Android P will prevent hidden shadowing of the user

By: Igor Nikitin | 21.02.2018, 11:13
Android P will prevent hidden shadowing of the user

Google has not officially announced a new Android, but the Internet has already collected information. If you are one of those people who are sticking a laptop webcam, then you will like Android P.

What is known

AOSP resource published two messages that indicate the innovations in Android P. If the inactive application "sits" in the background, and requests access to the camera, the system will give an error. So, viruses that provide a hidden shadowing of the user will not work.

If the application wants to hide the conversation with a microphone, Android P will not let it. The system will allow malicious software to record the sound, but will leave the file empty. Such applications will not be able to record conversations secretly, but chats and assistants will get normal access to the microphone.