@XxAlexXx It is?

@hund Yes. Gestures can be controlled from remote people when hacked but you need physical access for button controls because the software needs to register your tapping and at least I think that is not a thing hackers can do.

@XxAlexXx @hund The buttons too. You can simulate hardware inputs, like keystrokes easily with the `input` binary (available on most (all?) Android distributions).

@tobtobxx @hund Huh really? I didn't knoe. Thanks for letting me know

@XxAlexXx @hund See this SO post, for more info: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7789826/adb-shell-input-events (Android commandline is very poorly documented..)

You can't do it out of an app (obviously), but when you have access to the commandline. No root needed.

@XxAlexXx
Pretty sure can do everything programmatically, except a few newer phones have HSMs (security chips - eg. The Titan chips in newer Pixel phones) where theres a direct link to a physical button

Encryption/signing/confirmation operations can require someone to physically push a button

A classic/common tactic for malicious apps is to try to get you to enable it as a 'accessibility service provider'

Can then intercept your taps, perform inputs, change what you see on screen
@hund

@lauteshirn Not if you ask me. :)

@KyleRuzic @hund I still use BB10 over android whenever I can. I think BB10, Meego, and WebOS all did gestures better.