Advancing Android App Static Analysis

The Android platform has grown beyond smartphones to support many device types, development frameworks, and architectural patterns. This evolution challenges traditional static analyzers designed for Java-based mobile apps. The research identifies three key limitations in current approaches: device diversity, framework heterogeneity, and architectural modularity. The study created a dataset of phone-TV applications to examine device-specific security implications, developed a cross-language analysis methodology for React Native, and created a model for analyzing dynamically composed applications. Their approaches significantly improved static analysis precision and completeness for modern Android applications, establishing a foundation for more adaptable analysis techniques in the future.