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droidcon NYC 2017 - O-mg what's new in Android Security?

Scott Alexander-Bown (scottyab), Self employed Android O brings a plethora of security enhancements to the platform and the SDK. This talk will give you a concise update on these new security features and any breaking changes as well as practical tips and examples of how to implement them and improve your app’s security. We’ll cover features such as Auto fill, restrictions on device hardware identification with the focus on user privacy, new permissions in telephony and updates to how apps can access user accounts. We’ll discuss the major enhancements to Webview in Android O including isolating it’s process and ability to integrate with Google Safe Browsing API. Also the dropping of support for SSLv3 and enhancements to Network security config that was introduced in Android Nougat. They’ll also be a focus on security features you can implement when your apps is not running on Android O. This where Google Play services can help. Several new SafteyNet APIs allow developers make smarter decisions about the trustworthiness of the devices their app is running on. Lastly we’ll cover how to easy it is to transition to Google Play App Signing which offers a new way to manage your app’s signing keys. https://goo.gl/5nkjVW droidcon NYC - http://droidcon.nyc ********************************************* droidcon NYC has become an event where the American and International Android development and design community come together to share what’s new and what they’ve been working on. Our goal is to serve the community and move the Android platform forward. Organized by droidcon - https://www.droidcon.com/ ********************************************* droidcon is the largest global network of developer conferences which bring together the industry's foremost experts dedicated to advancing the Android platform. droidcon engages a global network of over 25,000 developers attending our events in 26 countries. Content by touchlab - http://touchlab.co ********************************************* droidcon NYC content organized by Kevin Galligan, President of touchlab Android and iOS Mobile App Development / Doppl Open Source Code Sharing Platform / Mobile Innovation Advisory / UIUX Design. Our goal is to keep growing our company by serving the community. Stop by our next meetup: https://www.meetup.com/nyandroiddevelopers/ Big thanks to our video sponsors: American Express - https://jobs.americanexpress.com/tech mParticle - https://www.mparticle.com/

September 25, 2017