It is revealed that the South Korean military will completely ban iPhones and switch to Samsung: due to security concerns

News on April 24, according to South Korean media reports, the South Korean military may completely ban the use of iPhones in military buildings due to security issues and switch to Android-based smartphones (mainly Samsung).

According to reports, the South Korean Air Force Headquarters issued an internal announcement that starting from June 1st, any device that can record and is not allowed to control its inherent functions will be completely prohibited from carrying iPhones, various smart watches and Wearable device.

#And Android phones, especially those produced by Samsung, a local Korean company, will continue to be used normally.

The report stated that the reason why the South Korean military banned the iPhone was not because of defects, but because Apple did not allow third-party applications to control the functions of the iPhone.

Military personnel are required to install the Defense Mobile Security app on their devices, which restricts many features of smartphones such as cameras, Wi-Fi, microphones, tethering, etc., while iPhones cannot pass the app Disable these features.

The report also pointed out that Android phones do not restrict such functional controls, which is why Samsung devices can be used normally even if the iPhone is banned.

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