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> "on Android apps can do anything and everything once installed." Not necessarily. Modern Android devices have granular permissions, just like the iPhone. ht

• ClassyJacket 9y ago
  Unless 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 ago
    I think that means not using a newer SDK than 5, in which case the feature doesn't exist yet.
• saagarjha 9y ago
  This 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 Often, they either have a low-cost outdated phone, or an old hand-me-down; neither of which will be running a new version of Android.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.