AeonLucid/AndroidNativeEmu

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1549 stars · 428 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Python library that partially emulates Android native (.so) libraries on a host machine using the Unicorn CPU emulator. It emulates the JNI Invocation API, native memory, syscalls, and symbol-based hooking so native code can run and be analyzed outside a device.

Use cases

• emulate an android native library without a device
• run jni_onload from an .so file in python
• reverse engineer android native code
• hook native functions by symbol table
• analyze arm native library behavior offline
• trace syscalls in an android .so

When to choose

• you need to execute or analyze Android .so files from Python without an emulator or device
• you want to hook JNI functions and native symbols programmatically
• you are studying ELF loading and JNI internals

When to avoid

• you need full Android app emulation or a complete runtime environment
• you require perfect fidelity for all syscalls or file system behavior
• you need a maintained production-grade emulation platform rather than an educational tool

Facets

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simulation reverse-engineering security parser reverse-engineering security android-tools developer-tools python windows cross-platform android jni unicorn-engine arm-emulation elf native-library emulation linux macos

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