Leo Bernard
13 February 2025
Android NDK Debugging: Oppo R7s' Missing Shared Libraries in GDB

It can be annoying to debug missing shared libraries in **Android NDK**, particularly when using **GDB**. When necessary **.oat files** and other dependencies don't load, developers frequently run into problems that result in incomplete backtraces. This article explores the causes of these issues and offers **workable solutions**, such as automating library discovery, retrieving missing files with ADB, and properly setting GDB. Using these methods makes debugging native Android apps more dependable and efficient.