Half of Android users rate iPhone for privacy and security. A survey carried out in the United States shows that iPhone and Apple users detect and perceive a higher level of privacy and security than Android users, but the most interesting data shows that Android users also share this sentiment, so much so that practically half of users Android USA, precisely 49% of respondents, are considering switching to iPhone for privacy and security reasons.
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Without delving into the definition of perceived security used to present the results of the Beyond Identity survey that involved 1,000 people, the data shows that users in general feel safer and more secure when using devices, software and services created by Apple than they do. of Google and the Android universe.
This emerges, for example, when iPhone 14 Pro Max users (76%) report feeling safer and more protected over time than Samsung Galaxy 22 Ultra users (74%). But the total percentage figure hides another relevant fact: those who use iPhone 13 are more than twice as likely to declare that it is the safest smartphone they have ever used.
The gap about the so-called perceived security also emerges from Apple iCloud Keychain users who declare themselves extremely safe (20%) in using the cloud keychain to store and recover passwords, compared to 13% of those who use Google Password Manager. The same goes for Apple iCloud, which is considered extremely safe by 27% of users, compared to 22% of Google Drive.
Malware, hacks and computer scams are well known to users of both platforms (40% or more of total users), but here too the Apple universe emerges in twofold advantage. More Apple users report that they have never suffered a security breach and when they do, they are 20% more likely to be able to fully recover lost data than Android users.
As indicated, as many as 49% of Android users in the US consider switching to iPhone. Not only that: the release of iOS 16, with further improvements for privacy and security, prompted 33% of Android users in the US to consider switching to iPhone and Apple.
The other side of the coin seems to be due precisely to the greater sense of security perceived by iPhone users, so safe that they are much more prone to regularly losing their smartphone, in many cases even six or more times within a few months.
