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Do you need to download an anti-virus for Android?

So my workplace is mostly iPhone users and someone asked me what kind of antivirus software I used on my Android, and I said “none” and he flipped out about how unsafe it was. Other people chimed in saying how all androids need antivirus apps and I’ve never heard of such a thing. I do have ad-blockers and a VPN but never downloaded an antivirus. Should I? If so, what would you recommend? Thanks lemmings, love you.

Melonpoly ,

No

d3Xt3r ,

You don’t.

Long answer: androidcentral.com/…/you-dont-need-to-install-an-…

guyrocket ,
@guyrocket@kbin.social avatar

Interesting read. Now I wonder how this works in grapheneos.

Evkob ,
@Evkob@lemmy.ca avatar

As long as you lock the bootloader, GrapheneOS operates the same as stock Android in this regard. If anything, you’d be safer on GrapheneOS because of the extra control you get over app permissions.

B1ackmsth ,

They have as much need for antivirus software as an iPhone does.

Encode1307 ,

Nope

Communist ,
@Communist@lemmy.ml avatar

Absolutely not, that guy is eating marketing

SharkAttak ,
@SharkAttak@kbin.social avatar

Apple sponsored fear mongering, I'd say. It's almost like they had an interest in keeping people away from the alternative.

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