Overview
- A Google‑commissioned YouGov poll of more than 5,000 users in the US, India, and Brazil found Android users were 58% more likely than iOS users to report zero scam texts in the prior week.
- Within the findings, Pixel owners were 96% more likely to report a clean text history, and a separate polling result showed iOS users were 65% more likely to report receiving three or more scam texts in a week.
- Google says Android’s defenses block over 10 billion suspected malicious calls and messages every month worldwide and have barred more than 100 million suspicious RCS numbers from sending messages.
- Counterpoint Research reported Android covers up to nine AI‑driven security areas, compared with iOS protections identified in two categories.
- Leviathan Security Group’s evaluation of recent flagships concluded Android devices offer the strongest default fraud protection, citing call screening and real‑time scam detection as key differentiators.