Android phones have unwanted junk installed on them, too. If you happen to get a model and version that decides you aren't going to turn off features like SOS, Find My Device, or Amber Alerts then so be it, they will run (and they will consume your data) and you have no say in the matter.
But Android device owners with internet access (almost) always have the option to root or superuser. Bypass all the limited user privileges installed by some managerial at the phone factory. If you don't want SOS (or whatever) on your rooted device then you can disable or uninstall it like any other unrestricted app.
Alas, iOS devices don't really offer any options for rooting. They've designed a system where the evil, sinister, subversive, taboo practice of "jailbreaking" them basically lobotomizes half the features which make them useful and appealing. iOS devices are fantastic and innovative in many ways ... but the UI-locks and privilege-locks and account-locks are the deal breaker for me (and for many others).
