Analyzing Ad Library Updates in Android Apps

被引：23
作者：
Ruiz, Israel J. Mojica [1 ]
Nagappan, Meiyappan [2 ]
Adams, Bram [3 ]
Berger, Thorsten [4 ]
Dienst, Steffen [5 ]
Hassan, Ahmed E. [6 ]
机构：
[1] McAfee, Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
[2] Rochester Inst Technol, Rochester, NY 14623 USA
[3] Ecole Polytech Montreal, Montreal, PQ, Canada
[4] Univ Waterloo, Generat Software Dev Lab, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
[5] Univ Leipzig, Business Informat Syst Dept, D-04109 Leipzig, Germany
[6] Queens Univ, Sch Comp, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
来源：
IEEE SOFTWARE | 2016年 / 33卷 / 02期
关键词：
advertisement libraries; Android; Google Play; mobile apps; software development; software engineering; software maintenance;
D O I：
10.1109/MS.2014.81
中图分类号：
TP31 [计算机软件];
学科分类号：
081202 ; 0835 ;
摘要：
An analysis of Android apps showed that over 12 months, almost half underwent ad library updates. Frequently, no changes to the app's own API occurred. This suggests that maintaining the ad libraries entailed substantial additional effort for the app developers.
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页数：7
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