>Anecdotally in my family, kids and the old people don't get Androids for that reason. Anecdotally, I'm not seeing malware as a significant problem on Android,

>Anecdotally in my family, kids and the old people don't get Androids for that reason. Anecdotally, I'm not seeing malware as a significant problem on Android, even with most people using phones that haven't been updated in years. The app sandboxing apparently works well enough and most people don't "sideload" anyway. Android also has parental controls and stuff, which lets you restrict it further. And, frankly, I would not give children unrestricted iPhone access, either; there's plenty of harmful content in the official App Store and Safari. I agree that sideloading technically adds some risks, but it's overblown in these discussions, often at the cost of more serious concerns (see what smartphones are doing to children and teenagers in general).