I got an Android, but want to go back to the iPhone. Why is this?

[JeffDenver]

Obviously more secure than Android.

How many man-in-the-middle attacks has Android been vulnerable to lately?

Why Hasn't Apple Fixed Its Massive Security Flaw Yet?
Why Hasn't Apple Fixed Its Massive Security Flaw Yet?

And um...the US government is using Android phones as well.

FBI Looks to Dump BlackBerry, Get Samsung Android-based Smartphones
http://www.dailytech.com/Report+FBI...ung+Androidbased+Smartphones/article32017.htm

 

[pappy53]

Anyone that discloses personal info on a public network is kinda dumb to start with.

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[Aquila]

Depending on the department and/or clearances required, many OEMs will provide versions of their devices with cameras and other parts disabled or removed, and some agencies will kit out devices specifically to meet their needs. Most areas that require high clearance are not going to allow mobile computing devices capable of external transmission anyways, but when you look at devices issued to Congress and their staff, it's the gambit of Android, iOS and Blackberry devices with custom software for encryption, device tracking, etc.

 

[The Hustleman]

this is my 5th time trying android and i have always gone back to iphone. why is this? i know over all android is superior in everything but everytime i use the android it seems like its just worse off in everyway for battery, camera, speed, texting and anything else. i have the lg g2 but been an iphone user my whole life. what do i do to stay on android. any suggestions?

Maybe you just don't like superior phones?

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[JeffDenver]

Anyone that discloses personal info on a public network is kinda dumb to start with.

Yes, it must be the user's fault for trusting Apple in the first place.

 

[pappy53]

Yes, it must be the user's fault for trusting Apple in the first place.

It's the user's fault for trusting a public network, regardless of the device that they are using.

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[JeffDenver]

It's the user's fault for trusting a public network

...and Apple.

 

[Farish]

How many man-in-the-middle attacks has Android been vulnerable to lately?

It hasn't even been a month since the last one that was announce for Android.

And um...the US government is using Android phones as well.

From the Article you linked

In recent months a number of government agencies:
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms (ATF)
Feb. 2012
For iPhones
U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
May 2012
For iPhones
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Sept 2012
For iPhone 5s
U.S. National Traffic Safety Board (NTSB)
Oct.2012
For iPhone 5s
U.S. Air Force (USAF)
(Upcoming)
For iPads

... have dumped BB, either partially or entirely, mostly for iOS.

Hey but somebody has to bail out Pappy even if he is a DUKE fan.

 

[JeffDenver]

It hasn't even been a month since the last one that was announce for Android.

Source?

The implication has always been that Apple is somehow immune to security flaws, and that Android is a cellpool of malware...obviously neither is true.

From the Article you linked

Not sure what this was supposed to prove. I never made the argument that the government was not also using Apple phones. It's a non-sequitur. (and um...they are not using them stock...they are augmenting their security just as they are with the Android phones)

Read my original post. "The US Government is using Android phones as well"...your quote did not alter that fact.
The Pentagon to Welcome Android, The World's Greatest Mobile OS, for Use by Government Officials | Androidheadlines.com

Hey but somebody has to bail out Pappy even if he is a DUKE fan.

Bail him out how? All you did was disprove claims I never made in the first place.

 

[Aquila]

To be fair, the government as a body is going to want as many people as possible on the same OS as possible as it allows them to be more effective in security and maintenance management, as well as more accurate in budgetary outlooks. It would be very surprising to see 25% of people on each of the top 4 operating systems each, or even on the top 4 devices each. In an ideal world, if I'm an IT Security Exec, I want as much uniformity as possible to lower training costs of and increase the utilization of subject matter experts who can be hired for their skills on x operating system, rather than trying to find people who are more or less experts across x, y, z & q. Long term the latter is a better investment, but I need people keeping me as up to date as possible today and we can work on cross platform training to prepare for tomorrow.

 

[dctokyo]

Been using an iPhone since the 3G......... just got a LG isai ( the same as a LG G2 but with a SD card slot ) Love the iphone as it is very simple to use but love the LG isai more as it is highly customizable. For me the battery life has been on par with my old iPhone 5 and the 5.2 inch screen of the LG just blows the doors off the iPhone.

 

[Farish]

Source?

The implication has always been that Apple is somehow immune to security flaws, and that Android is a cellpool of malware...obviously neither is true.


Not sure what this was supposed to prove. I never made the argument that the government was not also using Apple phones. It's a non-sequitur. (and um...they are not using them stock...they are augmenting their security just as they are with the Android phones)

Read my original post. "The US Government is using Android phones as well"...your quote did not alter that fact.
The Pentagon to Welcome Android, The World's Greatest Mobile OS, for Use by Government Officials | Androidheadlines.com


Bail him out how? All you did was disprove claims I never made in the first place.

