It’s no secret: Apple’s mobile operating system iOS crashes much more than Google’s Android. It is not for nothing that Europe forces the hand of the former to open the door a little. Since its entry into force Digital Markets Act (DMA) On April 6, the manufacturer allows the installation of alternative application stores on the iPhone, for example. The Cupertino company did this despite itself, regularly reminding people of the safety concerns the maneuver might involve.
Apple’s choice to remove web applications from mobile phones in Europe under this excuse led to an investigation by the European Commission. Also, what exactly do we mean by “security” when talking about an application? To be clear, this is not malware in disguise, just that. We also need to examine how it will communicate with the outside world. How often and to whom can you send data without your awareness?. A cybersecurity researcher rightly compared iOS and Android at this point.
At this point, which is safer, iOS or Android? This researcher has an answer
The protocol of the experiment is as follows: on an iPhone and Android mobile phone previously restored to factory configurationThe guy did the installation. The 100 most popular apps on the App Store and Play Store In Germany. Had to change a few due to not being available on both platforms, but they are generally the same. Facebook, tiktok, on Snapchat, Temu…then left 2 devices without touching them for 5 days recording times one of the applications contacted an external serverwhile noting the location of the latter.
iPhone average 3,308 such requests per dayagainst 2,323 for Android. So, is Android the winner in this regard? Not so fast. Popular apps on iOS initiate more “calls”, yes, but in 60% of cases the relevant server belongs to Apple. On Android, only 24% of queries are directed to Google. So when iOS communicates with a Russian server about once a daywe arrive 13 times on Android. Worse for China: No iOS app “pings” a server in the country, even if it originates from China. But they do this on the Android side 5 times a day.
What we must remember is that iOS will send less information to countries where its policy of respecting private data may be questioned. However That doesn’t mean everything is perfect at Apple. For example, some people will take a pessimistic view of so many demands coming into the hands of the American company.
For the expert, this difference is mainly explained by several applications: “AllS [celles] The ones from the App Store had major platforms behind them and were more useful than ad-supported beacons […] or suspicious PDF viewers on Google Play“. Because yes, we still find such apps in the top 100 of the Play Store.
Source : cyber news
