Which iPad do you have?

[Bruce]

@MrFraggle67

I have 55 inch OLED TV to watch videos and films, have never understood trying watch on a small screen. Loaded a couple of films on my tablet to watch during the lengthy chemo infusion but found I could not enjoy on such a small screen.

Me too but sometimes it is convenient to watch the video away from your TV for example tutorial videos when working in the garage, it is not really practical to move my 55" TV to the garage just to repair a portable generator.

It is also true that a 55" TV 4 metres away looks the same as a 7" screen 30cm away. it is all to do with perspective

[MrFraggle67]

In full agreement with you there Bruce a tablet is very useful in that situation, used it very recently to install a wooden loo seat which was playing the hard game and the written nstructions were worse than useful.

[Barry]

Many thanks that’s quite comprehensive @Azz , although I didn’t understand all of it…Haha…

Like most people I guess, I only use a fraction of the abilities that a tablet or computer has, so I’ll just stick to what I know I think, and my Samsungs do all that I need for that.

[Danny]

I don’t use Apple products. At all.

[Jazzi]

And am I right in saying that apps obtained via the Apple store are more rigorously tested, or considered safer than those on an android.
@Azz, any thoughts on this?

[MrFraggle67]

If we’re talking purely about the level of threat that exists on the two platforms, it would seem iPhone and iPad users have the better side of the deal. Studies have found that a far higher percentage of mobile malware targets Android than iOS, the software than runs Apple’s devices. That’s down both to Android’s huge global popularity and its open approach. Plus, Apple tightly controls which apps are available on its App Store, vetting all apps to avoid allowing malware through.

But the figures alone don’t tell the story. After all, it only takes one piece of perfectly formed iOS malware to do as much damage as thousands of copycat Android threats. And both platforms are equally at risk from social engineering, where hackers use more personal methods to target your logins and data.

[Azz]

I would say so as Apple care more about their reputation, but I still don’t think they go far enough - but I’d definitely trust them more than Android apps myself

[butterscotch]

@MrFraggle67

But the figures alone don’t tell the story. After all, it only takes one piece of perfectly formed iOS malware to do as much damage as thousands of copycat Android threats. And both platforms are equally at risk from social engineering, where hackers use more personal methods to target your logins and data.

Yes, and this guy says that Apple has less ways to secure the device.

Android’s reputation for securing its fragmented ecosystem is not good—the widely held view is that iPhone’s are much safer. But you can buy an Android and lock it down fairly easily. Not so with an iPhone. Apple makes its devices harder to attack, but also harder to protect. You are reliant on Apple to do the work for you—and so, for users and companies now under attack, Shwed warns that this has become a serious issue, that the security risks between the two platforms are now “balanced.”

No, Your iPhone Is Not More Secure Than Android, Warns Cyber Billionaire