[btilly]

I don't know about the latest version of iOS, but your statement was certainly wrong just 2 years ago.

See https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurit... for details of how to write an app that bypasses App Store review but will have security holes that allow your app to access APIs at runtime with no notification that it was not supposed to have access to.

[blinkingled]

Yes, that was exactly my point. People keep repeating the iOS security being fundamentally better marketing mantra but it has been ordinary although the closed system helps it somewhat and they did seem to get the fingerprint security right. And I was referring to Android's permissions model when I said no you can't bypass it.

[millstone]

You may think it's "marketing mantra" if you're unaware of the technical differences. But compare, say, Apple's Secure Enclave with Host Card Emulation. Apple's design is just more secure. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/host-card-emulation-secure-...

I certainly don't understand characterizing iOS's security model as "ordinary." For example, it encrypts using a separate coprocessor running an entirely separate OS, that is protected against even an iOS kernel exploit. That's definitely not an ordinary design!