Android - do people use proguard to secure app before lauching?

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DJM Lost but trying Posts: 50 Reg: Aug 20, 2013 planet earth 500	confirm \| cancel 10/05/15 09:07 AM (8 years ago) Android - do people use proguard to secure app before lauching? Before setting up your app on Google Play, I was wondering what people use - proguard or ? How do you protect your app before you publish it? Tx DJ Title Comments Before setting up your app on Google Play, I was wondering what people use - proguard or ? How do you protect your app before you publish it? Tx DJ

chris1 Code is Art Posts: 3862 Reg: Aug 10, 2012 Austin, TX 50,120	10/05/15 06:00 PM (8 years ago) Security through obscurity is no security at all. Better to keep confidential information private on the server and not stored on an app. Comments Security through obscurity is no security at all. Better to keep confidential information private on the server and not stored on an app.

DJM Lost but trying Posts: 50 Reg: Aug 20, 2013 planet earth 500	10/06/15 04:15 AM (8 years ago) I understand that, but some say to wrap your package so other less likely to reverse engineer work Comments I understand that, but some say to wrap your package so other less likely to reverse engineer work

chris1 Code is Art Posts: 3862 Reg: Aug 10, 2012 Austin, TX 50,120	10/06/15 04:37 AM (8 years ago) Well if someone wants to reverse engineer it they will. Buzztouch projects are super easy to since the full config file is easily readable on a jailbroken/rooted device. There's a reason why all the major companies are moving toward open source of their SDK's. But if you have something worth reverse engineering then you've probably made something that's pretty popular, so it's udually a good problem to have. Comments Well if someone wants to reverse engineer it they will. Buzztouch projects are super easy to since the full config file is easily readable on a jailbroken/rooted device. There's a reason why all the major companies are moving toward open source of their SDK's. But if you have something worth reverse engineering then you've probably made something that's pretty popular, so it's udually a good problem to have.

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