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?
I’m just gonna throw this idea out there because it’s something I’ve also considered. I had a good look into custom ROMs for Android as I loved the idea of improving my privacy etc, however it dawned on me and whilst I don’t exactly love it, my work requires me to have this stupid Microsoft company portal on my phone to prove it’s patched up to “x” version, without it I can’t access any work resources on my phone. This would be a blessing mostly but there are times it would truly be a curse.
If you ever need your phone for work related reasons then I strongly recommend sticking to stock Android or iOS.