Retrevo: Android Users Are More Ignorant About Smartphone Security Than iOS, Blackberry Users
An interesting survey spotted by our sister site iSource.com has made its way to our monitors. Retrevo polled over 1,000 smartphone users regarding physical and remote smartphone security. Long story short – between iOS, Android, and Blackberry, Android’s users are more ignorant to smartphone security than anyone.
When asking users if they have taken any preemptive measures in the event that their smartphones are lost or stolen, only 49% of Android users say their phones are password-protected compared to iPhone’s at 61% and Blackberry’s at 62%.
When asked about alternate security methods, only 19% of Android users protect their cellphones via third-party methods compared 22% of iPhone users and 25% of Blackberry users. Conversely, 39% of Android users have no protection at all compared to 26% on iOS and 30% on Blackberry.
The rest of the survey questioned users regarding their knowledge on which OSs can get viruses and if they had plans in the event that they lost their cell phones. Surveys like these are always interesting, but are hardly scientific and indicative of market status. A sample size of 1,000 users isn’t the end all be all of consumer awareness when it comes to surveys like these.
Patrick of iSource says he thinks the survey results sound way off, and I don’t blame him. It’s always been perceived that Android users are more tech-savvy than iOS users. I can’t say it sounds that farfetch’d up against Blackberry considering many of their users are all about security.
So are iOS users more aware about smartphone security than Android users? This survey says so, but that’s all it is – a survey. And the results were taken from a moderate sample size, no less. And even if these results are accurate, we’re not sure what Retrevo’s message here is. At the end of the day, a user will educate themselves on smartphone security if they feel it is necessary whether they’re tech savvy or not. [Retrevo via iSource]