How to Enable Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services in Android Apps Using AI

Last updated September 18, 2025 by Appdome

This Knowledge Base article describes how to use Appdome’s AI in your CI/CD pipeline to continuously deliver plugins that Allow Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services in Android apps.

What are Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services?

Trusted accessibility services are legitimate assistive tools that improve usability and inclusivity—for example, screen readers, magnifiers, or voice control features built into the operating system. These services are vetted by the platform provider and trusted to enhance accessibility without introducing malicious behavior.

Blocking all accessibility services outright could unintentionally prevent users from accessing critical assistive features.

The Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services option solves this challenge by preserving accessibility for users who depend on it while still enforcing strong security. It ensures that safe, widely used accessibility services continue to function as intended, while blocking unknown, suspicious, or malicious services that could be exploited for fraud or data theft.

How Appdome Enables Trust for Accessibility Services

When Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services is turned on, Appdome cross-references active accessibility services with a curated, continuously updated allowlist of trusted services. This list includes OS-native accessibility tools and other verified services.

If the detected service matches the trusted list, Appdome permits its use while maintaining full protection against all other unauthorized services. This balanced approach ensures strong security against accessibility-based attacks while supporting inclusivity and user needs.

Prerequisites for Using Appdome's Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services Plugins:

To use Appdome’s mobile app security build system to Allow Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services , you’ll need:

How to Implement Allow Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services in Android Apps Using Appdome

On Appdome, follow these 3 simple steps to create self-defending Android Apps that Allow Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services without an SDK or gateway:

  1. Designate the Mobile App to be protected.

    1. Upload an app via the Appdome Mobile Defense platform GUI or via Appdome’s DEV-API or CI/CD Plugins.

    2. Android Formats: .apk or .aab
    3. Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services is compatible with: Java, JS, C++, C#, Kotlin, Flutter, React Native, Unity, Xamarin, Cordova and other Android apps.
  2. Select the defense: Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services.

      1. Create and name the Fusion Set (security template) that will contain the Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services feature as shown below:
        fusion set that contains Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services

        Figure 1: Fusion Set that will contain the Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services feature

      2. Follow the steps in Sections 2.2-2.2.2 of this article to add the Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services feature to your Fusion Set via the Appdome Console.

      3. When you enable Detect Bank Trojan Apps > Set Trusted Accessibility Services you'll notice that the Fusion Set you created in step 2.1 now bears the icon of the protection category that contains Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services.

        Fusion Set applied Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services

        Figure 2: Fusion Set that displays the newly added Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services protection
        Note: Annotating the Fusion Set to identify the protection(s) selected is optional only (not mandatory).

      4. Open the Fusion Set Detail Summary by clicking the “...” symbol on the far-right corner of the Fusion Set. Copy the Fusion Set ID from the Fusion Set Detail Summary (as shown below): fusion Set Detail Summary image

        Figure 3: Fusion Set Detail Summary

      5. Follow the instructions below to use the Fusion Set ID inside any standard mobile DevOps or CI/CD toolkit like Bitrise, Jenkins, Travis, Team City, Circle CI or other system:
        1. Refer to the Appdome API Reference Guide for API building instructions.
        2. Look for sample APIs in Appdome’s GitHub Repository.
    1. Add the Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services feature to your security template.

      1. Navigate to Build > Anti ATO tab > Android Trojans section in the Appdome Console.
      2. Toggle On Detect Bank Trojan Apps > Set Trusted Accessibility Services > Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services.
        Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services option

        Figure 4: Selecting Allow Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services

      3. Extra Configuration with Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services:
        1. Enable Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services

          Click on the 'Edit' option and toggle the Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services option

        2. Extra configuration image for Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services
    2. Initiate the build command either by clicking Build My App at the bottom of the Build Workflow (shown in Figure 4) or via your CI/CD as described in Section 2.1.4.
    Congratulations!  The Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services protection is now added to the mobile app
  3. Certify the Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services feature in Android Apps

    After building Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services, Appdome generates a Certified Secure™ certificate to guarantee that the Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services protection has been added and is protecting the app. To verify that the Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services protection has been added to the mobile app, locate the protection in the Certified Secure™ certificate as shown below: Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services shown in Certificate secure

    Figure 5: Certified Secure™ certificate

    Each Certified Secure™ certificate provides DevOps and DevSecOps organizations the entire workflow summary, audit trail of each build, and proof of protection that Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services has been added to each Android app. Certified Secure provides instant and in-line DevSecOps compliance certification that Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services and other mobile app security features are in each build of the mobile app.

Using Threat-Events™ for Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services Intelligence and Control in Android Apps

Appdome Threat-Events™ provides consumable in-app mobile app attack intelligence and defense control when Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services are detected. To consume and use Threat-Events™ for Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services in Android Apps, use registerReceiver in the Application OnCreate, and the code samples for Threat-Events™ for Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services shown below.

The specifications and options for Threat-Events™ for Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services are:

Threat-Event™ Elements Allow Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services Method Detail
Appdome Feature Name Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services
Threat-Event Mode
OFF, IN-APP DEFENSE Appdome detects, defends and notifies user (standard OS dialog) using customizable messaging.
ON, IN-APP DETECTION Appdome detects the attack or threat and passes the event in a standard format to the app for processing (app chooses how and when to enforce).
ON, IN-APP DEFENSE Uses Appdome Enforce mode for any attack or threat and passes the event in a standard format to the app for processing (gather intel on attacks and threats without losing any protection).
Certified Secure™ Threat Event Check x
Visible in ThreatScope™ x
Developer Parameters for Allowing Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services Threat-Event™
Threat-Event NAME
Threat-Event DATA reasonData
Threat-Event CODE reasonCode
Threat-Event SCORE
currentThreatEventScore Current Threat-Event score
threatEventsScore Total Threat-events score
Threat-Event Context Keys
Timestamp The exact time the threat event was triggered, recorded in milliseconds since epoch
message Message displayed for the user on event
externalID The external ID of the event which can be listened via Threat Events
osVersion OS version of the current device
deviceModel Current device model
deviceManufacturer The manufacturer of the current device
fusedAppToken The task ID of the Appdome fusion of the currently running app
kernelInfo Info about the kernel: system name, node name, release, version and machine.
carrierPlmn PLMN of the device. Only available for Android devices.
deviceID Current device ID
reasonCode Reason code of the occurred event
deviceBrand Brand of the device
deviceBoard Board of the device
buildUser Build user
buildHost Build host
sdkVersion Sdk version
threatCode The last six characters of the threat code specify the OS, allowing the Threat Resolution Center to address the attack on the affected device.

With Threat-Events™ enabled (turned ON), Android developers can get detailed attack intelligence and granular defense control in Android applications and create amazing user experiences for all mobile end users when Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services are detected.


The following is a code sample for native Android apps, which uses all values in the specification above for Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services:


Important! Replace all placeholder instances of <Context Key> with the specific name of your threat event context key across all language examples. This is crucial to ensure your code functions correctly with the intended event data. For example, The <Context Key> could be the message, externalID, OS Version, reason code, etc.



Using Appdome, there are no development or coding prerequisites to build secured Android Apps by using Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services. There is no SDK and no library to code or implement in the app and no gateway to deploy in your network. All protections are built into each app and the resulting app is self-defending and self-protecting.

Releasing and Publishing Mobile Apps with Appdome Trusted Accessibility Services

After successfully securing your app by using Appdome, there are several available options to complete your project, depending on your app lifecycle or workflow. These include:

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