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Not an A11y: How Android Accessibility Exposes Mobile AI Agents to Indirect Prompt Injection

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arXiv:2608. 08939v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The rise of autonomous AI agents represents a major paradigm shift in how users interact with mobile devices.

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