It's good to shine the light, and the Android platform still remains wide open.

Citation needed. Android exploits are more expensive than iOS on Zerodium which hints otherwise.

I didn't know that, I've perhaps wrongly been under the assumption that Android is inherently less secure than iOS.

It certainly feels "cheap" by comparison, but admittedly this is a horrible and stupid way to assess anything.

Play store doesn't seem to give much care about privacy compared to iOS.