I've just read the ARS article and comments, but it's a bug in the DSP library call Hexagon that somehow allows you to screw with the libraries being used. App

I've just read the ARS article and comments, but it's a bug in the DSP library call Hexagon that somehow allows you to screw with the libraries being used. Apple uses Hexagon too. I continually see these comments that security in Android is crap or Apple is so much better. Right now I find it hard to pick the difference between the two. There is almost none in terms of blow me away "how the fuck can we stop continually doing this to ourselves" type exploits - like the drive by total takeover of iOS China was using to target Uighurs. That is as bad as it gets, and both Android and Apple have had their share. There is a superficial difference in how tightly they curate their app stores. Obviously, iTunes is better policed, but hyper vigilant police always inject their own opinions into what is allowed and isn't. Some people are happy to forgo a little functionality for peace of mind. But since both iOS and Android provide guaranteed to work (if there are no bloody bugs this week) [Uninstall] button, and both have been known and delete apps they've taking a disliking to without asking or informing you, security wise the outcome is is pretty similar regardless of the app store policy.