Android security is always a touchy topic. Companies that make money selling anti-malware software love to commission studies that make it seem like we’re all on the brink of being infected by big, bad malware monsters — but in the real world, things are a lot less scary. 

You know the drill, right? Most Android security stories revolve around theoretical threats that would affect you only if you went out of your way to download something directly from a shady website and then ignored multiple warnings that popped up on your device. Plain and simple, most of the things you read about just aren’t real-world issues for regular users.

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