What's more secure?

Wow. I'm curious, why do y'all think iOS is more secure than Android?

@realcaseyrollins I think that Android has the potential to be more secure than iOS. For one, iOS is proprietary, which is inherently insecure because you can't know what it's doing. Android is open source, so you can verify the way it works.

Android's security issues aren't with Android itself, but with the phone manufacturers. Since it's open source, manufacturers can do whatever they want to it before shipping it on your phone. By contrast iOS is centralized to Apple, so Apple can put top-notch security on every iPhone. I feel that it's like comparing apples to oranges.

@alex Those are some good points. I've heard of some OEM software with embarrassing vulnerabilities.

This was the video that had convinced me that Android is more secure:
youtu.be/zvTKikwUMRg

But I think it does leave out the fact that manufacturers might not include all aspects of monthly security updates.

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