Newbie Questions about Android Security

[MacProCT]

Hi!

I'm new here and am looking to make an informed decision before moving from ios to android. One of greatest concerns is security. I feel like the ios platform is quite safe and free from threats to my security and/or identify theft. I worry about android in this regard, because of it being a more open platform.

Does android do the best job possible of protecting / securing my data? Do you know if apps like Dropbox or Evernote store data in an encrypted fashion on the device?

I know you can set the screen to lock automatically after not using it for a bit. But how customizable is this and does it reliably lock down the device in a prompt fashion? Is this screen lock trivial in nature, or really strong?

I'm asking all these security questions, because I keep a lot of personal and client information on my device and want to know it's safe.

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[scary alien]

Welcome to the AndroidForums, Chris.

You've got some good questions there. There is some very good threads here that I think will address your questions. One of the best was written by one of our esteemed AF Guides, alostpacket:

http://androidforums.com/android-applications/36936-how-safe-find-trusted-apps-avoid-viruses-guide-those-new-android.html

Give that a read through and post some questions in there if need be.

Hope that helps.

Cheers and glad you signed-up with us here at AF.