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The security advice I give the non-tech people in my life is to get either an iPhone or a Pixel (or older phone made by Google). Is there any reason this isn't
by ameliaquining 9y ago
The security advice I give the non-tech people in my life is to get either an iPhone or a Pixel (or older phone made by Google). Is there any reason this isn't good enough? I vaguely recall that recent iPhones have a few useful crypto features that the Pixel still doesn't, but I'm not sure how much of a difference this makes. Certainly, I view the update situation as the primary reason not to use third-party Android phones, and the Pixel doesn't have that problem.
- tptacek 9y agoYes, there are reasons that's not good enough. It's not simply that you have to be careful what phone you pick, but also that you have to do things differently on Android phones, including Google's phones. At-risk nonspecialists should avoid all Android phones, and standardize on iPhones.
- Anderkent 9y agoI'd be very interested in reading a longer-form blog / comment on this, if you ever feel like writing one.