People who disagree with you aren't shills - they might just be better informed about Malware statistics for example.
Quoting Apple and Nokia here:
>In the Android ecosystem, which has 50 times more malware than iOS, Nokia found that “the fact that Android applications can be downloaded from just about anywhere still represents a huge problem, as users are free to download apps from third-party app stores, where many of the applications, while functional, are Trojanized.
Source: Apple response citing the Nokia Threat Intelligence Report 2021
Nokia's 2023 report continues to point the finger at side loading being the main culprit behind Android's security woes:
>Android based devices are not inherently insecure. However, most smartphone malware is distributed as trojanized applications and since Android users can load application from just about anywhere, it’s much easier to trick them into installing applications that are infected with malware.
Source: Nokia Threat Intelligence Report 2023.
The same is experienced app repos for Jail-broken iOS devices.
Quoting Apple and Nokia here:
>In the Android ecosystem, which has 50 times more malware than iOS, Nokia found that “the fact that Android applications can be downloaded from just about anywhere still represents a huge problem, as users are free to download apps from third-party app stores, where many of the applications, while functional, are Trojanized.
Source: Apple response citing the Nokia Threat Intelligence Report 2021
Nokia's 2023 report continues to point the finger at side loading being the main culprit behind Android's security woes:
>Android based devices are not inherently insecure. However, most smartphone malware is distributed as trojanized applications and since Android users can load application from just about anywhere, it’s much easier to trick them into installing applications that are infected with malware.
Source: Nokia Threat Intelligence Report 2023.
The same is experienced app repos for Jail-broken iOS devices.