Donald Trump Now Uses an iPhone

It may seem silly to intendance what type of smartphone a public effigy uses, merely in the example of President Donald Trump, it'south a national security issue.

Prior to Trump'southward inauguration, the New York Times reported that Trump traded in his Android phone for a secure, encrypted device approved by the Secret Service; the Associated Press reported the aforementioned affair. Now, nosotros know that the secure, encrypted device he's using is an iPhone.

The president's social media director and senior advisor Dan Scavino Jr. on Tuesday evening tweeted that Trump "has been using his new iPhone … for the past couple of weeks hither on Twitter." Which is kind of funny, considering that Trump last year called for an Apple boycott afterward the Cupertino tech behemothic refused to unlock the San Bernadino shooter's iPhone for the FBI.

Earlier this yr, a report from the Times raised concern that Trump was nevertheless using "his old, unsecured Android telephone, to the protests of some of his aides." Following that report, two Senate Democrats asked the Department of Defense for more than details about the security of Trump's smartphone.

"While it is of import for the President to accept the power to communicate electronically, it is every bit important that he does so in a way that is secure and that ensures the preservation of presidential records," Sens. Claire McCaskill, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, and Tom Carper wrote in a letter of the alphabet to Defense Secretary General Mattis. They went on to say that "security risks associated with the use of an unsecured telephone include hackers' ability to access the device to plough on sound recording and camera features, as well every bit engaging surveillance tools that allow location and other information tracking features."

Meanwhile, Trump's predecessor Barack Obama used a BlackBerry for most of his time as president, but was able to trade upwardly to a newer smartphone during his terminal year in part. Cheque out what Obama had to say virtually the phone in the video below, starting at two:thirteen.

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Angela Moscaritolo

Angela Moscaritolo is PCMag's adept on fitness and smart home products. Teaching yoga for nearly ten years has helped her in evaluating a range of connected health products including fitness trackers, centre charge per unit monitors, rowers, smart scales, stationary bikes, strength training machines, treadmills, and more. Angela besides tests smart dwelling house devices from her ranch in Florida, including air purifiers, kitchen appliances, and robot vacuums, just to proper name a few.