Fortnite on Android will bypass Google Play

Re:Fortnite on Android will bypass Google Play by scarface74 on Saturday August 04, 2018 @01:16AM (#17685471)

And that really hasn’t help. Xcodeghost basically affected the Chinese App Store where app authors downloaded a non Apple hosted version of Xcode.

https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-mobile-android-vs-ios...

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-news-trends/security-t...

That doesn’t even consider all of the unpatched Android security holes.

https://www.esecurityplanet.com/mobile-security/how-secure-i...

Or the fact that most Android phones are running older versions that will never get patched.

https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/

Compared to iPhones running the latest versions....

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/ios-distribution-news/

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Re:Fortnite on Android will bypass Google Play by lern_too_spel on Saturday August 04, 2018 @10:46AM (#17687034)

There is no "Chinese app store" for iDevices. Anybody who downloaded WeChat anywhere in the world was affected.

Trying to bring uo unpatched devices is changing the subject (security-conscious people use Android devices that get regular security updates) — we were talking about app stores. It remains a fact that far more people have been infected with malware from the Apple App Store than from all other app stores combined.

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Re:Fortnite on Android will bypass Google Play by scarface74 on Saturday August 04, 2018 @11:35AM (#17687224)

People who care about security use devices that get updates - that’s true. They buy iOS devices.

Which Android devices get regular updates for over 2 years? 3 years? 5 years?

Android is insecure by design - since most devices can’t be updated. Unlike iOS devices that get updated regularly worldwide without waiting on the carrier.

And I posted links showing that Android is not as secure. Do you have any links to back up your claims?

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