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Software engineering, mobile and web dev, security, open-source, plus occasional rants.

No Application Manager (cPanel)

No Application Manager (cPanel)

Published: January 8, 2021

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Application Manager missing on my server — here's how I fixed it.


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Security Review (UpGrad)

Security Review (UpGrad)

Published: October 16, 2020

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Bypassed UpGrad payment, got a ₹95K course for free — reported the bug.


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Security Review (SIH – AICTE)

Security Review (SIH – AICTE)

Published: September 17, 2020

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Won hackathon, then reported an SQL injection flaw in the certificate server.


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Sec. Review (Programming Hub)

Sec. Review (Programming Hub)

Published: May 20, 2020

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Exploited a Programming Hub flaw for 45 years of Pro — reported for a fix.


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First iOS App

Published: April 26, 2020

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Ported my Android app to iOS in just a week — same UI, new platform.


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Security Review (ExpertRight)

Security Review (ExpertRight)

Published: March 18, 2020

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Reported an SQL injection vulnerability on ExpertRight; it's still unfixed.


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Runtime Permission Fail (Vungle SDK)

Published: January 13, 2020

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Fix Android 6+ permission issue caused by Vungle SDK.


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AssertionError: No NameTypeIndex match for SHORT_STANDARD

Published: January 13, 2020

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Fixing a date implementation issue on Android.


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VerifyError (TabLayout & AdMob SDK)

Published: July 13, 2019

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Encountered crashes after dependency updates — fixed via Proguard rules.


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PreferenceFragmentCompat

Published: April 25, 2019

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Fix Kotlin migration crash: Mark Bundle and rootKey as nullable.


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What is PUP.HighConfidence? (Solution)

Published: November 12, 2018

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Encountered PUP.HighConfidence on VirusTotal? Here's what I discovered.


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Why you should Notify a user to Update App?

Why you should Notify a user to Update App?

Published: August 20, 2018

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Notify users of updates — don't force them unless necessary.


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Darshan Pandya