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    What makes iOS so secure?

    Oct 22, 2019 4 minutes
    WRITTEN BY ALEX BLAKE

    Apple likes to tout security as one of the main selling points of its iOS devices, with features new and old supposedly giving it a notable advantage over its Android rivals. But is iOS really much stronger than Android when it comes to security? And if so, why?

    On the one hand, Apple has implemented a series of impressive and often unique security features in iOS that make it that much harder to compromise. On the other hand, there are things out of Apple’s control that generally work in its favour, such as weaknesses in the Android operating system. Combined, these help to confer on iOS a not-undeserved reputation for security.

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