Nearly half of all Android owners are considering switching to iPhone just to gain more privacy and security.
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According to a survey of US smartphone users commissioned by the blog Beyond Identity, iPhone users consider their devices to be very secure, while Android users are considering switching because they don’t trust Google, their phone manufacturer, or both. What’s interesting is that the main reason for this appears to be a new feature coming to iOS 16 that almost no one will need.
“All mobile users should have an expectation of privacy and security, and Apple and Google have invested heavily in improving their platforms and enabling mobile app developers to build and deliver secure code,” Brian Reed, Chief Mobility Officer at NowSecure, told Lifewire via email.
Beyond Identity’s research provides insight into the common security practices of Android and iPhone users and shows that not everyone understands how or what their phones do to keep them secure. For example, while the percentage of respondents who use six-digit PINs to lock their phones is nearly identical for Android and iPhone users, some iPhone users reported using iris scanning (8 percent) or voice recognition (7 percent) to unlock their phones, none of which are available on the iPhone.
