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title: Android in the Wild (AitW) Dataset
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# Android in the Wild (AitW) Dataset

Android in the Wild (AitW) is a designation applied to two large-scale datasets for Android systems research in distinct domains: (1) device-control via natural language and GUI manipulation, introduced by Rawles et al. [2307.10088], and (2) mobile steganalysis through image-data generated from Android stego apps [1808.00430]. Each dataset represents a benchmark-scale resource designed to study and evaluate robust, generalizable agents or classifiers operating under realistic, non-stationary, “in-the-wild” conditions. Their construction methodologies, data modalities, and use cases differ fundamentally, but both have shaped research trajectories and evaluation protocols for their respective fields.

## 1. Device-Control AitW: Dataset Overview and Structure

The device-control AitW dataset [2307.10088] is a multi-modal corpus of Android device interactions collected to advance the development of agents capable of executing natural language instructions by manipulating graphical user interfaces (GUIs). It comprises 715,142 episodes, each documenting the execution

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