Ed Holloway-George | Android Developer | Android GDE Android developer, GDE and lover of all things mobile security, Kotlin and more. https://ed-george.github.io/ 2025-10-31 Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:25:56 +0000 Whats new in... 'AndroidX Text - 1.0.0-alpha01' A quick look at one of the latest additions to the AndroidX suite of libraries 2025-10-31 https://ed-george.github.io/articles/13-09-2025/androidx-text https://ed-george.github.io/articles/13-09-2025/androidx-text Android How to have 'Crystal Clear Certificates': Securing your Android Apps using Certificate Transparency Android 16 introduces official support for Certificate Transparency, but what is it and why is it so important? 2025-10-31 https://ed-george.github.io/articles/21-04-2025/crystal-clear-certs https://ed-george.github.io/articles/21-04-2025/crystal-clear-certs Android Security Securing the Future: Navigating the Deprecation of Encrypted Shared Preferences EncryptedSharedPreferences is now deprecated, but what does this mean for your app and its security? 2025-10-31 https://ed-george.github.io/articles/28-05-2024/jetsec-deprecation https://ed-george.github.io/articles/28-05-2024/jetsec-deprecation Android Security JetSec The elephant in the room: How to update Gradle in your Android project correctly I don't want to alarm you, but if you've updated the Gradle version in an Android project, you've probably done it incorrectly at least once 2025-10-31 https://ed-george.github.io/articles/28-05-2024/gradle-upgrade https://ed-george.github.io/articles/28-05-2024/gradle-upgrade Android Gradle What's the buzz about the 2024 OWASP Mobile Top 10? The OWASP Top 10 list for Mobile has had some significant changes for the first time in nearly a decade. <br>In this post we'll explore the changes, what this means for your Android apps and how to learn more about the threats we face in 2024. 2025-10-31 https://ed-george.github.io/articles/03-02-2024/owasp-buzz https://ed-george.github.io/articles/03-02-2024/owasp-buzz Android Security OWASP Unpacking Android Security: Part 4 - Insecure Authentication In this series of blog posts we take a look at Android Security in detail through the lens of the OWASP Top #10 threats to Mobile, with the end goal of learning how to write more secure code in our apps.<br><br>In this part we look at the #4 threat 'Insecure Authentication' 2025-10-31 https://ed-george.github.io/articles/31-08-2023/owasp-m4 https://ed-george.github.io/articles/31-08-2023/owasp-m4 Android Security OWASP Android Security: Securing your Gradle builds from baddies Gradle based-supply chain attacks are sadly nothing new, however there are a number of tools available to avoid them… 2025-10-31 https://ed-george.github.io/articles/23-07-2023/gradle-security https://ed-george.github.io/articles/23-07-2023/gradle-security Android Security Here's some Android tidbits you may have missed! No clickbait, just a collection of bitesize Android goodies I have shared over the years 2025-10-31 https://ed-george.github.io/articles/04-03-2023/android-tidbit-cookbook https://ed-george.github.io/articles/04-03-2023/android-tidbit-cookbook Android What's new in Jetpack Security Crypto Version 1.1.0-alpha04 Out of the blue, the Jetpack Security Crypto library sees its first update in 18 months. Let's take a look at what's new! 2025-10-31 https://ed-george.github.io/articles/09-11-2022/jetpack-security-1-1-0-alpha04 https://ed-george.github.io/articles/09-11-2022/jetpack-security-1-1-0-alpha04 Android Security JetSec Tools Unpacking Android Security: Part 3 - Insecure Communication In this series of blog posts we take a look at Android Security in detail through the lens of the OWASP Top #10 threats to Mobile, with the end goal of learning how to write more secure code in our apps.<br><br>In this part we look at the #3 threat 'Insecure Communication' 2025-10-31 https://ed-george.github.io/articles/12-08-2022/owasp-m3 https://ed-george.github.io/articles/12-08-2022/owasp-m3 Android Security OWASP