Uraniborg is a public observatory/repository that collects and hosts information about preinstalled apps. Users can use tools in this repository to get a "snapshot" on the state of installed devices. When used on a new device prior to or skipping accounts set-up, the state of preinstalled packages on the device can be obtained.
This repository currently contains code that can be used to build an explorer app (APK) called Hubble.
It also contains code that can be used to score device preload risks. In this effort, we collaborated with a team of university experts from the University of Cambridge, University of Strathclyde, and Johannes Kepler University in Linz, who created a formula that considers the risk of platform signed apps, pregranted permissions on preloaded apps, and apps communicating using cleartext traffic. A whitepaper of the scoring framework is also available at: https://www.android-device-security.org/publications/
The name of this project and its components are mainly inspired by the field of astronomy.
- Uraniborg is a Danish astronomical observatory.
- Hubble is a space telescope used for astronomy observations.
Below are links to more specific documentations.
This is not an officially supported Google product.