Android Studio Pentest Environment Setup

Skill by ara.so — Security Skills collection.

This skill provides expertise in setting up a complete Android application penetration testing environment using Android Studio Virtual Device Manager (AVD) with root access via Magisk, Frida dynamic instrumentation, HTTP Toolkit for traffic interception, and LSPosed modules for runtime manipulation.

What This Project Does

This project guides you through building a 2026-ready Android app penetration testing lab that includes:

• Android Studio AVD with Google APIs (API 36/Android 16)
• Magisk (root) via rootAVD automation
• Frida for dynamic instrumentation
• HTTP Toolkit for HTTPS traffic interception
• LSPosed with TrustMeAlready and JustTrustMe modules for SSL pinning bypass
• Shamiko for root hiding
• ZygiskNext as modern Zygisk replacement

Prerequisites