There is always a correlation between market share and the number of
threats. Currently Android is the most popular platform, and it also
becomes a target of a lot of malware. While Symbian’s popularity
decreases, malware is also reportedly declined for the platform. For
Android users, you should be very careful because malware is ready to
inject your Smartphone anytime. When it comes to market share, it is
impressive that Android's market share rose from 49 to 68 percent in
2012.
Most of the older versions of Android are more vulnerable
against malware attacks. Therefore, if you are using an outdated
version of Android, you have to be careful when getting free apps in the
Google Play Store. Recent data shows that almost half of the total
Android users are still with gingerbread. Gingerbread has some flaws
that expose your Smartphone to risks more seriously. Only 16 percent of
the total devices are using Jelly Bean, or Android 4.1 to 4.2. While
threats increase for Android, this shouldn’t prevent you from using the
platform. Android is still the most powerful OS currently. It's just you
need to pay more attention to the OS run on your Smartphone. If you
want more security, then choose the newest Android versions. Any update
definitely brings improvement and a refinement of the previous versions.
While threats and market share increase for Android, users must also participate to combat emerging malware. Sometimes we are so excited for new updates, but the problem is on the mobile carrier. Mobile carriers are the ones who are obliged to manage the Android updates. Unfortunately some carriers are not too responsive in this regard. They tend to procrastinate when the Android OS is constantly sending out updates to users.
While threats and market share increase for Android, users must also participate to combat emerging malware. Sometimes we are so excited for new updates, but the problem is on the mobile carrier. Mobile carriers are the ones who are obliged to manage the Android updates. Unfortunately some carriers are not too responsive in this regard. They tend to procrastinate when the Android OS is constantly sending out updates to users.
Threats Increase for Android due to it's an open platform?
As Android is an open platform, it means that carriers
and Smartphone manufacturers can tweak the OS and slid a wide range of
their services and software. It also allows them to do some settings so
that each device has a different OS in terms of software and interface.
When a new Android update comes, both vendors and carriers do the test
to suit their devices.
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