Autonomous smartphone apps: self-compilation, mutation, and viral spreading

TL;DR

This paper introduces an autonomous smartphone app capable of self-compilation, mutation, and viral spreading without external dependencies, aiming to ensure resilient communication during internet disruptions like censorship or natural disasters.

Contribution

The paper presents the first mobile tool that self-compiles, mutates, and spreads independently, enhancing resilience against internet shutdowns and censorship.

Findings

First operational autonomous app with self-compilation and mutation capabilities

Demonstrated survival during digital eradication scenarios

Enables resilient communication in disrupted networks

Abstract

We present the first smart phone tool that is capable of self-compilation, mutation and viral spreading. Our autonomous app does not require a host computer to alter its functionality, change its appearance and lacks the normal necessity of a central app store to spread among hosts. We pioneered survival skills for mobile software in order to overcome disrupted Internet access due to natural disasters and human made interference, like Internet kill switches or censored networks. Internet kill switches have proven to be an effective tool to eradicate open Internet access and all forms of digital communication within an hour on a country-wide basis. We present the first operational tool that is capable of surviving such digital eradication.