[redleggedfrog]

This is the crux of the problem that gbl08ma isn't realizing.

"User choice is what all of this boils down to, really. Android used to give me the choice of being slightly insecure in exchange for having more powerful and innovative features in the apps I install..."

You're dead on about the average user. Watch someone install and app, and less than a second is spent looking at the permissions.

Google's solution makes sense for their platform, not for power users. Leaving security up to users will result in insecure devices, increasing support costs as well as denigrating the brand.

If people are going to do things like financial transactions shudder on their phone, then the platform has to be rock-solid secure. That leaves those who might know and do better with their devices with less options.

It's the price of maturity.

[kitsunesoba]

Is it really that bad to do financial things on one’s phone? I would be pretty annoyed if I had to fire up a browser tab on my desktop/laptop any time I wanted to look over the transactions on my CCs and bank account.

[UncleMeat]

No. Mobile operating systems are considerably safer than desktop operating systems.