with the kids. Remember the days of View-Masters? You’d put a disk of small slides into a little plastic viewer and a stereoscopic image would jump out at you in 3D! Now you can not only view stereoscopic images on your smartphone, but make your own [...]
Tags: master turn iphone stereoscopic-images stereoscopic-image android hacks
5:01
Nook Simple Touch as a glider computer
» ‎ Hack a Day

Look at the beautiful screen on that Nook Simple Touch. It has a lot of advantages over other hardware when used as a glider computer running the open source XCSoar software. The contrast of the display is excellent when compared to an LCD or AOMLED. That’s quite important as gliding through the wild blue yonder [...]
Tags: touch nook simple wild-blue-yonder open-source android hacks
October 05, 2012
13:01
There’s a friggin’ cellphone in the most recent Entertainment Weekly
» ‎ Hack a Day

Hackaday readers were stumbling over each other to send in a link about this Android cellphone inside of an Entertainment Weekly magazine. Thanks to all who sent it in, and keep them coming. We’d rather get too many tips than none at all! The first thing we should address is the discomfort you will feel [...]
Tags: Weekly entertainment cellphone entertainment-weekly-magazine entertainment-weekly android hacks
October 02, 2012
9:01
iPad external battery case forced to work with a non-iPad tablet
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Carnivore] uses a Pipo Max M1 tablet. It’s an Android device that is very responsive thanks t the 1.6 GHz dual-core processor and it runs Jellybean (latest version of Android OS). The one thing he wasn’t so happy with is battery life. Under heavy load it lasts about three hours. When reading an eBook that [...]
Tags: battery android tablet jellybean max external-battery-case dual-core-processor pipo hacks

October 01, 2012
8:00
Android Phone Wipeout Security Flaw Exposed
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Android Phone Wipeout Security Flaw Exposed
Tags: wipeout android phone security-flaw
September 28, 2012
8:08
5 Security Apps For Android Use
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

5 Security Apps For Android Use
Tags: apps android security security-apps

September 26, 2012
14:00
[dos / poc] - Android Mobile 2.6.xxx Dos Vulnerability & Facebook App Crash Poc
» ‎ 0day.today (was: 1337day, Inj3ct0r, 1337db)

[dos / poc] - Android Mobile 2.6.xxx Dos Vulnerability & Facebook App Crash Poc
Tags: mobile android poc dos-vulnerability facebook
14:00
[dos / poc] - Android Mobile 2.6.xx - Full Screen Crash Poc
» ‎ 0day.today (was: 1337day, Inj3ct0r, 1337db)

[dos / poc] - Android Mobile 2.6.xx - Full Screen Crash Poc
Tags: poc mobile android crash
14:00
[dos / poc] - Android Mobile 2.x.xx - TextSwitcher NullPointer
» ‎ 0day.today (was: 1337day, Inj3ct0r, 1337db)

[dos / poc] - Android Mobile 2.x.xx - TextSwitcher NullPointer
Tags: poc mobile android
14:00
[dos / poc] - Android Mobile 4.xx - Screen Orientation Crash
» ‎ 0day.today (was: 1337day, Inj3ct0r, 1337db)

[dos / poc] - Android Mobile 4.xx - Screen Orientation Crash
Tags: mobile dos poc screen-orientation android

September 21, 2012
11:06
Galaxy SIII hack puts Android in your dashboard
» ‎ Hack a Day

Here’s how you can have a hands-free, no worries about the battery, Android experience while you drive. [Steve] removed the head unit from his car and replaced it with a Samsung Galaxy SIII Android phone. The look is pretty nice, but we do have a few suggested improvements if you try this one for yourself. It started [...]
Tags: siii galaxy android steve dashboard no-worries hacks
September 18, 2012
11:01
Android Hack: Cracking WiFi passwords with your phone
» ‎ Hack a Day

The WiFi adapter in your laptop has a special mode – monitor mode – that can be used to listen in on WiFi traffic and, with a little patience, can be used to crack a WEP password. Surprisingly, this monitor mode can’t be found on any Android device due in part to the limitations of [...]
Tags: mode android wifi wep patience passwords hacks

September 17, 2012
3:11
Hacking Android For Fun And Profit
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

This is a brief whitepaper with examples and information on hacking the Android platform from Google.
Tags: hacking android fun google whitepaper

3:11
Hacking Android For Fun And Profit
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

This is a brief whitepaper with examples and information on hacking the Android platform from Google.
Tags: hacking android fun google whitepaper

September 15, 2012
15:00
Video Preview: New IOIO prototype
» ‎ Hack a Day

We got our hands on this prototype of the new IOIO design. It’s a breakout board that makes adding hardware to an Android device pretty easy. [Ytai Ben-Tsvi] sent it our way, and took a bit of time to explain some of the differences between this board and the original version. You can see our [...]
Tags: prototype board ioio ben-tsvi video-preview original-version android hacks

September 14, 2012
14:00
[dos / poc] - Android Mobile 2.6.xxx - Usb Crash Poc => init.rc
» ‎ 0day.today (was: 1337day, Inj3ct0r, 1337db)

[dos / poc] - Android Mobile 2.6.xxx - Usb Crash Poc => init.rc
Tags: poc mobile android crash
14:00
[dos / poc] - Android Mobile 2.6.xxx - Usb Crash Poc => init.rc
» ‎ 0day.today (was: 1337day, Inj3ct0r, 1337db)

[dos / poc] - Android Mobile 2.6.xxx - Usb Crash Poc => init.rc
Tags: poc mobile android crash

0:00
Vuln: Mozilla Firefox CVE-2012-3979 '__android_log_print' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
» ‎ SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities

Mozilla Firefox CVE-2012-3979 '__android_log_print' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Tags: log mozilla android code-execution mozilla-firefox cve

September 13, 2012
21:20
Over Half Of Android Devices Have Unpatched Holes
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Over Half Of Android Devices Have Unpatched Holes
Tags: unpatched half android holes
7:56
Canteen Menu App Reveals Android Users' Lax Approach To Security
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Canteen Menu App Reveals Android Users' Lax Approach To Security
Tags: canteen app menu canteen-menu android

0:00
Vuln: Mozilla Firefox CVE-2012-3979 '__android_log_print' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
» ‎ SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities

Mozilla Firefox CVE-2012-3979 '__android_log_print' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Tags: log mozilla android code-execution mozilla-firefox cve
0:00
Vuln: Google Chrome for Android Prior to 18.0.1025308 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
» ‎ SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities

Google Chrome for Android Prior to 18.0.1025308 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Tags: chrome google android security-vulnerabilities

September 11, 2012
8:01
IOIO controller replacement for an RC truck
» ‎ Hack a Day

This RC truck can be controlled with the tip of your thumb or the tilt of a wrist. That’s thanks to the IOIO which was inserted in place of the toy’s original controller. [Exanko] made the hardware changes in order to use his Android phone as the controller. The white circle is a software joystick [...]
Tags: controller truck ioio hardware-changes tilt android hacks
6:00
Giving the Nexus 7 HD video recording
» ‎ Hack a Day

As released, the Nexus 7 tablet includes a 1.2 Megapixel front-facing camera. Even though the camera supports taking pictures at a resolution of 1280 x 960, recording video is limited to a paltry 480p resolution. It turns out the inability to record HD 720p video isn’t a hardware limitation; engineers at either Google or Asus simply didn’t [...]
Tags: video nexus recording video-recording 720p android hacks

September 03, 2012
14:00
[webapps / 0day] - Android Mobile 2.6.xx Bypass Security Vulnerability
» ‎ 0day.today (was: 1337day, Inj3ct0r, 1337db)

[webapps / 0day] - Android Mobile 2.6.xx Bypass Security Vulnerability
Tags: day mobile android security-vulnerability
14:00
[web applications] - Android Mobile 2.6.xx Bypass Security Vulnerability
» ‎ 0day.today (was: 1337day, Inj3ct0r, 1337db)

[web applications] - Android Mobile 2.6.xx Bypass Security Vulnerability
Tags: web mobile android security-vulnerability web-applications

6:00
Saving a bricked phone with a pencil lead
» ‎ Hack a Day

[stompyonos] bricked his Samsung Captivate. Not wanting to be without a phone for a while, he researched a fix online and found shorting a pair of pins on the USB port would put the phone into download mode, saving his phone. The only problem for this plan is [stompy] didn’t have any resistors on hand. [...]
Tags: saving phone pencil pencil-lead stompy captivate android hacks

