“It’s seamless on the iPhone”, according to the source.
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Android’s problems are allegedly at their worst when command is viewing a live feed of unmanned aerial systems. Although the exact reason that brought about this change is yet to be mentioned, the source in the military described the iPhone as “faster and smoother”. The U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) – you know, the one that is managing the smorgasbord of spec ops from Fort Bragg, NC, and the largest piece in the US Special Operations Command puzzle, is supposedly moving from Android to the iPhone 6s, as per one anonymous source who we already wrote about. The iTAC and the ATAC are versions of the battlefield situational awareness tool, known as Nett Warrior, for the special operations forces of the Army. Furthermore, the “unbelievable” and “clear” graphics of the iPhone 6s are an awesome alternative to using Android.
When trying to run a split screen showing the route and UAS feed, the Android smart phone will freeze up and fail to refresh properly and often have to be restarted, a process that wastes valuable minutes, the source said. The handset also allows leaders to view intelligence and surveillance.
The US Army has yet to comment on the switch, and some questions are still looming.
If the Android smartphone being replaced is the original Samsung Galaxy Note from 2010, then the switch to a more modern device such as the iPhone 6s is long overdue. In 2010, it handed out iPod Touch devices to soldiers deployed in various countries.
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There’s no information on which Galaxy Note model the Army wants to switch from, but there are some hints that it could, in fact, be the Galaxy Note II, released quite a few years ago.
