In that sense, a prison is safer than being outside, too. Should I live in a prison instead then?
I am not trying to bash iOS here, but it is very clear that security in iOS comes at the cost of freedom and not being able to do a lot of things. For example, you can only install apps through the App Store. You cannot mount USB drives and so on.
Security is always a tradeoff.
(and, of course, Android is not so nice either without the magic non-Free bits from Google...)
I mean... I see Android as akin to the situation in The Walking Dead that led to them living in a literal prison, so yes. I've always avoided Mac when possible, but in the mobile space I'd rather use those devices less, and less freely, but more securely. I'll explore my options on my desktop or laptop.
* Not me strictly-speaking, because I’m an iOS user for the reasons specified by GP, among others.
I'm exceedingly disappointed with all current mobile offerings. Holding out distant hope for Ubuntu.
me too! I've recently got one and am eager to get it going. But as it stands now, it's not an alternative.
There's a picture of their crappy security in practice. It needs much better and more granular controls for me to consider it secure.
I can't take things like project zero seriously when the same company works hard to weaken Android privacy.
The OS limits an app's access to data that belongs to that app, so an app can't gather information you do not give it access too. (e.g. you have to give explicit permission for it to access photos or GPS location). But you do not have any control over other analytics the app may gather and upload, e.g. frequency of app use or info you enter.
Can confirm it sucks. Android Security Patch Level on my phone is 2016-01-01. Funny cause on my old different manufacturer phone before this one I had a more recent security patch. I am pretty sure some nasty stuff came out between now and then.
Can't tell if Android is the issue, the phone manufacturer or both.
Please edit that kind of name-calling out of your comments here. I realize it started upthread, but this crosses into incivility and tarnishes your otherwise fine comment.
What does that tell us about iPhone security? Nothing.
On the Apple developer website, when you make a free dev account.
And yes, it is mac only. But they are a mac company.
Android security is a joke. Seriously. Don't use an Android phone.