cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/198544

While it has been argued that the choice of smartphone architecture might protect user privacy, no clear winner between iOS and Android emerges from our analysis.

  • Decentralizer
    3·
    3 years ago

    iOS is collecting for Apple, Android is Google, but Google is a advertising company. Our of the box iOS is probably better (keep in mind Apple is a closed garden and you cant really see the code). I run GrapheneOS for my daily driver. But I also have an iPad. With Adguard you can block a lot, including with the right host file Apple domains. You can also via ADB degoogle a Samsung or any other android device.

    So android gives you more options when it comes go blocking trackers, apps, etc. iOS is probably out of the box a little better, but you have not much ways to lock things down.

    • isleofmist
      4·
      3 years ago

      I can’t imagine using a device where I can’t install programs I want to install. Apple not allowing sideloading of apps is simply ridiculous.

    • Arthur BesseOPA
      3·
      3 years ago

      I agree that compared to the average carrier-provided or manufacturer-provided Android system, iOS out-of-the-box is less horrifically bad for privacy. But that is an extremely low bar :)

      but Google is a advertising company

      Apple is also in the advertising business, and is also an NSA collaborator.