August 30, 2012
21:09
Secunia Security Advisory 50478
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Advisories

Secunia Security Advisory - The vulnerability is reported in Cyobozu Live for Android, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's device.
Tags: advisory secunia security security-advisory android

11:01
PlayStation gaming on a NOOK Simple Touch
» ‎ Hack a Day

Improvements in processing power really hit home when you see an eBook reader playing PlayStation games. Sure, we’re talking about a system which launched more than 15 years ago (the original PlayStation launched way back in 1995), but this is a $99 device which seems to be playing the games at full speed! [Sean] wrote [...]
Tags: nook playstation gaming sean playstation-games ebook-reader processing-power android hacks
August 26, 2012
10:01
Recreating [Phillip K. Dick] in android form… and losing his head
» ‎ Hack a Day

Yes, that’s an android of [Phillip K. Dick]. While you don’t necessarily need to be familir with [Phillip K. Dick] to find this story amusing, we highly recommend that you take a few minutes to learn about him if you don’t recognize the name. [Phillip K. Dick], or [PKD] was a science fiction author and [...]
Tags: recreating form android phillip-k.-dick phillip-k-dick science-fiction-author pkd robots hacks

August 22, 2012
16:58
Bogus Android Markets Seized In FBI Software Crackdown
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Bogus Android Markets Seized In FBI Software Crackdown
Tags: markets bogus android fbi-software crackdown fbi
August 20, 2012
8:35
SMSZombie Hits 500k Android Devices Via Nudie Pics
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

SMSZombie Hits 500k Android Devices Via Nudie Pics
Tags: android smszombie hits

August 16, 2012
11:01
Adding inductive charging to an Android tablet
» ‎ Hack a Day

This is a Gemei G9T, a 9.7″ Tablet running Android 4.0. [Carnivore] shows us how to modify it to use inductive charging. The inductive charging hardware is taken from a Palm device (this uses the Touchstone charging hardware seen in several other hacks). It’s easy to interface with the tablet’s electronics, but physically placing the [...]
Tags: charging android tablet palm-device gemei touchstone hacks

August 14, 2012
17:00
Sleipnir Mobile for Android Arbitrary Code Execution and Arbitrary Script Execution Vulnerabilities
» ‎ SecuriTeam

Sleipnir Mobile for Android is prone to an arbitrary code-execution vulnerability and an arbitrary script-execution vulnerability.
Tags: mobile sleipnir android arbitrary-code-execution script-execution

9:01
Robot servo control using smartphone audio jack
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Jim] has an old Android phone he’d like to use as a Robot brain. It’s got a lot of the things you’d want in a robot platform; WiFi, Bluetooth, a camera, an accelerometer, etc. But he needed some way to make the mobile, mobile. What he came up with is a chassis with servos that [...]
Tags: servo robot control jim robot-platform servo-control accelerometer android hacks
August 13, 2012
9:01
Teensy tiny Arduino board with an ATtiny85
» ‎ Hack a Day

Planning another Arduino build? If you’re just doing something simple like switching a relay or powering a LED, you might want to think about the Digispark. It’s a very small ATtiny-based Arduino compatible board developed and Kickstarted by [Erik]. The Digispark is based on the very popular Atmel ATtiny85, an 8 pin microcontroller that provides a quarter [...]
Tags: digispark board arduino erik pin-microcontroller compatible-board atmel android hacks
August 10, 2012
5:00
Send your Nexus 7 back… to tighten one screw?
» ‎ Hack a Day

It seems that some of the Nexus 7 models have an assembly issue that makes the bezel uneven with the screen. It’s just in one spot but your shiny new toy shouldn’t have this kind of problem. Of course it comes as no surprise that Google wants you to send it back for service. What [...]
Tags: nexus screw assembly shiny-new-toy google android hacks

August 07, 2012
22:30
Secunia Security Advisory 50094
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Advisories

Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in Sleipnir Mobile for Android, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's device.
Tags: advisory secunia security security-advisory android

12:00
Meet OSCAR, the Google Hangout robot
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Gus] made it to the Google+ developers vlog to show off his new Google+ hangout controlled robot. This robot, named OSCAR (Overly Simplified Collaboratively Actuated Robot), drives around according to the whims of everyone in a Google+ hangout. Not only is the robot under remote control through a Google+ hangout, it also features a camera, allowing a [...]
Tags: hangout google robot oscar gus robot-drives whims android hacks

August 06, 2012
10:22
Android HTC Mail Insecure Password Management
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Exploits

The HTC Mail application on Android stores passwords base64 encoded after swapping around odd and even characters.
Tags: htc mail android mail-application password-management passwords

10:22
Android HTC Mail Insecure Password Management
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

The HTC Mail application on Android stores passwords base64 encoded after swapping around odd and even characters.
Tags: htc mail android mail-application password-management passwords
10:22
Android HTC Mail Insecure Password Management
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

The HTC Mail application on Android stores passwords base64 encoded after swapping around odd and even characters.
Tags: htc mail android mail-application password-management passwords

August 04, 2012
13:00
Android controlled robot extravaganza
» ‎ Hack a Day

We have no idea why, but since we featured Botiful, the Android-powered telepresence robot a few days ago, the tip line has been awash in robot/Android mashups. Here’s a few of the cool ones. Using an Android as a remote control [Stef] used a Samsung Galaxy S3 to control an old rc tank. The Android sends [...]
Tags: extravaganza robot android stef rc-tank tip-line hacks
August 03, 2012
7:00
Another Android controlled roving robot
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Sam] has been working on a cellphone controlled robot for a while now and with the launch of a few similar Kickstarter campaigns he thought it would be good to share his progress so far. [Sam]‘s robot is controlled by an Android device with the help of an IOIO dev board. This setup provides more [...]
Tags: robot cellphone android sam dev-board ioio launch hacks
August 02, 2012
4:01
NXT Android telepresence robot
» ‎ Hack a Day

Here is a telepresence robot that uses an Android device and LEGO NXT parts. [Wolfgang] had an extra phone on hand and decided to put it to good use. The Mindstorm parts make it really easy to produce a small robot, and adding the phone really ups the computing and connectivity options available to him. [...]
Tags: nxt robot android wolfgang connectivity-options lego-nxt hacks
August 01, 2012
15:01
Android 4.0 on Raspberry Pi
» ‎ Hack a Day

The folks over at the Raspberry Pi foundation are showing off their latest wares. This time around it’s Android 4.0 running on the Raspberry Pi. Although this is a pre-release announcement, it sounds like the work is rather far along. Hardware acceleration for video playback is in place, but there are still some audio issues [...]
Tags: raspberry foundation android pi-foundation hardware-acceleration video-playback hacks
10:01
OLinuXino booting Android
» ‎ Hack a Day

We can’t say the name rolls off the tongue, but it is beginning to look like the OlinuXino is going to happen. Here you can see the prototype hardware booting Android. If this is the first time you’re seeing the hardware you can think of it in the same category as the Raspberry Pi. It’s a butt-kicking [...]
Tags: olinuxino Hardware android prototype-hardware raspberry butt hacks

0:32
Tracking Android Phones Is Easy, Says Researcher
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Tracking Android Phones Is Easy, Says Researcher
Tags: tracking android phones researcher

July 24, 2012
14:00
[webapps / 0day] - Nessus On Android 1.0.1 Credential Disclosure
» ‎ 0day.today (was: 1337day, Inj3ct0r, 1337db)

[webapps / 0day] - Nessus On Android 1.0.1 Credential Disclosure
Tags: day android nessus disclosure

11:10
Android 4.0.4 DNS Poisoning
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Advisories

Android versions 4.0.4 and below suffer from a DNS poisoning vulnerability.
Tags: dns poisoning android vulnerability

11:10
Android 4.0.4 DNS Poisoning
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

Android versions 4.0.4 and below suffer from a DNS poisoning vulnerability.
Tags: dns poisoning android vulnerability

11:10
Android 4.0.4 DNS Poisoning
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

Android versions 4.0.4 and below suffer from a DNS poisoning vulnerability.
Tags: dns poisoning android vulnerability

9:00
Bugtraq: Android DNS poisoning: Randomness gone bad (CVE-2012-2808)
» ‎ SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities

