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US government and military getting Android phones

Posted: 03 Feb 2012, 13:43, by Michael H.

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US government and military getting Android phones

Security is one of the things that Android competitors always want to take a swipe at, but if any organizations takes security seriously it would be the US government and US military, and it looks like both will be getting Android devices pretty soon.

We've already seen the Pentagon approve one single customized Android device for use, and now CNN is reporting that US troops may be getting Android devices as soon as this year. It seems that the government has been testing out smartphones for a while and Android fits the needs best because it can be so easily customized. Apple reportedly wouldn't allow the government access to the iOS source code, so the necessary tweaks and customizations weren't possible on Apple devices. However, Android's open structure means that the government can dig in and do whatever it needs to suit its purposes.

The plan is that the government will use commercially available handsets that are loaded up with the heavily customized and locked-down Android builds that the government puts together. It seems that one of the only sticking points right now are in securing voice calls as most other uses have been secured to the government's liking.

source: CNN

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1. LoneShaolin posted on 03 Feb 2012, 14:51 20 7

Suck on that Apple!!!

2. baaam posted on 03 Feb 2012, 15:06 7 7

The President should get a G-Nex?! Yay!!

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3. mctcm posted on 03 Feb 2012, 15:08 11 22

muslims prefer blackberries

56. solidsnakeduds013 posted on 05 Feb 2012, 16:06 0 0

No he has an iPhone sorry

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5. ReturningToNokia posted on 03 Feb 2012, 15:37 4 18

This is THE nail in the U.S. Government's coffin. Lord help us!

6. InspectorGadget80 posted on 03 Feb 2012, 15:38 1 5

But didint the govt choose dell as their device? Its a piece of crap

12. EclipseGSX posted on 03 Feb 2012, 16:16 5 0

yes the Dell Streak running Android...

18. Nathan posted on 03 Feb 2012, 17:26 6 0

I think one reason they chose the Dell Streak was because it's one of the few US made Android Smartphones.

7. darac posted on 03 Feb 2012, 15:40 12 4

do people need any more proofs that android actually is a BETTER OS?

9. LoneShaolin posted on 03 Feb 2012, 15:51 3 2

I don't know if it's the OS that sold them. I think it's a combination of that and Aplle basically giving them the finger. That's bad for business. Look at how much potential revenue they are going to lose over this.

26. stealthd posted on 03 Feb 2012, 21:48 0 1

yes, they do need more proofs

39. ZayZay posted on 04 Feb 2012, 10:33 0 0

They probably wanted android because apple has most of their factories over sea's and won't bring $$ back to the US.

But what do I know

8. GALAXY-S posted on 03 Feb 2012, 15:48 6 1

Atleast its somthing positive thats goin on with the US gov this year

10. ilia1986 posted on 03 Feb 2012, 15:56 17 5

Wow.. Apple doesn't allow the military of their own country to access the iOS code.

In other words - Apple doesn't care about saving the lives of the soldiers who defend their country (The military doesn't need smartphones for Angry Birds. It needs them to save lives) - the very country on which Apple exists actually. All it cares about are trolling patent suits and $$$$.

25. stealthd posted on 03 Feb 2012, 21:45 3 4

Are you capable of posting anything that isn't riddled with logical fallacies?

28. ilia1986 posted on 04 Feb 2012, 00:18 4 1

Are you capable of posting something that could disprove or discredit my statement?

44. remixfa posted on 04 Feb 2012, 12:00 2 0

im actually interested in these fallacies.

there is a reason you dont see many stories about apple doing nice things for people.. because they dont do many nice things for people.

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55. baldilocks posted on 05 Feb 2012, 13:56 1 0

Most of the people who frequently post comments here are incapable of that.

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11. gallitoking posted on 03 Feb 2012, 16:05 2 19

the way are goverment is run.. good ridance.. next thing you know they will mess perfection that is the iphone...