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What’s wrong with privacy on iOS? Are you an android fanboi?

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Neither of them is private in reality. The best solution is download graphene OS

God forbid iOS user try to use a vpn! Sin!

Sad reality but at least you can change your region in your phone like out for El Salvador or something like same with the store

There's no reason to use a VPN on iOS or stock Android other than making regional restricted content work.

Lol. What's wrong with anything that is not Graphene? Bitcoin bros... NGU

Other than what others have said, the issue with iOS is that it's a walled garden. With iOS, you can only use or do things Apple approves of. Meanwhile, even stock Android can be mostly de-Googled. I'm able to sideload apps or entire pro-freedom app stores like F-Droid, which allows me to install all sorts of private-friendly open source apps. I can even install a private front-end for Google Play in the form of Aurora Store to get whatever apps I want without having them tied to my Google account. Shoot, I can even grab apps direct from the GitHub repo via Obtainium if I want.

I literally used F-Droid to download an app called Shizuku that simulates root access (without actually needing it). I ran another app on top of it, called Canta, which let me strip out almost every bit of Google and Samsung spyware bloat, even if you have no way to do so through the OS.

You can even install custom versions of the Android OS if you're able to unlock your phone's boot loader (I couldn't get it to work so I went the Shizuku/Canta method instead). Unfortunately, only some phones can use specific custom ROMs.

It's not really a brand loyalty thing that makes Android an objectively better option. Use what you like, I won't shame you for liking iOS. I just wanted to offer some insight on why Android is significantly better for privacy and freedom.

In addition to what has been said, the main reason why iOS is problematic is because it's a proprietary (closed source) walled garden. You're only allowed to do and use what Apple approves of.

Meanwhile, Android is open source, it lets you sideload apps whether they are or aren't on Google Play, and you can even sideload alternative app stores. From F-Droid which is a massive repository of great pro-freedom open source software, to F-Droid forks with more built-in repos, to Obtainium which lets you grab apps directly from their GitHub repository, to even a private front end for Google Play, you're able to do all of that with Android but not with iOS.

You can even get apps like Shizuku to simulate root access and run other apps on top of it such as Canta, which lets you uninstall any app or service you want to, even if they're protected by the OEM. I stripped almost every bit of Google & Samsung spyware bloat using this method, replacing any necessary apps with FOSS alternatives. Shoot, you can even install completely custom versions of Android if you want, though not every phone is capable of that (thus why I went the Shizuku/Canta route).

At the end of the day, use what you like. I'm not going to shame you for using/liking iOS but Android offers way more freedom to use and own your device. Ironic, considering who Google is, but it's true. In my opinion, that freedom (including the ability to lock down your privacy) makes Android objectively superior. Just figured I'd chime in!