Android DNS poisoning: Randomness gone bad (CVE-2012-2808)
Tags: dns poisoning android randomness

July 23, 2012
15:02
Nessus On Android 1.0.1 Credential Disclosure
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Exploits

Nessus version 1.0.1 for Android stores the username and password in cleartext.
Tags: credential android nessus disclosure

15:02
Nessus On Android 1.0.1 Credential Disclosure
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

Nessus version 1.0.1 for Android stores the username and password in cleartext.
Tags: credential android nessus disclosure

15:02
Nessus On Android 1.0.1 Credential Disclosure
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

Nessus version 1.0.1 for Android stores the username and password in cleartext.
Tags: credential android nessus disclosure

July 21, 2012
7:01
Redesigning the RC tank
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Vincent] started building this tank (translation) with a regular hobby model: the Heng Long Tiger 1. However, after considering some goals for the project, he decided to nearly gut the tank and redesign it, basing it on the Arduino and a standard Motor Shield. The possibilities with this setup are nearly endless. In its current form, the ArduTiger detects obstacles in front [...]
Tags: tank translation redesigning tiger vincent heng-long-tiger tiger-1 rc-tank android hacks

July 19, 2012
17:00
Dr. Web Anti-Virus for Android Information Disclosure Vulnerability
» ‎ SecuriTeam

Dr. Web Anti-Virus for Android is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability.
Tags: virus web android information-disclosure-vulnerability dr-web anti-virus

July 18, 2012
11:01
Sensordrone really does make your phone a tricoder
» ‎ Hack a Day

Sensordrone is a sensor-filled wireless dongle for use with a smart phone or other computer-like device. But perhaps this is better explained as the thing that makes your smart phone work exactly as the original Star Trek tricorders did. In one had you have the main unit that displays data, in the other you hold [...]
Tags: sensordrone tricoder phone tricorders smart-phone star-trek android hacks
July 14, 2012
13:48
Android oscilloscope built from parts just laying around
» ‎ Hack a Day

So you need to debug a circuit and you don’t have an oscilloscope. That’s not a problem thanks to [retronics] $0 Android oscilloscope, made with parts he just happened to have lying around. The heart of every modern oscilloscope is the ADC – the chip that takes analog input and outputs a digital signal. Every [...]
Tags: debug oscilloscope android analog-input problem-thanks digital-signal hacks
8:28
XBMC hits Android
» ‎ Hack a Day

XBMC just issued the announcement we’ve been waiting to hear for some time now. The Android platform is now officially supported. Having seen the popularity of this open source media center software, and the willingness of some to spend hundreds of dollars on small computers to use it as their set-top-box interface of choice, we [...]
Tags: xbmc announcement android small-computers source-media center-software hacks
July 13, 2012
7:01
Meizu MX rooted using the Bus Pirate
» ‎ Hack a Day

It is just amazing how small the boards are for some really powerful smart phones. For instance, the diminutive size of this Meizu MX Android phone’s board is only outshone by the intricate packaging the phone arrived in. [Adam Outler] did an unboxing of the device. But for him that mean tearing down all of [...]
Tags: bus meizu phone adam-outler diminutive-size unboxing android hacks
July 12, 2012
17:01
Playing Pong or Breakout on the Nexus Q
» ‎ Hack a Day

Since Google announced the Nexus Q media streaming device at the Google developers conference a few weeks ago, a lot of devs have been toying around with the idea of running Android apps on this small media sphere. [Det] over at BrickSimple threw his hat into the ring with a Pong and/or Breakout app that showcases [...]
Tags: q-media developers-conference google android hacks

July 09, 2012
10:14
Android Malware App Covertly Makes Purchases On China Mobile Market
» ‎ Darknet

There seems to be a trend towards malware on the Android platform that extorts money from the user somehow, either through premium SMS or services – or the latest trojan – which covertly purchases apps from the mobile market. We first wrote about Android Antivirus software from Symantec back in 2010 and it seems like [...]

Read the full post at darknet.org.uk

Tags: market malware android read china premium-sms china-mobile mobile-market malware

7:45
Android Trojan Leaves 100,000 Users Out Of Pocket
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Android Trojan Leaves 100,000 Users Out Of Pocket
Tags: leaves trojan android

July 08, 2012
0:45
Secunia Security Advisory 49788
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Advisories

Secunia Security Advisory - A weakness has been reported in Yome Collection for Android, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose certain system information.
Tags: advisory secunia security security-advisory android

July 06, 2012
16:37
Warning: Fake Skype App On Android Is Malware
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Warning: Fake Skype App On Android Is Malware
Tags: warning fake Skype android

10:01
Android controlled monitor stand uses marbles as ball bearings
» ‎ Hack a Day

[mobile_earth_explorer] sent in an Instructable he put together documenting an Android-controlled rotating monitor stand he built. The stand itself is three disks turned on a lathe out of a 18mm thick board. After turning these disks, [mobile_earth_explorer] hopped over to his bench grinder and made a semicircular tool to carve out the track for the ball [...]
Tags: earth explorer ball bench-grinder instructable earth-explorer android hacks

July 05, 2012
8:44
Android's Smartphones Used For Botnet
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Android's Smartphones Used For Botnet
Tags: botnet android smartphones
July 04, 2012
8:17
Security Boffins Brew Devilish Android Rootkit
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Security Boffins Brew Devilish Android Rootkit
Tags: boffins brew security android

June 30, 2012
18:11
Pani SQL Injection 0.2b
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Tools

This is a SQL injection tool written in PHP. Can be run on Android by installing paw server and the php plugin.
Tags: injection php sql sql-injection android paw

June 21, 2012
5:01
Using an Android as a webserver
» ‎ Hack a Day

In the latest episode of XDA TV [Adam Outler] turned his Android phone into a webserver. At first this might sound comical, but the ever-increasing power of our handhelds makes it a pretty legitimate option. It’s hard to come up with concrete uses off the top of our head, but we’re sure there’s value in [...]
Tags: webserver episode android adam-outler xda handhelds hacks
June 20, 2012
17:01
Cheap ARM netbooks have Linux forced upon them
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Doragasu] got his hands on one of these WM8650 Netbooks for around 50 euros (~$63.50) delivered. They come with a version of Android preinstalled, but he wanted to use them more like a computer and less like an Android device. So he set out to load Arch Linux on the ARM-based Netbook. This is possible because [...]
Tags: ARM android linux netbooks preinstalled hacks
June 18, 2012
16:01
Shake phone to start scooter
» ‎ Hack a Day

This scooter starts right up with a shake of your Android device. This shake must be done from front-to-back, because a side-to-side shake is reserved for unlocking the saddle ([Brad] stores his helmet within). Connectivity is facilitated over Bluetooth, with a rocker switch near the left handle bar to disable the receiver so that you [...]
Tags: scooter phone shake brad rocker-switch handle-bar android hacks

8:19
Six In Tokyo Slammer After Android Smut Scam
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Six In Tokyo Slammer After Android Smut Scam
Tags: slammer android smut tokyo

5:01
Emulating Mac System 7 on an Android device
» ‎ Hack a Day

Over on the 68kmla forums, a website dedicated to old Macs built before 1994, [zydeco] released his Android port of Mini vMac, a Macintosh Plus emulator that puts the power of a Motorola MC68000 processor and System 7 on any computer. Unlike the original Macintosh, or the subsequent revision that bumped the RAM up to 512 kilobytes, [...]
Tags: macintosh android emulating mac-system motorola-mc68000 mc68000-processor old-macs hacks

June 15, 2012
17:00
NetEase WeiboHD for Android Unspecified Security Vulnerability
» ‎ SecuriTeam

NetEase WeiboHD for Android is prone to an unspecified security vulnerability.
Tags: weibohd netease android security-vulnerability

June 08, 2012
5:01
Android CNC controller
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Matt] is the proud owner of a JGRO-based CNC router and he’s been working on a way to control it without a computer. What he came up with is a way to drive the CNC machine using this Android tablet. A big part of the hack is the CNC controller that he’s using. The TinyG is [...]
Tags: controller android cnc matt cnc-controller cnc-machine hacks
June 07, 2012
9:01
Simplest of SL4A microbridge examples
» ‎ Hack a Day

