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There is enough malware for stock Android. Here’s an example, a couple of months old: Android malware infiltrates 60 Google Play apps with 100M installs: https

• detaro 3y ago
  And you claim that if there was less malware in the playstore people would use sideloading more?
  • rad_gruchalski 3y ago
    No, I claim that bad actors don’t need to come up with alternative because it’s easy enough to ship malware via official Android app store.
    • p_j_w 3y ago
      In that case, the point you are making is entirely off topic for what's being discussed.
• lern_too_spel 3y ago
  Only a fraction as much malware on the iOS App Store, where xcodeghost infected hundreds of millions of users out of a smaller number of total devices. This makes sense because the Play Store applies the same review that the App Store does and has additional automated checks on top. Meanwhile, no devices have been infected with malware from F-droid, which Apple will not let you use.