What is this feature??

[DonAndress]

Guys.

I just realized there is a new feature on my phone.
I never allowed it to be installed, phone never asked if I wanted it and I have all updates turned off. All updates!
Stock, no root, Jan 2020 firmware.
You can find in under settings/google and it will be the very first position.
What is that?
How do I remove it?
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[faizauthar12]

it's a part if google app update
https://www.google.com/covid19/exposurenotifications/

 

[DonAndress]

I have all updates turned off!
Both, the system and apps.
From the very first day I switched on the phone.
What the hell?

 

[faizauthar12]

I have all updates turned off!
Both, the system and apps.
From the very first day I switched on the phone.
What the hell?

but u can't turn off google frameworks update and google play store. btw it's google

 

[DonAndress]

but u can't turn off google frameworks update and google play store. btw it's google

This is outrageous.
That's my phone now and I should be able to do whatever I want with it and block whatever I want.
They should have asked if I wanted any kind of f**king update.

 

[alphahere]

You do not own the software on your phone. Please review the terms and conditions set my Google.

 

[Yepi69]

Guys.

I just realized there is a new feature on my phone.
I never allowed it to be installed, phone never asked if I wanted it and I have all updates turned off. All updates!
Stock, no root, Jan 2020 firmware.
You can find in under settings/google and it will be the very first position.
What is that?
How do I remove it?

It's something that was being developed months ago, it makes your device search for devices in the background periodically for potentially COVID-19 infected people.
If someone is infected, they have to report it on their phone and it flags other users around if you're near someone who had/has COVID-19 or not.
It uses Bluetooth

 

[DonAndress]

It's something that was being developed months ago, it makes your device search for devices in the background periodically for potentially COVID-19 infected people.
If someone is infected, they have to report it on their phone and it flags other users around if you're near someone who had/has COVID-19 or not.
It uses Bluetooth

Yeah. Good thing I still have Nokia 3310

 

[drchip42]

its a framework, it needs an app to work with it to be of any use . without the app from your local country etc it does nothing.

 

[DonAndress]

How can you be so sure? How do you know it doesn't work in the background anyway?

 

[drchip42]

How can you be so sure? How do you know it doesn't work in the background anyway?

How can you be sure little green aliens are not running the world? Do you have Bluetooth on ? do you track what data you receive on Bluetooth? its a framework module...not a secret conspiracy to take over the world... ( again )

 

[drchip42]

How can you be so sure? How do you know it doesn't work in the background anyway?

Its a framework. That means, apps sit on top on the frame ... like building a house, you need a base ( frame ) . This " Base" lets others build whatever house they want on top ... the actual "base" does nothing, how do I know... its a framework. if you are so paranoid, stop all you're google, amazon frameworks and see what happens, spoilers, your phone won't work. Next, stop all the frameworks in windows if you use that .. spoilers, it won't work ....then put everything into a box and leave it there

 

[Yepi69]

Yeah. Good thing I still have Nokia 3310

If you want to live life without being tracked, I suggest you move to Mars.

 

[DonAndress]

If you want to live life without being tracked, I suggest you move to Mars.

I think "curiosity" is already there