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Yeah, it's amazing that this is not called out more often. Android is a security mess.
by kerng 8y ago
Yeah, it's amazing that this is not called out more often. Android is a security mess.
- m45t3r 8y ago> Yeah, it's amazing that this is not called out more often. Android is a security mess. Nope, Android security is quite good actually. Not as good as iOS, however very good nonetheless. Of course, fragmentation issues and the fact that most Android devices are not updated do not help. However there is active mitigation of security issues both in kernel and in Android user space.
- m45t3r 8y agoJust to complemented my previous comment, Android is probably one of the most secure Linux based devices in the world, probably only losing to ChromeOS.
- UncleMeat 8y agoAnybody can make an android phone and damage the brand. Compare pixels to iphones in pwn2own contests. They are at the very least equivalent.
- scarface74 8y agoThat covers the 3 million phones a year that Google sells what about the other 1.2 billion plus? https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2018/03/10/apples-ios-loyalty-rate-is-lower-than-googles-android-but-apple-may-steal-more-users-each-year/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2018/03/10/apples-io...
- UncleMeat 8y agoIf you are worried about Google's security practices, why look at things other than Google's products?
- scarface74 8y agoAndroid is as much a Google product as Windows is a Microsoft product. No one would say that if you want a PC that is secure, buy a Microsoft Surface.