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This is a double edged sword, because while there might be fewer Android exploits discovered per year, the number of publicly-known and exploitable vulnerabilit

This is a double edged sword, because while there might be fewer Android exploits discovered per year, the number of publicly-known and exploitable vulnerabilities in circulation at any given time is almost certainly lower on iOS, where most users have updated to the latest version within two weeks of its release, than on any device in the fragmented Android ecosystem, where only users of devices from proactive vendors even have the option to update their device to the latest version with upstream security patches. And that's assuming their device isn't EOL, which tends to happen more quickly to Android devices than Apple devices, despite the latter's reputation for planned obsolescence.

realusername 4y ago
To nuance that, Android is also much more modular in its updates than iOS, an outdated Android depends on the security flaw itself to be exploitable or not, it really depends. On iOS, the system is exploitable in 100% of the cases if not updated and keeping the system always up to date is even more critical.
tholdem 4y ago
I have been wondering what's the actual status of iOS updates outside of the US, or in countries where nobody uses wifi? I just checked that my SO's iOS was on 16.3.1, over 2 months old iOS version. Apple has decided that iOS should only accept downloading OS updates over wifi. In my country, for example, people don't really set up wifi at home anymore because basically everyone has unlimited cellular data. So they don't need to connect to any wifi at all. All the iOS update statistics seem to come from the US, where everyone relies on wifi. It seems that on some level, iOS suffers from the same update problem as Android, but only because Apple decided to do so for no reason. Not everyone lives in the US.
- TechBro8615 4y ago
  Apple allows downloading updates over cellular network. However, it seems to not be allowed in every country [0]. To be more specific, I think each mobile carrier can choose whether or not to allow it on their network, and iOS enforces it. I'm not totally sure though. [0] https://osxdaily.com/2022/08/05/how-to-update-your-iphone-over-cellular-network/ https://osxdaily.com/2022/08/05/how-to-update-your-iphone-ov...

realusername 4y ago

To nuance that, Android is also much more modular in its updates than iOS, an outdated Android depends on the security flaw itself to be exploitable or not, it really depends. On iOS, the system is exploitable in 100% of the cases if not updated and keeping the system always up to date is even more critical.

tholdem 4y ago

I have been wondering what's the actual status of iOS updates outside of the US, or in countries where nobody uses wifi? I just checked that my SO's iOS was on 16.3.1, over 2 months old iOS version. Apple has decided that iOS should only accept downloading OS updates over wifi. In my country, for example, people don't really set up wifi at home anymore because basically everyone has unlimited cellular data. So they don't need to connect to any wifi at all. All the iOS update statistics seem to come from the US, where everyone relies on wifi. It seems that on some level, iOS suffers from the same update problem as Android, but only because Apple decided to do so for no reason. Not everyone lives in the US.

TechBro8615 4y ago
Apple allows downloading updates over cellular network. However, it seems to not be allowed in every country [0]. To be more specific, I think each mobile carrier can choose whether or not to allow it on their network, and iOS enforces it. I'm not totally sure though. [0] https://osxdaily.com/2022/08/05/how-to-update-your-iphone-over-cellular-network/ https://osxdaily.com/2022/08/05/how-to-update-your-iphone-ov...