Marlinspike and his colleagues want to make encryption the default on all devices.
"We strongly urge CTIA and its members to make their anti-theft features enabled by default on all devices, rather than relying on consumers to opt-in," they said.
When privately using any device in a public place, the default setting on said device should always be mute (unless you're using good headphones).
Android introduced its encryption features three years ago, but now it's on by default on new devices, though anyone upgrading on an older device will still have to go into settings to enable it, should they want that additional level of protection.
Apple Music is available by default on every Apple device, and you can download a free app on Android (side note: is it less buggy than it used to be? I haven't tried it lately).
Android accounts for 86% of all smartphones sold in Russia today, and with Google's search services the default on those devices, Yandex (and other search providers) face a big challenge competing against it for mobile search.
Select whichever launcher you set as default on the Android device (e.g., Nova Launcher).
But, of course, this change has an additional dimension of interest given the years-long saga of Google being default on Apple devices including the iPhone.
The problem AT&T had with Hangouts, presumably, is that the app replaces the Google Talk application that shipped by default on Android devices.
In contrast to Windows 8 (where the feature had to be enabled by default on OEM devices, but remain user-configurable), Microsoft requires all Windows RT devices to have UEFI Secure Boot permanently enabled, preventing the ability to run alternative operating systems on them.
