Mobile App Testing

Mobile App Testing

The XHack Agent tests mobile apps both statically (pulling an app apart without running it) and dynamically (watching it run on a device). You start by handing it an app file and asking a question in plain English, no command line needed.

Attach an app

Get the .apk or .ipa into the chat one of three ways:

• Click the paperclip in the input box and pick the file, or
• Drag and drop the file onto the chat, or
• Paste it in.

Then type what you want, for example:

"Analyze this APK, check the manifest, permissions, and any hardcoded secrets or URLs."

Static analysis

Android (APK), the Agent reads the manifest, permissions, signing certificates, and exported components, and hunts for hardcoded secrets, embedded URLs, and native libraries.

iOS (IPA). It reads the Info.plist, entitlements, App Transport Security settings, and URL schemes, inspects the Mach-O binary, and looks for secrets baked into the app.

Dynamic analysis

For live testing, the Agent can:

• Drive a device over ADB, control a connected Android device or emulator to exercise the app.
• Instrument with Frida, hook into a running app to watch and change what it does at runtime, for things like certificate-pinning bypass or tracing sensitive calls.

Just describe the goal, for example:

"Install this on the connected device over ADB and use Frida to bypass SSL pinning, then capture the login traffic."

One-click toolchain setup

The mobile tools need a toolchain (ADB, Frida, and friends). The Agent offers a one-click setup that installs everything for you, so you can go from a fresh install to testing without hunting down dependencies.

Related

• Findings & Reports, where mobile issues are collected
• Image Reading (OCR), read text out of app screenshots
• Autonomous Agent, let the Agent run the full assessment