Memory Tagging Extension on Google Pixel 8

About this Learning Path

Who is this for?

This is an introductory topic for developers interested in learning how to enable Arm's Memory Tagging Extension (MTE) on Google's Pixel 8 smartphone and also how to access a memory bug report.

What will you learn?

Upon completion of this learning path, you will be able to:

• Enable MTE on your Google Pixel 8 smartphone
• Understand how MTE works and learn how to make an application crash when it encounters a memory bug
• Access the memory bug report
• Interpret the memory bug report

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need the following:

• A Google Pixel 8 smartphone
• A USB cable to connect your Google Pixel 8 to your desktop machine
• Android Debug Bridge (adb) installed on your device. Follow the steps in https://developer.android.com/tools/adb to install Android SDK Platform Tools. The adb tool is included in this package.