According to a new report, US President’s mobile phone has just one single app installed on it. Donald Trump is believed to have made the switch from Android to iOS in March. The reason behind one sole app (Twitter) is an attempt to limit the screen time as much as possible.
President Donald Trump Mobile Can Tweet Only, Highlights
1. Donald Trump currently uses an iPhone, he made a switch from Android to iOS in March. According to a report from Axios’ Mike Allen, Twitter is the only application running on Donald Trump’s new iPhone. And on his current overseas trip, staff have tried to limit his screen time in order to decrease the volume of his 140-character missives.
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2. Allen wrote,
“Trump himself has been pushing staff to give him more free time. But staff does everything it can to load up his schedule to keep him from getting worked up watching cable coverage, which often precipitates his tweets. It has worked well overseas so far.”
3. Quoting “top White House officials”, the report says that the staff is trying to limit how much time Donald Trump spends on watching TV. This is a step to force a “more disciplined” President.
4. On the plus side, iPhone is likely a much more secure device than the Android. Earlier Donald Trump used Samsung Galaxy. Trump allegedly received a secured mobile device from the Secret Service and White House Communications Agency. This was shortly after his inauguration for voice communications. But that device is locked down to the degree that the president can’t install applications on it or even directly place phone calls. Preventing him from installing more apps should reduce the risk of his phone being hacked.
5. To tweet, Donald Trump has retained a personal device.
6. This triggered warnings from a series of senior politicians, who claimed that Trump’s phone could be easily hacked and used to cause global unsteadiness.
Former President Barack Obama said he campaigned to keep his BlackBerry when he first entered office in the year 2009. Post that he had to settle for a heavily modified version which he could not use for texting, taking pictures or listening to music.
Date: 31 May, 2017