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I am not an Apple user so this FBI case has been interesting for me to see how secure an iPhone is, even with just a basic four digit PIN. The fact that data self destructs after 10 attempts at hacking and the increasing delays after failed attempts clearly thwart anyone attempting to gain access.

 

I have had a look online and can't find a detailed explanation of the Android 6 equivalent. My Nexus 9 tablet says that it is encrypted but I cannot find anywhere that tells me how difficult it would be to access my data, assuming a similar 4 digit PIN.

 

Can anyone provide a link that explains this? Thanks in advance.

 

Nemo
Hi Nemo,

 

Sorry it took so long to get back to this question I have not found much concerning this. I do know I have my Samsung set to wipe data after 10 failed attempts . But I'm betting that being encrpted that someone would be able to access my data anyways... Androids are not as complicated as an iPhone. What do you think? Am I missing your point?:@
I was merely wondering if the latest Android OS and phone would pose as much a problem for the Feds as this Apple device does. I have just come across this link that explains a lot of the background that I was curious about. It has answered one question though and that is MM allows 30 attempts at the PIN/Pass before locking up as opposed to Apples 10. It seems though that there are advantages with Android which require the PIN before powering up whereas ios doesn't.

 

The short answer seems to be that Android phones are generally not as secure as Apple's unless you are running the latest OS which automatically encrypts everything. Then there is not much to choose between them but only 1.2% of Android users have Marshmallow.
Thanks for the links Nemo! Yes I have yet to recieve Marshmellow!:@

 

I have a pin on my IOS iPad that will lock up after 10 attempts as well. I have to enter a pin/password before powering up if on standby for 15 minutes or on reboot.  And yes you defineltly need the lastest iOS with Apple's products.

 

 
Hi Sherry

 

No doubt Samsung will update you to MM eventually! However the fact that only 1.2% of Android devices had it installed by February just goes to show what a shambles the Android ecosystem is compared to Apple's where 75% of all devices had iOS 9 installed in January and I suspect it is over 80% by now.

 

I would just like to clarify that when I said in my previous post "unless you are running the latest OS which automatically encrypts everything", I was referring to the latest Android OS (Marshmallow) and not Apple's iOS 9.
Hi Nemo!

 

That was an oops on my part I quess. I thought I read iOS. Thank you for that clarification!:D
I am quite low on the mobile security side.

 

I understand that security updates are always released with the newest OS updates and so on but does android still publish updates for their older divices or just the newer ones? only because if not then it is a majour downside on the brand in that case.

 

 

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