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    copied!<p>I am aiming to find out different security concerns that can occur on Android devices .One of them is the Keyboard Interception</p> <p>Following are my findings</p> <p>a) If i am not using a third party IME (keyboard), i am sure that no application can intercept the keys that i have entered.</p> <p>b)If i am using a third party IME app, this app can get whatever i have typed and may forward it to some other app/ upload it to the net etc.</p> <p>Both above points are valid for a Non Rooted as well as a Rooted phone.</p> <p>If i am using the standard keyboard (Android or that provided by firmware), it is impossible to intercept key events unless the firmware is modified Links i refereed are <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3974805/global-keyboard-input-listener-on-android">One</a> and <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3666432/android-intercepting-events-from-other-apps">Two</a></p> <p>What will happen if i plug in an external keyboard like we do on a Galaxy tab 2. When we type using this keyboard on the EditText on Activity at top, is it guaranteed that no one else can intercept the key presses(Rooted/Non rooted phones and without Firmware change)? I hope that the IME security rules given in Android Documentation <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> under Security Section apply for external keyboards too.</p> <p>I recently found the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.domobile.sharekeyboard" rel="nofollow noreferrer">DoMobile ShareKeyboard</a> app on Market, it enables input through Computer keyboard using Wifi/GPRS on an Android device. Here obviously user is using a 3rd party IME so its completely insecure in cases where security is a major concern.</p> <p>Please correct me if i am wrong in the points i mentioned.</p>
 

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