[Swordmaker]

US Army Special Ops deploying iPhones in place of Samsung phones in the field after finding the Androids required too frequent reboots and often had delays and freezes in operations.

"The iPhone is “faster; smoother. Android freezes up” and has to be restarted too often, the source said. The problem with the Android is particularly noticeable when viewing live feed from an unmanned aerial system such as Instant Eye, the source said.

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.

“It’s seamless on the iPhone,” according to the source. “The graphics are clear, unbelievable."

If special Ops adopts the iPhone can the rest of the Army be far behind? — PING!

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US Army Adopts Apple iPhone to Replace Samsung Android
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[ThunderSleeps]

Hmm, Android problems pushing people to iPhone - ANDROID PING!
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My take: I wonder if the problem is really Android vs iOS or if it is an issue with the Android app vs the iPhone version of the app.