We The People will decide this matter when the mid-terms roll around. Let's hope that the complexion of today's feckless, fearful, rubber-stamp congress changes, and a new congress and its grip on the nation's purse strings put an end to this...
I don't know why DJI say that, because it's nonsense.
Their app works just as well on a tablet as it does on a phone.
Scan the QR code here:
https://www.dji.com/ca/downloads/djiapp/dji-fly
... and download the apk file and run from that.