We’re familiar with the daunting task of sifting through mountains of code in hopes you can learn how something works. So when a simple example like this SL4A LED toggle comes along we’re thankful for the trimmed fat. If you’re looking to use an Android device to control your Arduino hardware this will be huge [...]
Tags: microbridge task simplest daunting-task sifting-through sl4a android hacks
4:01
Update: Androcade 2.0
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Chris] has been going about his business, letting his interest guide him as it will. But always in the back of his mind is his Androcade project, and he’s spent the last year making improvements. It’s an arcade controller for playing games on an Android tablet. It connects to the device via Bluetooth, and includes [...]
Tags: business update androcade chris arcade-controller playing-games bluetooth android hacks

June 03, 2012
9:29
Intercepter-NG Console Edition 0.1
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

Intercepter-NG [Console Edition] is a sniffer that offers various capabilities including sniffing for password hashes related to ORACLE/MYSQL/VNC/NNTP/CVS/WWW/HTTP/SOCKS/MRA/FTP/POP3/SMTP/IMAP/LDAP/AIM. It works on NT/Linux/BSD/IOS/Android and is optimized for screen size 80x30 or higher.
Tags: console edition intercepter socks mra vnc android

9:29
Intercepter-NG Console Edition 0.1
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Tools

Intercepter-NG [Console Edition] is a sniffer that offers various capabilities including sniffing for password hashes related to ORACLE/MYSQL/VNC/NNTP/CVS/WWW/HTTP/SOCKS/MRA/FTP/POP3/SMTP/IMAP/LDAP/AIM. It works on NT/Linux/BSD/IOS/Android and is optimized for screen size 80x30 or higher.
Tags: console edition intercepter socks mra vnc android

9:29
Intercepter-NG Console Edition 0.1
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

Intercepter-NG [Console Edition] is a sniffer that offers various capabilities including sniffing for password hashes related to ORACLE/MYSQL/VNC/NNTP/CVS/WWW/HTTP/SOCKS/MRA/FTP/POP3/SMTP/IMAP/LDAP/AIM. It works on NT/Linux/BSD/IOS/Android and is optimized for screen size 80x30 or higher.
Tags: console edition intercepter socks mra vnc android

May 29, 2012
13:01
New IOIO in the works
» ‎ Hack a Day

There’s a new version of the IOIO on the way and we think you’re going to like the goals this redesign aims to achieve. If you’re not familiar, the IOIO is an Android accessory board. It connects to the phone via USB and is aimed at making it easier to build your own hardware peripherals [...]
Tags: version new ioio hardware-peripherals android hacks

May 25, 2012
13:14
Top 10 Android Mobile Security Apps
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Top 10 Android Mobile Security Apps
Tags: mobile android security security-apps mobile-security

May 23, 2012
15:01
APC Android computer isn’t a Raspberry Pi
» ‎ Hack a Day

VIA Technologies, ostensibly in an attempt to compete with the Raspberry Pi (if you can believe all those bloggers out there), is releasing a tiny single board computer called the APC Android PC. The VIA website for the APC is down, so just search Google News for all the details. The specs are somewhat similar to the Raspberry Pi [...]
Tags: raspberry apc android single-board-computer hacks
May 21, 2012
12:01
A DSLR shutter cable for Android
» ‎ Hack a Day

Here’s a very easy way to trigger your DSLR camera using an Android device. It’s a similar method used with IR triggered cameras, in that all you need to do is assemble some simple hardware to plug into the headphone jack. The app that triggers the camera simply plays back a well crafted audio file [...]
Tags: camera android dslr headphone-jack dslr-camera hacks
May 18, 2012
4:01
Hacking iPod headphone controller for use with Android
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Buddhra] wanted to use a set of ear buds that also had a controller built into the wire. The headset he chose to go with is meant for use with iPod, but he figured it should be possible to make it work with Android too. He was right, and managed to alter the controller for [...]
Tags: ipod controller use ear-buds android hacks
May 17, 2012
16:01
Building sensors for the Scratch programming language
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Kevin Osborn] is making it a bit easier for young programmers to write programs that interact with the physical world. The device he’s holding in the picture is an Arduino based accelerometer and distance sensor meant for the Scratch language. Scratch is a programming language developed at MIT. It has kids in mind, and focuses on [...]
Tags: language Programming scratch kevin-osborn kids-in-mind accelerometer android hacks
May 16, 2012
5:01
Self-Powered USB Host mode on the HP Touchpad
» ‎ Hack a Day

[ften] was having plenty of fun running Android on his HP Touchpad, but he soon discovered that the tablet’s micro USB port didn’t provide enough juice to his peripherals when running in host mode. He started digging around and found the perfect means of providing the extra power while maintaining the device’s stock appearance. He [...]
Tags: mode host usb stock-appearance host-mode extra-power android hacks

May 15, 2012
10:29
Android Malware Levels Quadrupled Over Past Two Years
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Android Malware Levels Quadrupled Over Past Two Years
Tags: malware android levels

May 12, 2012
10:57
Android Emulator, Trusted CA, and Persistent Storage
» ‎ Carnal0wnage

UPDATE - An easier way to do this can be found on our update post here

Android periodically updates it's SDK and somtimes when this happens, old methods for importing a Trusted CA, necessary to proxy SSL traffic, will fail and you must find a new solution. Technically speaking, it's not necessarily the import that is the problem, it's saving those changes between restarts of the emulator. If you've worked with the emulator you'll note that after importing a Trusted CA such as BurpSuite's certificate, the changes only take effect once you've rebooted the emulator. In other words, you actually have to restart the emulator, and without these steps, you'll lose your updated Trusted CA list.

Using Android SDK 19, the solution was to move a temporary file and rename it. Let's begin:

After creating your Android Virtual Device (AVD) named "test"....

Step 1 - Run the emulator

Step 2 - While running, pull the cacerts.bks file

Step 3 - Get the keytool

Step 4 - Import the PortSwigger SSL Certificate into the cacerts.bks file w/ keytool
NOTE: Exporting PortSwigger SSL Certificate instructions here - http://carnal0wnage.attackresearch.com/2010/11/iphone-burp.html

Step 5 - Remount the emulator /system folder with read-write permissions

Step 6 - Push the cacerts.bks file up onto the emulator

Step 7 - Move the tmp file to your local avd directory and rename it to system.img

Step 8 - Restart, rm cacerts.bks, pull down the copy from emulator, ensure certificate still exists in cacerts.bks file

The reason this data persisted was because we moved the temporary copy (emultor-<random string>) from /tmp/android-<myname>/ and renamed it to system.img. Lastly, we placed the image file in the ~/.android/avd/test.avd/ directory.

hack on,

cktricky

Tags: trusted emulator android emulator-system hack-on persistent-storage

May 10, 2012
14:01
A much easier take on an Android garage door opener
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Andy] is taking the complexity of a smartphone-controlled garage door down a notch with this project. He’s not interested in checking on the state of the door (open or closed) using a video feed, or in controlling the thing from anywhere in the world. He just wants to use his Android as the remote control and [...]
Tags: door garage android andy garage-door-opener video-feed notch arduino hacks

May 04, 2012
14:00
[local exploits] - Android 2.3.7 SQLite Disclosure
» ‎ 0day.today (was: 1337day, Inj3ct0r, 1337db)

[local exploits] - Android 2.3.7 SQLite Disclosure
Tags: disclosure sqlite android exploits

May 03, 2012
16:00
Android 2.3.7 SQLite Disclosure
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

SQLite databases stored on Android suffer from an insecure permission vulnerability. Version 2.3.7 is affected.
Tags: disclosure sqlite android vulnerability databases

16:00
Android 2.3.7 SQLite Disclosure
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

SQLite databases stored on Android suffer from an insecure permission vulnerability. Version 2.3.7 is affected.
Tags: disclosure sqlite android vulnerability databases

15:23
Never Before Seen Android Trojan Notcompatible Detected
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Never Before Seen Android Trojan Notcompatible Detected
Tags: notcompatible trojan android
April 26, 2012
16:05
Warning: Fake Biophilla App On Android Is Malware
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Warning: Fake Biophilla App On Android Is Malware
Tags: biophilla warning fake android

April 21, 2012
14:08
Visible Kitteh project keeps mice out of the house
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Aaron] and his wife have a wonderful cat that likes to contribute to the household by bringing field mice, shrews, and voles into the house as a ‘present.’ Obviously, this leads blood, fur, and viscera staining the carpet, and chasing around mortally wounded rodents isn’t [Aaron]‘s idea of fun. To stop the cat from bringing small [...]
Tags: house visible cat aaron field-mice shrews viscera android hacks
April 18, 2012
4:01
Android app review: ADSdroid gives you every datasheet, ever
» ‎ Hack a Day

