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Seniors represent a growing user base for mobile applications; however, many apps fail to adequately address their accessibility challenges and usability preferences. To investigate this issue, we conducted an exploratory focus group study…

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The Android ecosystem faces a notable challenge known as fragmentation, which denotes the extensive diversity within the system. This issue is mainly related to differences in system versions, device hardware specifications, and…

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With mobile apps rapidly permeating all aspects of daily living with use by all segments of the population, it is crucial to support the evaluation of app usability for specific impaired users to improve app accessibility. In this work, we…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-03-18 Kenny Tsu Wei Choo , Rajesh Krishna Balan , Youngki Lee

Despite continuous efforts to build and update network infrastructure, mobile devices in developing regions continue to be constrained by limited bandwidth. Unfortunately, this coincides with a period of unprecedented growth in the size of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-12-10 Qinge Xie , Qingyuan Gong , Xinlei He , Yang Chen , Xin Wang , Haitao Zheng , Ben Y. Zhao

The age of technology has created a huge market for smartphones and Apps usage and a new generation has been created based on knowledge sharing. Now knowledge has been made easily accessible by Apps but; are users even aware of the…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-04-19 Akosua Boakyewaa Teye , Ezer Osei Yeboah-Boateng

This study is motivated by two key considerations: the significant benefits mobile applications offer individuals and businesses, and the limited empirical research on usability challenges. To address this gap, we conducted structured…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Pawel Weichbroth

Google's Android is a comprehensive software framework for mobile communication devices (i.e., smartphones, PDAs). The Android framework includes an operating system, middleware and a set of key applications. The incorporation of integrated…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2009-12-31 A. Shabtai , Y. Fledel , U. Kanonov , Y. Elovici , S. Dolev

Surveys in mobile learning developed so far have analysed in a global way the effects on the usage of mobile devices by means of general apps or apps already developed. However, more and more teachers are developing their own apps to…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2022-12-29 Antonio Ruiz-Martínez , Linda Castañeda , Jesualdo T. Fernández Breis

Numerous studies demonstrated that browser fingerprinting is detrimental to users' security and privacy. However, little is known about the effects of browser fingerprinting on Android hybrid apps -- where a stripped-down Chromium browser…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-08-04 Abhishek Tiwari , Jyoti Prakash , Alimerdan Rahimov , Christian Hammer

Third-party security apps are an integral part of the Android app ecosystem. Many users install them as an extra layer of protection for their devices. There are hundreds of such security apps, both free and paid in Google Play Store and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-07-09 Weixian Yao , Yexuan Li , Weiye Lin , Tianhui Hu , Imran Chowdhury , Rahat Masood , Suranga Seneviratne

Fragmentation is a serious problem in the Android ecosystem. This problem is mainly caused by the fast evolution of the system itself and the various customizations independently maintained by different smartphone manufacturers. Many…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-06-01 Pei Liu , Yanjie Zhao , Haipeng Cai , Mattia Fazzini , John Grundy , Li Li

With the digital breakthrough, smart phones have become very essential component. Mobile devices are very attractive attack surface for cyber thieves as they hold personal details (accounts, locations, contacts, photos) and have potential…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-09-22 Shweta Bhandari , Wafa Ben Jaballah , Vineeta Jain , Vijay Laxmi , Akka Zemmari , Manoj Singh Gaur , Mohamed Mosbah , Mauro Conti

Mobile health apps hold great potential for promoting children's health and wellbeing. However, there is limited understanding of how these technologies are currently designed to support children with their health concerns or wellness…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-08-02 Jamie Lee , Zhaoyuan Su , Yunan Chen

Mobile devices gather the communication capabilities as no other gadget. Plus, they now comprise a wider set of applications while still maintaining reduced size and weight. They have started to include accessibility features that enable…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2014-02-06 Hugo Nicolau , João Guerreiro , Tiago Guerreiro

In this paper, The mobile application field has been receiving astronomical attention from the past few years due to the growing number of mobile app downloads and withal due to the revenues being engendered .With the surge in the number of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2014-10-17 Venkata N. Inukollu , Divya D. Keshamoni , Taeghyun Kang , Manikanta Inukollu

The widespread use of smartphones and tablets has made society heavily reliant on mobile applications (apps) for accessing various resources and services. These apps often handle sensitive personal, financial, and health data, making app…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-17 Timothy Huo , Ana Catarina Araújo , Jake Imanaka , Anthony Peruma , Rick Kazman

With the rapid development of online technologies and the widespread usage of mobile phones among children, it is crucial to protect their online safety. Some studies reported that online abuse and incidents negatively affect children's…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-05-18 Ricardo Lopes , Vinh Thong Ta , Ioannis Korkontzelos

The trend towards mobile devices usage has put more than ever the Web as a ubiquitous platform where users perform all kind of tasks. In some cases, users access the Web with 'native' mobile applications developed for well-known sites, such…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-06-05 Gabriela Bosetti , Sergio Firmenich , Silvia Gordillo , Gustavo Rossi , Marco Winckler

Mobile applications (a.k.a., apps), which facilitate a large variety of tasks on mobile devices, have become indispensable in our everyday lives. Accomplishing a task may require the user to navigate among various apps. Unlike Web pages…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2017-06-27 Ziniu Hu , Yun Ma , Qiaozhu Mei , Jian Tang

Mobile apps have become indispensable for daily life, not only for individuals but also for companies/organizations that offer their services digitally. Inherited by the mobility of devices, there are no limitations regarding the locations…