Who do you trust "more" with your data - Apple or Google?
The news fusion cyber security app is very interesting, I read it daily and one thing I’ve noticed is that android is often the target of more hackers. I don’t know if that’s because iOS controls their App Store more or locks it down more but I think Apple is a little more strict. I remember reading some months ago that it took Google play store a long time to pull a bunch of malicious apps whereas with Apple they do it pretty quick they don’t waste much time it seems. The issue are a lot of fake apps in the play store apparently.
I’ve been with Apple since 2010 since the iPad 1 and with iPhone since 2014 And I know I can trust Apple. But last summer I bought a Samsung galaxy tab A 7 inch just to learn android and when you only have eight gigs of storage space, you learn fast that there’s a lot more maintenance involved with android clearing cache and miscellaneous files etc. And I have had no problems with android so far but after reading about some fake android apps having the play store verification symbol just like the legitimate apps you have to wonder sometimes what you’re clicking. But it’s like someone told me once that you have to double check everything and know what you’re clicking, it’s also always good to read all the comments for an app etc. Another important thing that I noticed is that with android apps, the permissions are usually much more intrusive for what they want then with iOS. Unless iOS really hides the information, many of the android apps want access to your personal photos all of your contacts your Facebook your cameras and some even want the ability to delete or modify other apps! That is what really surprised me last week when I was going to install a game recommended by a friend, and the permissions just blew me away. I just deleted the app without playing it.
That said, I am still successfully using an iPhone 7 daily and it has been a perfect experience, I do really like the Motorola G6 and that is one that I will consider this summer along with an iPhone XR when I get a new phone. I’ve learned to appreciate the apps that android has especially for things like trivia and certain games they’re very different and more choices then on the Apple app world from what I’ve experienced in there. So I do appreciate both.
I use BitDefender VPN on all of my devices (same account) and there is only some issue at times with my banking app on iOS or retrieving my dashcam videos on the DC app on iPhone. For those things I temporarily turn off the VPN otherwise everything is great.
Bottom line I feel a little more vulnerable in the Google play store because I think people have to know what they’re clicking. With Apple I don’t worry about any of that stuff because I know they control it more.