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When you compare iPhones to Androids, a few major differences come to mind. Apple has worked hard to keep the iPhone\u2019s iOS operating system a closed environment. There are strict controls placed on apps that can go into Apple\u2019s app store and it is very difficult to put apps from other sources on an iPhone. Android is much more open<\/a>, with the core code at the heart of the OS itself open-source and freely available to other developers.<\/p>\n Android\u2019s openness is why we have major phone manufacturers producing Android smartphones that ship with customized operating systems. This has many benefits, not least for us as it gives us more choice when we\u2019re shopping for a new phone. Android opens up a world of smartphones from the ultra-affordable to the top of the line. iPhones just don\u2019t have this flexibility. If you want an affordable iPhone, you have to buy an older one as the iPhone XR just doesn\u2019t count.<\/p>\n The trade-off in all this, however, is security. The more open something is, the more vulnerable it is.<\/strong> What\u2019s worse is that it has now come to light that Android’s vulnerability could be exploited even before we get our hands on our brand-new Android phones.<\/p>\n How to block texts on Android \u25ba<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n Android antivirus apps aren\u2019t as useful as you think they are \u25ba<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n How to find your lost or stolen Android phone or tablet \u25ba<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n How to save battery on your Android \u25ba<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n There are very few Android phones that ship with the vanilla version of Android that Google releases each year. As we\u2019ve mentioned, phone manufacturers alter the core code to create their own unique ecosystems. Often, that isn\u2019t all they do though, with their phones also coming bundled with their own versions of core apps<\/strong> like a maps app, an email app, a web browser, and more. A joint study between universities in Madrid, New York, and California<\/a>\u00a0found that many of these pre-loaded apps could, in fact, be harmful to our online security.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n A study has found a \u2018significant number\u2019 of pre-loaded Android apps exhibit \u2018unwanted behavior\u2019<\/h2>\n
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