A quick comparsion between two most prominent mobile operation system…
| Phases | Android | iOS |
|---|---|---|
| Development | Application sandboxing in Android is controlled by each application and required permission and approval to continue accessing what the application needed. | In IOS application sandboxing is a set of fine-grained control that limits the application access to the file system, network and hardware. iOS has a robust sandbox model |
| Each app has its own sandbox. This improves security tighter | Shares a same sandbox model which is more secure and less open to the crowd. | |
| Uses file system encryption only | Uses file system encryption and hardware encryption | |
| Publish | No code signing. | Has code signing technology which is a process required to allow unauthorized applications running in a device? |
| Account on developer console and App should have a valid certificate. | Account on App store and App must be code signed. | |
| Installation | All types of permission are assigned to the App at installation time. | Minimal set of permission are automatically assigned during installation of App. |
| User denies the permission then App installation will be aborted. | User will not be asked for any permission. No deny option is there. | |
| Execution | Seamless execution of App as no permission interruption are there | The user will be asked for permission during execution time when the App actually uses the resource |
| Less secure as user will not be aware that the App may be using that resource which it is not intended for | More secure as user will be notified if any resource App want to use |