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I seriously don't understand how people let their aging parents or young children or friends use Android phones.
by nvr219 9y ago
I seriously don't understand how people let their aging parents or young children or friends use Android phones.
- colejohnson66 9y agoAndroid enthusiasts who think they’re elite because "Apple sucks! Android’s has that feature for 5 years!" But not to be naïve; iOS has problems with fake apps too, just not nearly as bad as Android.
- saagarjha 9y agoYes, it might, but: 1. There are fewer of these apps. 2. There's less that they can do–on Android apps can do anything and everything once installed.
- tonyztan 9y ago> "on Android apps can do anything and everything once installed." Not necessarily. Modern Android devices have granular permissions, just like the iPhone. https://developer.android.com/training/permissions/requesting.html https://developer.android.com/training/permissions/requestin...
- ClassyJacket 9y agoUnless this has been changed, this only occurs if the app agrees to it, making it entirely pointless. A malicious app needs only to target Android 5 and gets free reign over the phone.
- dep_b 9y agoI think that means not using a newer SDK than 5, in which case the feature doesn't exist yet.
- saagarjha 9y agoThis requires that the "aging parents or young children" have a modern Android device, which they often do not. Often, they either have a low-cost outdated phone, or an old hand-me-down; neither of which will be running a new version of Android. Plus, it's not uncommon for people to tap through permissions lists. Android fundamentally allows for a lot more to go wrong than iOS does.
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- heeen2 9y agoMaybe because 99% of the world cannot afford even pre owned apple phones.
- nvr219 9y agoGood point. I would say cost is the only reason to not get iOS device.
- Sylos 9y agoI gave my mum F-Droid, which is a small FOSS app store, and removed the Google Play Store.
- camus2 9y ago> I seriously don't understand how people let their aging parents or young children or friends use Android phones. Your comment is a strawman, anybody can be fooled by these kind of dirty tricks. This isn't about users, this is about what Google is not doing upstream to prevent basic fraud on their platform.
- nvr219 9y agoI agree that Google needs to be more responsible but I've never seen an iOS device with ads on the lock screen.
- izacus 9y agoShould they also be forbidden from using Linux, Windows, macOS because it allows for the same exploit? Should everyone on the world be limited to iOS and ONLY iOS which is limited to ONLY apps (and soon media content) Apple allows you to use?
- bobsman123 9y agoThe Mac store also has vetting.
- prepend 9y agoYou joke, but this is exactly why I recommend Macs or iPads to all of my elderly friends and family. Trying to run Windows safely turns into a level of knowledge that my 75 year old mom isn't able to do. I don't yet know of a good alternative. I desperately want one because Apple kit is expensive. But for now "$500 for an iPad" is the advice that gets me the fewest calls for support.
- nvr219 9y agoMy grandma does three things on the Internet: talks to her family on facebook messenger, receives photos in email, and checks her stocks on ameritrade. So yes, with those requirements, she should only use iOS.