On that source,

Researchers: Mobile users at risk from lack of HTTPS use by mobile ad libraries | PCWorld

Something that needs to be pointed out about this.

In order to limit the security risks, starting with Android 4.2, Google added an annotation called @JavascriptInterface that developers can use to define exactly what Java methods they want to expose to JavaScript code running in a WebView. This is essentially a whitelisting mechanism that forces developers to decide what functionality they want to allow.

Well since a lot of Android Developers are programming for 2.3 on up because of the breakdown in marketshare, that means the flaw is out there for a lot of devices.

TLDR version

3rd party libraries are unintentionally bringing out user information due to code in the Android api language that allows certain(but necessarily plannedl) exploits to happen.

Even though Google offers warnings about these methods

Google even put a security note in the official Android developer documentation for addJavascriptInterface. ?Use of this method in a WebView containing untrusted content could allow an attacker to manipulate the host application in unintended ways, executing Java code with the permissions of the host application,? the note reads. ?Use extreme care when using this method in a WebView which could contain untrusted content.?

They need to be rewritten by Google to prevent these 3rd party libraries from accidentally revealing user information.

 

[JeffDenver]

On that source,

Your source is talking about a flaw specific to browsers only. And even then, it is not an OS level flaw. It is a leak, not a gaping hole. Disabling javascript or simply not using browsers would make you completely immune to that vulnerability.

This is from your own link:
?It should be understood that the required situation for a potential breach includes multiple sets of conditions that are extremely unlikely to occur at the same time and that the real potential risk is minimal, at best,? Davies said.

That is certainly not comparable to this iOS flaw IMO.

 

[someguy01234]

Your source is talking about a flaw specific to browsers only. And even then, it is not an OS level flaw. It is a leak, not a gaping hole. Disabling javascript or simply not using browsers would make you completely immune to that vulnerability.

This is from your own link:
“It should be understood that the required situation for a potential breach includes multiple sets of conditions that are extremely unlikely to occur at the same time and that the real potential risk is minimal, at best,” Davies said.

That is certainly not comparable to this iOS flaw IMO.

Irony is Safari have a lot of security issues over the years, (ie. infamous iframe bug), I wouldn't even use it.

 

[JeffDenver]

Been using an iPhone since the 3G......... just got a LG isai ( the same as a LG G2 but with a SD card slot ) Love the iphone as it is very simple to use but love the LG isai more as it is highly customizable. For me the battery life has been on par with my old iPhone 5 and the 5.2 inch screen of the LG just blows the doors off the iPhone.

I have no idea why they won't release that model over here...The G2 is already an awesome phone, and adding SD makes it that much awesomer.

 

[Haalcyon]

I have no idea why they won't release that model over here...The G2 is already an awesome phone, and adding SD makes it that much awesomer.

Because Google doesn't want them to. JK. I read that in the Asian markets oftentimes a phone is the only device a person will have (no computer) so there is a lot higher demand for removable storage over there.


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[dctokyo]

I have no idea why they won't release that model over here...The G2 is already an awesome phone, and adding SD makes it that much awesomer.

Well the isai was made by LG for a local carrier here ( AU/KDDI ) the market here is very funny. The LG G2 is sold here but by another carrier only and it also comes with a SD slot.

By the way, does anyone know why android models max out at only 32GB? wish I could by a 64 or 128 android model.

 

[JeffDenver]

By the way, does anyone know why android models max out at only 32GB? wish I could by a 64 or 128 android model.

Because Google hates local storage and tries to get everyone to use the cloud. It's obnoxious. They want you to use their services to store stuff, not your phone.

 

[Aquila]

By the way, does anyone know why android models max out at only 32GB? wish I could by a 64 or 128 android model.

They do exist, there just isn't enough of a market for them because of a combination of vendor and consumer behaviors that create a drive for the cheapest model possible. Given that there is a roughly 500% markup on storage upgrades, consumers by the cheapest phone possible and vendors offer the cheapest phones possible to compete for bottom dollars. There was previously a limitation of flash storage that wouldn't allow more than 64 in a phone but that was overcome at the end of 2012.

 

[dctokyo]

They do exist, there just isn't enough of a market for them because of a combination of vendor and consumer behaviors that create a drive for the cheapest model possible. Given that there is a roughly 500% markup on storage upgrades, consumers by the cheapest phone possible and vendors offer the cheapest phones possible to compete for bottom dollars. There was previously a limitation of flash storage that wouldn't allow more than 64 in a phone but that was overcome at the end of 2012.

NothingIsTrue, thanks for the information. The US market is opposite of the market here in Japan. Everyone here wants the latest & greatest and price is not important. Most of the carriers here try to steal other customers away from other carriers, so we win out here. I went from Softbank to AU/KDDI and they offered me the LG isai 32GB free of charge for changing and I could keep the same phone number that I was using.