Android applications can be written using Kotlin, Java, and C++ languages. The Android SDK tools compile your code along with data and resource files into an APK: an Android package, which is an archive file ending in .apk. One APK file contains all the contents of an Android application and is the file that Android devices use to install applications. Each Android app resides in its own security sandbox, which is protected with the following Android security features:
- The Android operating system is a multi-user Linux system in which each application is a different user.
- By default, the system assigns a unique Linux user ID to each application (this ID is only used by the system and is not known to the application). The system assigns permissions to all files in the application so that only authorized user IDs can access them.
- Each process has its own virtual machine (VM), so application code runs in isolation from other applications.
- By default, each application runs in its own Linux process. The Android system starts the process when an app component needs to run, then kills the process when it’s no longer needed or when the system needs to recover memory for other apps to use.
The Android system implements the principle of minimal privilege. This means that by default the application only has access to the components it needs to do its job and nothing more. This results in a highly secure environment where applications cannot access parts of the system without permission. However, there are several ways for apps to share data with other apps and for apps to access system services:
- Two applications can be set to use the same Linux user ID, in which case they can both access each other’s files. To save system resources, applications with the same user ID can also be set to run in the same Linux process and use the same VM. The application must also be signed with the same certificate
- Apps can request access permissions to device data such as user contacts, SMS messages, removable storage (SD card), camera, and Bluetooth. The user must explicitly grant this permission. For more information, see Working with System Permissions.
The next section of this document introduces the following concepts:
- The core framework components that define the application.
- The manifest file where you declare the components and features your device needs for your app.
- A resource that is separate from the application code and allows the application to optimize its behavior for various device configurations.
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