Apple has for years promoted its closed ecosystem as best for security, often contrasting it against Android’s more open nature. But a new study suggests that when it comes to protecting users from scams, the tables might have turned.
According to research conducted by YouGov in collaboration with Google, Android users get far fewer scam texts than iPhone owners. The poll hit 5,000 phone users in the US, India, and Brazil. It showed iOS users face a 65% higher chance of three or more scam texts each week than Android users. On the flip side, 58% of Android users got zero scam texts at all during the same period.
The data also points out Android users are 20% more likely than their phone’s scam blocks to be “very good” or “top-notch.”
Google Pixel users led the pack among Android phones. They had a 96% edge over iPhone users in reporting no scam texts. iPhone users, though, were 136% more likely than Pixel owners to see lots of scam messages. They were also 150% more likely to say their phone fails at stopping phone fraud.
Another review looked at scam tools in four top phones: Pixel 10 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7, and Motorola Razr+ 2025. The iPhone came in dead last for built-in safety features.
This report noted Android’s “robust call screening”, scam detection, and real-time scam warning authentication capabilities as key differentiators vs. iOS. Google Messages filters known spam, and for more complex threats, Scam Detection uses on-device AI to analyze messages from unknown senders for patterns of conversational scams and provide real-time warnings. The app also blocks links in messages that are determined to be spam or scams.
Apple still stresses privacy and data safety. Yet these new results hint that Android’s smart, hands-on methods give better upfront protection against phone scams.
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