US Government & Military Plan To Use Customized Android Devices In Future

Well, Android has not been thought as one of the most secured OS and its competitors always talk about its threats and risks. US Government and US Military are undoubtedly most secure organizations in the world and they really take the security very seriously and according to a latest report from CNN, it looks like both of these organizations are going to get Android devices very soon.

Android Preferred Due To Its Customizability

Previously, if you might remember, Pentagon dropped the BlackBerry and after testing Android devices, they approved one single customized Android device for use. So, if we think CNN is reporting right then from now on US troops will also be getting their hands on Android devices very soon, even maybe this year. The report shows that government is testing out smartphones in recent times and have decided that Android fits their needs best of all due to its customizability. The report also says that Apple did not allow the government to access the source code of iOS and that’s why Apple devices were not able to customized and tweaked for necessary purposes. On the contrary, Android is very customizable due to its open structure and it lets government to do whatever they need to fulfill their purposes here.

Devices Used By Government Will Be Heavily Locked

US Government is going to put together heavily customized and locked down Android builds which will be then loaded up in the commercially available handsets. Other sources have reported that Government might be choosing Dell Streak for these purposes. The main reason why they chose Dell is that its Android partner as well as most of the Dell products are being manufactured inside the US. The report further adds that the main factor which will be very important is secured voice calls and some other features secured to Government’s will.