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One issue with iOS vs Android is that iOS has the browser tied to the OS ala Internet Explorer. Once iOS is no longer supported, you're now using an unsupported

One issue with iOS vs Android is that iOS has the browser tied to the OS ala Internet Explorer. Once iOS is no longer supported, you're now using an unsupported insecure browser. And all other iOS browsers sit atop the unsupported insecure browser in iOS. On Android, the browser is separate and you can install alternative browsers. The current release of Chrome for Android works with Android 8 which was released in August 21, 2017 and dropped January 2021. Android System Webview (the browser engine that other apps can use so they don't have to ship their own) works the same way and is independently updated from the OS.

GeekyBear 2y ago
Updating an app doesn't fix an issue that requires a security update, or a replacement driver. > Virtually any Android, Linux, or Windows device that hasn't been recently patched and has Bluetooth turned on can be compromised by an attacking device within 32 feet. It doesn't require device users to click on any links, connect to a rogue Bluetooth device, or take any other action, short of leaving Bluetooth on. The exploit process is generally very fast, requiring no more than 10 seconds to complete https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/bluetooth-bugs-open-billions-of-devices-to-attacks-no-clicking-required/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/bluet... A browser update doesn't fix that and that and Blueborne was disclosed during the era when an Android device only had a support window of two of three years. iPhones from over a decade ago were getting security updates, including for the browser, for seven or eight years.
- daghamm 2y ago
  This was from 2017, and nothing came out of it. Every month or so someone (usually a security company that wants to sell something) find a domesday exploit for android that is unpatchable, and then it gets patched or turns out to be a non issue.
toast0 2y ago
> the browser tied to the OS ala Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer was usually only loosely tied to the OS. Yes, many versions of Windows came with some version of IE, but you could usually install a newer version if you wanted. Every once in a while, a newer version of IE required a newer version of Windows, but that wasn't typical. As I understand it, on Apple systems, Safari comes with the OS and is updated together --- Safari updates come in OS updates. Mobile IE was very similar though, at least on Windows Phone 7 and newer.
- JimDabell 2y ago
  > Safari comes with the OS and is updated together --- Safari updates come in OS updates. That’s true on iOS but not exactly true on macOS. Upgrading macOS also upgrades Safari, but you can also install newer versions of Safari on older versions of macOS. You just can’t have older versions of Safari on newer versions of macOS.

GeekyBear 2y ago

Updating an app doesn't fix an issue that requires a security update, or a replacement driver. > Virtually any Android, Linux, or Windows device that hasn't been recently patched and has Bluetooth turned on can be compromised by an attacking device within 32 feet. It doesn't require device users to click on any links, connect to a rogue Bluetooth device, or take any other action, short of leaving Bluetooth on. The exploit process is generally very fast, requiring no more than 10 seconds to complete https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/bluetooth-bugs-open-billions-of-devices-to-attacks-no-clicking-required/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/bluet... A browser update doesn't fix that and that and Blueborne was disclosed during the era when an Android device only had a support window of two of three years. iPhones from over a decade ago were getting security updates, including for the browser, for seven or eight years.

daghamm 2y ago
This was from 2017, and nothing came out of it. Every month or so someone (usually a security company that wants to sell something) find a domesday exploit for android that is unpatchable, and then it gets patched or turns out to be a non issue.

toast0 2y ago

> the browser tied to the OS ala Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer was usually only loosely tied to the OS. Yes, many versions of Windows came with some version of IE, but you could usually install a newer version if you wanted. Every once in a while, a newer version of IE required a newer version of Windows, but that wasn't typical. As I understand it, on Apple systems, Safari comes with the OS and is updated together --- Safari updates come in OS updates. Mobile IE was very similar though, at least on Windows Phone 7 and newer.

JimDabell 2y ago
> Safari comes with the OS and is updated together --- Safari updates come in OS updates. That’s true on iOS but not exactly true on macOS. Upgrading macOS also upgrades Safari, but you can also install newer versions of Safari on older versions of macOS. You just can’t have older versions of Safari on newer versions of macOS.