Trump trades Android for an unidentified locked-down phone

[Jimbo101]

https://www.cnet.com/news/donald-trump-trades-in-android-phone-secret-service-washington-inauguration/

Who's got two thumbs and a Secret Service-approved phone to tweet from?

On arriving in Washington on Thursday ahead of his inauguration, Donald Trump has handed in his Android device in exchange for an unidentified locked-down phone, according to Associated Press.

The phone comes with a new number that is known only to a limited number of people. This marks a big change for Trump, who's frequently on the line with friends, business contacts, reporters, foreign leaders and politicians.

** added NYT link

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/us/trump-cabinet-picks-inauguration.html

The official rationale was security. But some of Mr. Trump’s new aides, who have often been blindsided when a reporter, outside adviser or officeseeker dialed the president-elect directly, expressed relief. Several of them, however, expect the new president to satisfy his compulsion for continuous communication by calling outsiders and by tramping from office to office in search of gossip and sounding boards.

[rainbow4321]

1. Pres Obama talked about a POTUS "phone"

Said it was like a phone you'd give a toddler. Looks like a phone but you can't really do anything with it. He could do emails but very little else.