Saw this, checked and it's there

[Allinadaystwerk]

Not sure how I feel about having this download on my phone without my permission. How about you?

I can’t wait to get this and the app when it comes. I’ll do anything to beat this shitty virus

There's more in life to worry about to be honest.

@Barney60 - I did not down load it

Yes you did. It was in the OS update you downloaded.

and I keep getting messages that storage is full.

This particular feature on its own will not take up sufficient space to cause any problems.

Not sure if I can remove said APP, I do not want it on my phone.

It's not an app but I gave some helpful advice to deandra a few posts ago on how to get rid of it. You might want to follow the same advice.

It cant really do anything unless your bluetooth is on. It's all anonymous anyway 🤷‍♀️
Dont know why people are getting their knickers in a twist over it. It's for our own protection and piece of mind.
It's up to us to use it or not.

This thread is gold

It’s on my phone to

Wow, really????

I've got it. Not turned on tho.

Fucking hell, people really are thick, aren’t they? This is one of the most depressing threads I’ve ever read.

@user1498572889 - It’s on my phone to

Have you noticed all the automatic phone calls being made to tell Steve Jobs where you've been? That's the really scary thing. The calls are long distance and will cost me a fortune.

So, just to make sure I've got everything 100% correct:

This feature definitely is NOT an API, it's an app that downloaded itself to my phone while I was distracted making toast this morning.

The app (because it definitely is an app) got into my phone via water droplets, as that is how it is carried.

I can delete this app, and I can contact Apple/Samsung/HTC/Blackberry for compensation.

But if I keep the app then I will be immune to Covid.

Have I got that right?

The app (because it definitely is an app) got into my phone via water droplets, as that is how it is carried.

Don't be silly. It's airborne. Water would damage your phone.

Oh piss sakes @OchonAgusOchonO there I go again exposing my ignorance 🤦‍♀️

@OchonAgusOchonO oh I know. Just wondering if they are equally concerned when there is an adjustment/update to their weather app, maps or calculator - or if anyone usually actually reads every last detail of each update before manually installing but just forgot this time so missed this? This thread is amusing though 😆

Yep just checked mine and dh phones and it's there

@WhatCFeryIsThis - there I go again exposing my ignorance

Yes. You really need to be careful with your scaremongering. People might be afraid to go out in the rain if you spread that sort of misinformation. It's only dangerous to go out on dry days.

it's the thread that just keeps on giving

@ Elsie1966 - Yep just checked mine and dh phones and it's there shock

OMG. Get on to your GP immediately and ask them to refer you for counselling. It's very stressful knowing your phone is regularly calling Steve Jobs to tell him what you're up to.

@Elsie1966 is it really fancy that. What is it you think IT is ?

Pretty sure there's lots of things on our phones that we haven't specifically downloaded. I don't understand all the excitement over this. It's not a tracker and, as Google knows where I am at any time anyway it wouldn't matter if it was

@Harls1969 but what if, like many other people, you're illegally dealing Covid? Surely you wouldn't want these things tracking your every move? You'd get caught!

[quote WhatCFeryIsThis]@Harls1969 but what if, like many other people, you're illegally dealing Covid? Surely you wouldn't want these things tracking your every move? You'd get caught! [/quote]
Not if you wrap your phone in tin foil.

Some unpleasantness on here today?
True, this is not an app in itself. It is an update to the operating systems to allow a future app for track/trace to work.
As for downloading, this was downloaded against my chosen settings which allow nothing automatically. Perhaps others are in a similar position who might feel similarly concerned that the update has been forced. Sets an unwelcome precedent.

[quote WhatCFeryIsThis]@Harls1969 but what if, like many other people, you're illegally dealing Covid? Surely you wouldn't want these things tracking your every move? You'd get caught! [/quote]
It's fine, I keep it, and my phone, in my prison purse. Nobody will find it there 😉😂

Sets an unwelcome precedent.

Do you think that about all the other things that are on an update and that you agree to? The precedent was set many years ago with the very first update.