Objective-C has been the foundational language of the iOS ecosystem, serving as the primary language for building applications on Apple’s mobile platform. But times have changed. In our study [1] of 84,000 unique iOS apps collected over five years (2020-2025), we found that today’s App Store hosts a rich variety of programming languages. Modern iOS … read more

Android 11 introduced a protection for the installed apps list through a permission, treating it as sensitive personal data. In theory, any app wanting that information must request a special, tightly controlled permission. In practice, this post shows that a simple manifest trick allows apps to bypass those protections entirely and list almost all installed … read more

With Appicaptor, we analyze mobile apps with a strong focus on their IT security quality. We provide companies with well-founded assessments of potential risks. These analyses serve as an important decision-making foundation for IT departments and security managers. However, we also know that in practice, receiving complex and extensive analysis reports often leads to very … read more