A few months ago when I reviewed the Android electronic reference app ElectroDroid, I made the offhand remark that a front end app for alldatasheet.com would be a killer mobile electronic reference app. [András Veres-Szentkirályi] accepted my challenge and built ADSdroid, the unofficial Android app for alldatasheet.com. You can check out my complete review after the break. [...]
Tags: adsdroid android app lyi electronic-reference hacks

April 17, 2012
16:09
5,000 New Malicious Android Apps Found In First 3 Months Of 2012
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

5,000 New Malicious Android Apps Found In First 3 Months Of 2012
Tags: android

10:01
Full Linux distro on a Nook color
» ‎ Hack a Day

We should have included a footnote in the title. You can say that [Thomas Polasek] installed a full version of Arch Linux on his Nook Color, but there’s one caveat. It’s running on top of the Android kernel and his proof-of-concept uses a second computer to get it up and running. But there’s potential for [...]
Tags: nook color linux thomas-polasek linux-distro proof-of-concept polasek android hacks

9:07
TapLogger Android Trojan Cracks Touchscreen Passwords
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

TapLogger Android Trojan Cracks Touchscreen Passwords
Tags: trojan taplogger android cracks passwords

April 16, 2012
3:38
Android Trojan Targets Japanese Market – Steals Personal Data
» ‎ Darknet

Early last year we wrote about China Facing Problems With Android Handsets & Pre-installed Trojans, then later last year there was a possibility Cybercrooks May Be Able To Force Mobile Phones To Send Premium-Rate SMS Messages. The latest news about Android malware is malicious apps that are in the official Google marketplace (called Play)...

Read the full post at darknet.org.uk

Tags: year trojan android read china google darknet japanese-market malware

April 12, 2012
14:08
Open sourcing everything… there’s an app for that
» ‎ Hack a Day

What happens if you’re a prolific developer and decide to release all of the source code from your work? Well, you should get a huge pat on the back from all interested parties. And so we say thank you to [Hunter Davis] for releasing the source code for his 70+ Android apps. But just making [...]
Tags: code source open davis pat-on-the-back android interested-parties misc hacks
April 06, 2012
8:01
A simple project to get you started with the Android ADK
» ‎ Hack a Day

If you just got your hands on a shiny new Android phone and are looking for a fun project to try out, you might want to check out this simple Arduino exercise that [Mike Mitchel] put together. Everyone needs a starting off point for hacking, and [Mike] thought that combining and Arduino and Android handset [...]
Tags: arduino android project mike mike-mitchel fun-project mitchel adk hacks

April 03, 2012
19:20
Update Of Android Malware Uses Exploit To Take Over
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Update Of Android Malware Uses Exploit To Take Over
Tags: update malware android
March 30, 2012
7:59
Android Trojan Malware Targets Gamers
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Android Trojan Malware Targets Gamers
Tags: malware trojan android

March 28, 2012
14:01
Android on your netbook
» ‎ Hack a Day

Looks like there’s a pretty easy way to install Ice Cream Sandwich, the newest version of Android, on your Netbook. Actually this is limited to a few types of hardware including netbooks like the eeePC. That’s because the ISO files used during installation have been tailored to the hardware used on those devices. As with [...]
Tags: netbook Hardware android netbooks eeepc hacks
March 23, 2012
12:01
Adding speech control to an old robotic arm
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Joris Laurenssen] has been hanging onto this robotic arm for about twenty years. His most recent project uses some familiar tools to add voice control for each of the arm’s joints. The arm has its own controller which connects via a DB-25 port. [Joris'] first task was to figure out what type of commands are [...]
Tags: joris ARM control speech-control robotic-arm voice-control android hacks
12:01
Adding speech control to an old robotic arm
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Joris Laurenssen] has been hanging onto this robotic arm for about twenty years. His most recent project uses some familiar tools to add voice control for each of the arm’s joints. The arm has its own controller which connects via a DB-25 port. [Joris'] first task was to figure out what type of commands are [...]
Tags: joris ARM control speech-control robotic-arm voice-control android hacks
March 21, 2012
6:01
Hackaday Links: March 21, 2012
» ‎ Hack a Day

Don’t get your dirty fingers on the glass [Poke] sent in a video of him using Android devices with a wiimote and PS3 controller. The build uses the Joystick2Touch and the USB Joystick Center app. Root is required, but this will be very useful when tv-sized Android devices start showing up. Wonderful restoration work [John] sent in [...]
Tags: hackaday joystick android john don dirty-fingers usb-joystick hackaday links

March 20, 2012
15:00
[dos / poc] - Android FTPServer 1.9.0 Remote DoS
» ‎ 0day.today (was: 1337day, Inj3ct0r, 1337db)

[dos / poc] - Android FTPServer 1.9.0 Remote DoS
Tags: poc ftpserver android

8:22
Android FTPServer 1.9.0 Denial Of Service
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Exploits

Android FTPServer version 1.9.0 suffers from a denial of service vulnerability.
Tags: ftpserver denial android service-vulnerability denial-of-service

8:22
Android FTPServer 1.9.0 Denial Of Service
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

Android FTPServer version 1.9.0 suffers from a denial of service vulnerability.
Tags: ftpserver denial android service-vulnerability denial-of-service

8:22
Android FTPServer 1.9.0 Denial Of Service
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

Android FTPServer version 1.9.0 suffers from a denial of service vulnerability.
Tags: ftpserver denial android service-vulnerability denial-of-service

March 19, 2012
16:31
Android rolled into Linux kernel 3.3
» ‎ Hack a Day

The latest version of the Linux kernel was just released on Sunday, and there’s a little bonus which we think is worth considering. It seems that many changes from Android made their way into version 3.3 of the Linux kernel. This may not sound like much, but it’s a great example of the power of [...]
Tags: kernel android linux linux-kernel bonus hacks

9:00
Bugtraq: Android wipe unreliable
» ‎ SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities

Android wipe unreliable
Tags: bugtraq android

March 18, 2012
17:54
Android Wipe Failure
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Advisories

Hatforce has discovered that the "wipe" function on Android does not reliably delete data on all devices. On a Nexus S running Android 2.3.6, they were able to recover user data after running a "wipe" both using the "factory data reset" from the menu and by wiping the device from recovery.
Tags: failure wipe android nexus factory-data

17:54
Android Wipe Failure
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

Hatforce has discovered that the "wipe" function on Android does not reliably delete data on all devices. On a Nexus S running Android 2.3.6, they were able to recover user data after running a "wipe" both using the "factory data reset" from the menu and by wiping the device from recovery.
Tags: failure wipe android nexus factory-data

17:54
Android Wipe Failure
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

Hatforce has discovered that the "wipe" function on Android does not reliably delete data on all devices. On a Nexus S running Android 2.3.6, they were able to recover user data after running a "wipe" both using the "factory data reset" from the menu and by wiping the device from recovery.
Tags: failure wipe android nexus factory-data

16:22
McAfee Warns Of Sophisticated Android Banking Malware
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

McAfee Warns Of Sophisticated Android Banking Malware
Tags: mcafee warns android

March 16, 2012
8:08
Using the nook as a keyboard
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Andrew] has been pining for an Optimus Maximus – a keyboard with a small LCD screen in each key – for years. Like a lot of people, he love the idea of a completely configurable keyboard, but balked at the two thousand dollar price tag. Although it doesn’t have full color OLED screens behind each key, [...]
Tags: optimus nook keyboard andrew maximus configurable-keyboard optimus-maximus dollar-price android hacks

March 15, 2012
8:00
Bugtraq: Re: Android wireless accepts fake response (No interaction requires) (Vulnerability ?)
» ‎ SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities

Re: Android wireless accepts fake response (No interaction requires) (Vulnerability ?)
Tags: interaction android response bugtraq vulnerability

March 13, 2012
7:01
Control an Arduino from Android over Bluetooth
» ‎ Hack a Day

Whether you’d like to do some real-time logging of data, or just want to control a project with your Android phone, [Thomas]‘s Arduino-Android Bluetooth connection instructable is sure to be useful [Thomas]‘ build uses the very inexpensive JY-MCU Bluetooth module that’s available on eBay or dealextreme. This Bluetooth module ties directly into the Tx and Rx [...]
Tags: bluetooth android module thomas instructable ebay arduino hacks
March 12, 2012
10:01
Testing an open source PID controller with steak
» ‎ Hack a Day

