At the moment I am thinking about getting a new phone in the foreseeable future. I was long time using android, but switched to iOS 5 years ago because of the longer update period. Now also some android devices offer a longer update support of about 5 years. Now I am thinking about switching back to android.

But i am wondering: is there any big difference from a privacy perspective between iOS and android? I know you can go for custom roms on android that are focused on privacy which i also used in the past, but i am not planning on doing this in the future. So it would come down to stock android vs stock iOS. Any advice there or is all lost anyway?

  • priapus
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    1 year ago

    If you’re not willing to flash a rom, then it comes down to trusting Apple or Google more. Although, android also has the benefit of a much larger selection of open source utilities that you can easily install from F-Droid. This is enough for me to prefer even stock Android over iOS, because 99% of the apps on my android phone are open source and I feel I can trust them fully.

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      1 year ago

      Custom ROM scene is too sketchy. People install random shit on their phones, eyes wide shut. I’d suggest sticking with Pixel phones. You can use Google’s flash station to install aosp roms if you so desire, it’s safer than whatever is out there on XDA forums.

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        1 year ago

        There are plenty of trustworthy ROMs out there. Idk who is installing them from XDA forums, but i’m certainly not.