Sous vide cookers aren’t anything new, but [Phil] wanted to build the first sous vide using the osPID, an open source PID controller just released in the last month. The build uses the osPID Open Source PID controller we saw last week that comes with inputs for a thermocouple and pair of relays capable of switching [...]
Tags: controller pid source phil thermocouple cookers open-source android hacks

9:00
Bugtraq: Android wireless accepts fake response (No interaction requires) (Vulnerability ?)
» ‎ SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities

Android wireless accepts fake response (No interaction requires) (Vulnerability ?)
Tags: interaction android response bugtraq vulnerability

March 10, 2012
9:01
3D printing from an Android device
» ‎ Hack a Day

[skullkey] over at the House4Hack hackerspace in Pretoria, South Africa wanted a way to get kids excited about technology and desktop fabrication labs. Wanting to give kids a visceral feel for the march of technology, he created Makerdroid, an android app that allows for the creation 3D objects on an Android tablet and preparing them to be [...]
Tags: printing technology android pretoria south-africa pretoria-south-africa creation-3d hacks

March 09, 2012
0:00
Vuln: Cnectd for Android Unspecified Security Vulnerability
» ‎ SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities

Cnectd for Android Unspecified Security Vulnerability
Tags: unspecified android cnectd security-vulnerability

March 08, 2012
15:21
Old radio + old phone = Android media station
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Bjørn] combined some aging electronics he had around the house to create this Android media center. The enclosure is an FM-radio, but since he only listens to online media it wasn’t of much use to him. After sizing it up he realized it was a perfect candidate to receive his old HTC Hero Android phone. [...]
Tags: radio station phone hero-android old-radio perfect-candidate fm-radio android hacks
15:21
Old radio + old phone = Android media station
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Bjørn] combined some aging electronics he had around the house to create this Android media center. The enclosure is an FM-radio, but since he only listens to online media it wasn’t of much use to him. After sizing it up he realized it was a perfect candidate to receive his old HTC Hero Android phone. [...]
Tags: radio station phone hero-android old-radio perfect-candidate fm-radio android hacks

March 07, 2012
23:45
Secunia Security Advisory 48204
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Advisories

Secunia Security Advisory - AppSec has reported a vulnerability with unknown impact in Dolphin Browser (Chinese) for Android.
Tags: advisory secunia security security-advisory android
23:45
Secunia Security Advisory 48261
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Advisories

Secunia Security Advisory - AppSec has reported a vulnerability with unknown impact in Dolphin Browser HD for Android.
Tags: advisory secunia security security-advisory android
23:45
Secunia Security Advisory 48270
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Advisories

Secunia Security Advisory - AppSec has reported a vulnerability with unknown impact in Dolphin Browser HD for Android.
Tags: advisory secunia security security-advisory android

8:31
2 In 3 Android Anti-Malware Scanners Not Up To The Job
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

2 In 3 Android Anti-Malware Scanners Not Up To The Job
Tags: anti malware android scanners job
March 05, 2012
7:43
Android A Photo-Sluper Too: Report
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Android A Photo-Sluper Too: Report
Tags: photo sluper android
7:43
Android A Photo-Slurper Too: Report
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Android A Photo-Slurper Too: Report
Tags: photo slurper android
March 02, 2012
19:05
Android Users Warned Over Secret Photo Gathering App Loophole
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Android Users Warned Over Secret Photo Gathering App Loophole
Tags: photo android secret secret-photo loophole

March 01, 2012
16:01
Monitoring and controlling your garage door from afar with an IP camera
» ‎ Hack a Day

Last year, [Mark Simonelli’s] wife asked him if he could design something that would allow her to remotely check if their garage door had been left open. [Mark] jumped at the chance to tinker with electronics and designed a system around an old TrendNet IP camera. When remotely connected to the camera using IP Cam [...]
Tags: door garage camera mark-simonelli mark ip-cam simonelli ip-camera android hacks
February 23, 2012
8:01
Control MIDI with an Android device
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Lewis] wanted to control MIDI devices with the huge touch screen that is his Android phone. After he couldn’t find a simple hardware implementation of MIDI out, he turned to an IOIO board to send MIDI notes to just about any imaginable musical hardware. It’s a clean build and fills a gap in the abilities [...]
Tags: control-midi midi-notes musical-hardware android hacks
February 22, 2012
11:01
Android 3.1 devices have USB host mode. Here’s how to use it.
» ‎ Hack a Day

With the coming of Android 3.1 you finally have the option of using the device as a USB host. This may be through a USB OTG (On-the-Go) adaptor, but nonetheless it’s a feature which was sorely missed until now. [Manuel] put together a guide on using Android as a USB host. As you can see, [...]
Tags: usb host android manuel usb-otg host-mode hacks
February 20, 2012
7:01
[Dick Tracy]‘s watch gets night vision
» ‎ Hack a Day

After getting his hands on an Android-enabled wristwatch, [Paul] wanted to test the limits of his new hardware. We’ll assume he’s happy with his purchase because his finished build sends data from a Microsoft Kinect to his wristwatch, making it a night vision spy watch. [Paul]‘s new toy is a WIMM One Android wristwatch that comes complete [...]
Tags: dick-tracy wristwatch android hacks

February 16, 2012
8:32
Mobile Malware Rises 155 Percent As Android Grows
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Mobile Malware Rises 155 Percent As Android Grows
Tags: grows rise malware android

February 13, 2012
11:45
Connecting a dumb scale to your smartphone
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Casainho] wanted to track his body weight using an app on his Android phone. He just needed a way to get the weight readings onto the device automatically. He ended up adding Bluetooth to a bathroom scale and hacking the app to grab data from it. The scale which he hacked is a digital model, [...]
Tags: weight app scale bathroom-scale digital-model casainho android hacks

February 10, 2012
22:59
RootSmart Android Malware Analysis
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

RootSmart Android Malware Analysis
Tags: malware android rootsmart

13:01
ElectroDroid – your Android electronic reference app
» ‎ Hack a Day

Earlier this week, fellow Hack a Day-er [Mike Nathan] reviewed Adafruit’s new iPhone/iPad app Circuit Playground. The comments on [Mike]‘s review turned to suggesting ElectroDroid as an alternative to Circuit Playground. Surprisingly, Hack a Day authors actually pay attention to the comments, so I’ve decided to throw my hat into the ring and offer up my review of [...]
Tags: electrodroid hack app mike mike-nathan ipad iphone android hacks

February 08, 2012
13:38
Android Webkit XSS / Cross Domain Issues
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Exploits

Android suffers from multiple cross site scripting, cross domain, auto file download and cross protocol vulnerabilities.
Tags: cross domain android domain-issues webkit protocol

13:38
Android Webkit XSS / Cross Domain Issues
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

Android suffers from multiple cross site scripting, cross domain, auto file download and cross protocol vulnerabilities.
Tags: cross domain android domain-issues webkit protocol

13:38
Android Webkit XSS / Cross Domain Issues
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

Android suffers from multiple cross site scripting, cross domain, auto file download and cross protocol vulnerabilities.
Tags: cross domain android domain-issues webkit protocol

February 05, 2012
3:09
[Slides] Yet Another Android Rootkit - /Protecting/System/Is/Not/Enough/
» ‎ SecDocs

Authors: Tsukasa Ooi
Tags: Android rootkit
Event: Black Hat Abu Dhabi 2011
Abstract: Android devices have been repeatedly hacked for root privileges. Sometimes by malware authors, and sometimes by users themselves. This is because if someone gains root privileges, he or she can gain control of the parts of the system which are most useful for attackers (and for users as well). But this is not the end of the story - we need a bit more knowledge to gain much privilege inside the Android application system. On the other hand, some Japanese Android smartphones have an extra Linux Security Module (LSM) to prevent these rooting issues and protect the system from being overwritten. But because of Android's security weaknesses and incomplete LSM protection, the Android application system can still be taken over by exploitation. This presentation explains what we can/cannot do if we gain root privileges on an Android device, and introduces a new kind of Android rootkit. This rootkit needs only root privileges (no kernel-mode, no ptrace) and bypasses all existing security modules. This fact implies the possibility of advanced Android malware.
Tags: rootkit system android abu-dhabi japanese-android root-privileges kernel-mode
3:09
[Paper] Yet Another Android Rootkit - /Protecting/System/Is/Not/Enough/
» ‎ SecDocs

Authors: Tsukasa Ooi
Tags: Android rootkit
Event: Black Hat Abu Dhabi 2011
Abstract: Android devices have been repeatedly hacked for root privileges. Sometimes by malware authors, and sometimes by users themselves. This is because if someone gains root privileges, he or she can gain control of the parts of the system which are most useful for attackers (and for users as well). But this is not the end of the story - we need a bit more knowledge to gain much privilege inside the Android application system. On the other hand, some Japanese Android smartphones have an extra Linux Security Module (LSM) to prevent these rooting issues and protect the system from being overwritten. But because of Android's security weaknesses and incomplete LSM protection, the Android application system can still be taken over by exploitation. This presentation explains what we can/cannot do if we gain root privileges on an Android device, and introduces a new kind of Android rootkit. This rootkit needs only root privileges (no kernel-mode, no ptrace) and bypasses all existing security modules. This fact implies the possibility of advanced Android malware.
Tags: rootkit system android abu-dhabi japanese-android root-privileges kernel-mode

February 01, 2012
18:00
802.1X HTC Android Credential Exposure
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Advisories

There is an issue in certain HTC builds of Android that can expose the user's 802.1X Wi-Fi credentials to any program with basic WI-FI permissions. When this is paired with the Internet access permissions, which most applications have, an application could easily send all stored Wi-Fi network credentials (user names, passwords, and SSID information) to a remote server. This exploit exposes enterprise-privileged credentials in a manner that allows targeted exploitation.
Tags: user credential android x-htc x-wi- remote-server access-permissions user-names

18:00
802.1X HTC Android Credential Exposure
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

There is an issue in certain HTC builds of Android that can expose the user's 802.1X Wi-Fi credentials to any program with basic WI-FI permissions. When this is paired with the Internet access permissions, which most applications have, an application could easily send all stored Wi-Fi network credentials (user names, passwords, and SSID information) to a remote server. This exploit exposes enterprise-privileged credentials in a manner that allows targeted exploitation.
Tags: user credential android x-htc x-wi- remote-server access-permissions user-names

18:00
802.1X HTC Android Credential Exposure
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

There is an issue in certain HTC builds of Android that can expose the user's 802.1X Wi-Fi credentials to any program with basic WI-FI permissions. When this is paired with the Internet access permissions, which most applications have, an application could easily send all stored Wi-Fi network credentials (user names, passwords, and SSID information) to a remote server. This exploit exposes enterprise-privileged credentials in a manner that allows targeted exploitation.
Tags: user credential android x-htc x-wi- remote-server access-permissions user-names

17:45
Android 2.2 Webkit Normalize
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Exploits

Proof of concept exploit that demonstrates the Webkit normalize bug for Android version 2.2.
Tags: normalize android webkit proof-of-concept exploit

17:45
Android 2.2 Webkit Normalize
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

Proof of concept exploit that demonstrates the Webkit normalize bug for Android version 2.2.
Tags: normalize android webkit proof-of-concept exploit

17:45
Android 2.2 Webkit Normalize
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

Proof of concept exploit that demonstrates the Webkit normalize bug for Android version 2.2.
Tags: normalize android webkit proof-of-concept exploit

14:00
[remote exploits] - Webkit normalize bug for android 2.2 (CVE-2010-1759)
» ‎ 0day.today (was: 1337day, Inj3ct0r, 1337db)

[remote exploits] - Webkit normalize bug for android 2.2 (CVE-2010-1759)
Tags: bug android webkit exploits

10:00
Bugtraq: 802.1X password exploit on many HTC Android devices
» ‎ SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities

802.1X password exploit on many HTC Android devices
Tags: htc password android

January 30, 2012
11:12
Symantec Reveals Large Scale Android Malware Threat
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Symantec Reveals Large Scale Android Malware Threat
Tags: scale symantec android large-scale
January 26, 2012
7:30
Sophos Warns Of Rising Android Malware Threats In 2012
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Sophos Warns Of Rising Android Malware Threats In 2012
Tags: warns sophos android malware-threats

January 25, 2012
9:01
Control Android with a projector and Kinect
» ‎ Hack a Day

If you’re going to build a giant touch screen, why not use an OS that is designed for touch interfaces, like Android? [Colin] had the same idea, so he connected his phone to a projector and a Kinect. Video is carried from [Colin]‘s Galaxy Nexus to the projector via an MHL connection. Getting the Kinect to [...]
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January 24, 2012
8:01
Remote entry via Android and Launchpad
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[MarkoeZ] had an issue with keys breaking off in his door lock, and while normal people might try to simply replace the lock all together, [MarkoeZ] decided to do it the “Hackaday” way by adding a bluetooth lock to his door. His door is already setup where someone can walk up to it, page an [...]
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January 23, 2012
9:01
Controlling an LED matrix with an Android phone
» ‎ Hack a Day

Even though everyone with a smart phone has a small, powerful computer in their pocket, we haven’t seen many applications of this portable processing power that use the built-in camera. [Michael] decided to change this and built an LED matrix that displays the data coming from the phone’s camera. For the build, [Michael] used two [...]
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8:09
Android Hackers Mull Rooted Mobe App Marketplace
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Android Hackers Mull Rooted Mobe App Marketplace
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January 20, 2012
21:18
Vopium Clear Text Disclosure
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Advisories

Vopium for Android and iPhone leaks various data such as your password by passing it in the clear.
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21:18
Vopium Clear Text Disclosure
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

Vopium for Android and iPhone leaks various data such as your password by passing it in the clear.
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21:18
Vopium Clear Text Disclosure
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

Vopium for Android and iPhone leaks various data such as your password by passing it in the clear.
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January 19, 2012
8:01
Controlling a cute Ikea night light with Android on the cheap
» ‎ Hack a Day

When [trandi]‘s wife saw a cute night light at Ikea, she had to have it. She actually bought several of these for when her husband would inevitably crack one open and start tinkering with the microcontroller inside. The inevitable hack is pretty cool, and also gives us some ideas for interfacing with Android on the cheap. [...]
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January 17, 2012
8:06
The Case For SE Android
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

Security Enhanced (SE) Android is a project to identify and address critical gaps in the security of Android. Initially, the SE Android project is enabling the use of SELinux in Android in order to limit the damage that can be done by flawed or malicious apps and in order to enforce separation guarantees between apps. However, the scope of the SE Android project is not limited to SELinux.
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8:06
The Case For SE Android
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

Security Enhanced (SE) Android is a project to identify and address critical gaps in the security of Android. Initially, the SE Android project is enabling the use of SELinux in Android in order to limit the damage that can be done by flawed or malicious apps and in order to enforce separation guarantees between apps. However, the scope of the SE Android project is not limited to SELinux.
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January 15, 2012
14:25
Turn your camera phone into a Geiger counter
» ‎ Hack a Day

Next time you’re waiting in the security line in an airport, why don’t you pull out your smartphone and count all the radiation being emitted by those body scanners and x-rays? There’s an app for that, courtesy of Mr. [Rolf-Dieter Klein]. The app works by blocking all the light coming into a phone’s camera sensor with [...]
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December 28, 2011
8:14
Phone-controlled light display is simple and fun
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Ytai Ben-Tsvi] wrote in to share a little holiday project that he and friend [Al Linke] put together, a dynamic light display that takes its cues from his Android-powered smartphone. The display fits in a vase that sits in [Ytai’s] family room, and while it wasn’t exactly cheap to build, it sure looks nice. The [...]
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December 27, 2011
8:01
Rooting a Motorola Actv (Android wristwatch)
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Chris'] family made the mistake of giving him a hackable Christmas gift. We’d bet they didn’t see much of him for the rest of the day as he set about rooting this Android wristwatch. This thing has some pretty powerful hardware under the hood. It’s sporting an OMAP3 processor running at 600 MHz along with [...]
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December 23, 2011
2:41
Secunia Security Advisory 47315
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Advisories

Secunia Security Advisory - MustLive has discovered a vulnerability in Android, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct spoofing attacks.
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December 14, 2011
18:36
Android Malware Hits Million Users In First Half Of 2011
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Android Malware Hits Million Users In First Half Of 2011
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December 13, 2011
14:01
Android legs stability testing
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This is [James'] latest android build, a set of legs that use gyroscopes for balance. He started off by planning the build with some LEGO pieces to get an idea of how each foot and leg joint would fit together. This let him achieve one of his goals. From the start he wanted to create [...]
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December 12, 2011
18:18
Malicious Apps Infiltrate Google's Android Market
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Malicious Apps Infiltrate Google's Android Market
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December 07, 2011
7:24
Hacker Ports Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich To Kindle Fire
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Headlines

Hacker Ports Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich To Kindle Fire
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3:52
Pentesting Android Mobile Applications
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

This is a brief whitepaper that discusses how to root your Android phone and then set up proxying to test applications.
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3:52
Pentesting Android Mobile Applications
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

This is a brief whitepaper that discusses how to root your Android phone and then set up proxying to test applications.
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December 06, 2011
21:22
Android's Popularity Makes It Open Target For Malware, Says Study
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Android's Popularity Makes It Open Target For Malware, Says Study
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December 05, 2011
11:13
Reverse engineering Bluetooth using Android and SPOT as an example
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Travis Goodspeed] wrote in to tell us about his work reverse engineering the Bluetooth communications on this SPOT module. He’s targeted the post as a general guide to sniffing Bluetooth transmissions, but was inspired to use the SPOT as an example after seeing this other SPOT hack. We know he’s a fan of getting things [...]
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November 30, 2011
13:58
Systematic Detection Of Capability Leaks In Stock Android Smartphones
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Recent Files

Whitepaper called Systematic Detection of Capability Leaks in Stock Android Smartphones. It discusses a weakness in the Android operating system that allows attackers to secretly record phone conversations.
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13:58
Systematic Detection Of Capability Leaks In Stock Android Smartphones
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

Whitepaper called Systematic Detection of Capability Leaks in Stock Android Smartphones. It discusses a weakness in the Android operating system that allows attackers to secretly record phone conversations.
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November 29, 2011
8:55
Twitter Purchases WhisperCore – Full Disk Encryption For Android Phones
» ‎ Darknet

This is certainly an interesting acquisition and not one I would have expected, I’m not even exactly sure what Twitter is planning and why they would want a company focused on mobile encryption (and specifically on the Android platform). I can’t see any real corporate use for Twitter, so they won’t be pushing the security [...]

Read the full post at darknet.org.uk

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November 28, 2011
16:06
Android content:// Information Disclosure
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Android versions prior to 2.3.4 suffer from content:// URI information disclosure vulnerabilities.
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16:06
Android content:// Information Disclosure
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Android versions prior to 2.3.4 suffer from content:// URI information disclosure vulnerabilities.
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16:06
Android content:// Information Disclosure
» ‎ Packet Storm Security Misc. Files

Android versions prior to 2.3.4 suffer from content:// URI information disclosure vulnerabilities.
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14:45
Twitter Buys Android Security Firm Whisper Systems
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Twitter Buys Android Security Firm Whisper Systems
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13:01
ANT+ networks using an MSP430 chip and Android phone
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[Jbremnant] wanted to try his hand with ANT+ wireless networks. This protocol is designed for light-weight and low-power consumer electronics, like heart rate chest straps and bicycle computers (Garmin brand devices for example). There are already libraries out there for Arduino, but [Jbremnant] found that most of them were written as slave-only code. He set [...]
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November 26, 2011
9:36
This dongle makes any screen an Android device
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Want that 70″ LCD television in your living room to be an Android device? This little guy can make it happen. With an HDMI port on one end, and a USB plug on the other for power, just plug in FXI Technologies’ Cotton Candy dongle to create a 1080p Android television. The price isn’t set [...]
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November 21, 2011
13:01
Tracking satellites with an Arduino
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The guys over at brainwagon just finished up ANGST, the Arduino n’ Gameduinio Satellite Tracker, a build that displays 160 different satellites in Earth orbit on any SVGA monitor. The build is of course based off an Arduino and Gameduino shield. A real-time clock is always needed for a satellite tracker, so a DS1307 RTC [...]
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November 20, 2011
12:30
An exercise in servo voice control with Android
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[Shazin] had some free time on his hands, so he settled in to do something he had been meaning to for a while – learn Android programming. He went an indirect route, and ended up using the Scripting Layer for Android (SL4A), which gave him a head start on the process. Sitting in between the [...]
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November 18, 2011
15:24
Syneseizure makes objects feel loud
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Synesthesia is a mix-up in the wiring of the brain where sensory inputs are perceived differently than what ‘normal people’ usually experience. People with synesthesia can have visual input mapped to aural perception in the mind, or driving along a highway where there’s a recent skunk roadkill can smell ‘loud.’ It’s an interesting way of [...]
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7:37
Droid Razr first look.
» ‎ Wirevolution

First impression is very good. The industrial design on this makes the iPhone look clunky. The screen is much bigger, the overall feel reeks of quality, just like the iPhone. The haptic feedback felt slightly odd at first, but I think I will like it when I get used to it.

I was disappointed when the phone failed to detect my 5GHz Wi-Fi network. This is like the iPhone, but the Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Nexus support 5 Ghz, and I had assumed parity for the Razr.

Oddly, bearing in mind its dual core processor, the Droid Razr sometimes seems sluggish compared to the iPhone 4. But the Android user interface is polished and usable, and it has a significant user interface feature that the iPhone sorely lacks: a universal ‘back’ button. The ‘back’ button, like the ‘undo’ feature in productivity apps, fits with the way people work and learn: try something, and if that doesn’t work, try something else.

The Razr camera is currently unusable for me. The first photo I took had a 4 second shutter lag. On investigation, I found that if you hold the phone still, pointed at a static scene, it takes a couple of seconds to auto-focus. If you wait patiently for this to happen, watching the screen and waiting for the focus to sharpen, then press the shutter button, there is almost no shutter lag. But if you try to ‘point and shoot’ the shutter lag can be agonizingly long – certainly long enough for a kid to dodge out of the frame. This may be fixable in software, and if so, I hope Motorola gets the fix out fast.

While playing with the phone, I found it got warm. Not uncomfortably hot, but warm enough to worry about the battery draining too fast. Investigating this, I found a wonderful power analysis display, showing which parts of the phone are consuming the most power. The display, not surprisingly, was consuming the most – 35%. But the second most, 24%, was being used by ‘Android OS’ and ‘Android System.’ As the battery expired, the phone kindly suggested that it could automatically shut things off for me when the power got low, like social network updates and GPS. It told me that this could double my battery life. Even so, battery life does not seem to be a strength of the Droid Razr. Over a few days, I observed that even when the phone was completely unused, the battery got down to 20% in 14 hours, and the vast majority of the power was spent on ‘Android OS.’

So nice as the Droid Razr is, on balance I still prefer the iPhone.

P.S. I had a nightmare activation experience – I bought the phone at Best Buy and supposedly due to a failure to communicate between the servers at Best Buy and Verizon, the phone didn’t activate on the Verizon network. After 8 hours of non-activation including an hour on the phone with Verizon customer support (30 minutes of which was the two of us waiting for Best Buy to answer their phone), I went to a local Verizon store which speedily activated the phone with a new SIM.

Deciding on the contract, I was re-stunned to rediscover that Verizon charges $20 per month for SMS. I gave this a miss since I can just use Google Voice, which costs $480 less over the life of the contract.

Tags: razr iphone phone p.s.-i sim iphone-4 dual-core-processor productivity-apps android

November 17, 2011
5:01
Kitchen Hacks: an Android bartender
» ‎ Hack a Day

[Nick] just finished up bis barbot build that is named after our favorite bartender. It’s an impressively capable even if it was done on the cheap. The user chooses a libation for iZac to make via an Android tablet. This drink is interpreted by an Android ADK to have the mechanics of the robot swing [...]
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November 16, 2011
9:01
I am root! — Kindle Fire edition
» ‎ Hack a Day

Amazon’s new tablet reader, the Kindle Fire has been rooted. Early this morning [Death2All110] posted the steps he took to gain root access to his device (which is so fresh out of the box it still smells new). The heavy lifting is done by a package called SuperOneClick which aims to root all manner of phones [...]
Tags: kindle fire root fresh-out-of-the-box amazon heavy-lifting android hacks

7:51
Android Leads The Way In Mobile Malware
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Android Leads The Way In Mobile Malware
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