I am surprised there is an issue with battery life when using BT with some phones - I have a smart watch that needs to be within BT range of my phone so my BT is on all the time and I still have a 3 to 4 day battery life on the android phone.
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I am surprised there is an issue with battery life when using BT with some phones - I have a smart watch that needs to be within BT range of my phone so my BT is on all the time and I still have a 3 to 4 day battery life on the android phone.
Downloaded and installed it without any problems on my new iPhone SE2 which I got last Friday.
Apple seem to have Bluetooth lockdown a bit harder than android so once I’d worked out that I should leave the app running and enable battery mode all is working fine and I’m not getting any nag messages.
if all of us have to use the app to get back to normal life then I’m all for it. As to security and privacy, everything I have read says that it’s far ahead of Google and Facebook in this respect so I’m not particularly worried.
And no unusual battery drain issues to report so far.... but it is a new phone after all.
cheers
Steve
Is your phone set to only pair with nominated devices? The app will presumably require open slather on connecting with any other BT device w/i range.Quote:
Originally Posted by 101RRS
The only person with whom I'm close to for 15 minutes in this climate is my wife so I'm not going to jeopardise my phone's battery life for no benefit to anyone.
Hey Homestar you might want to get a phone for your mates A pug has caught the virus[bigsad] sorry couldn't copy the link
Oppo A1601
'This app is not compatible with your device.'
Wonder why? Maybe they just don't like Chinese phones.
From the most reliable source in the world it seems - the Daily Express... 🤣Quote:
Originally Posted by Ancient Mariner
what sort of battery life you getting from it ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rok_Dr
I have to say that I am pretty surprised that almost 50% will not load the app.
it seems to me that this app is pretty harmless and far less intrusive than Google etc.
It is NOT tracking of your movements( for those who have mistresses I guess)
It looks to me that the number of hits will be very small but important in arresting the spread of the virus.
You only have to look at what happened at the Nursing Home in Sydney where one staff member who turned up sick for 5 days infected over 50 people with 12 dead so far.
The app has been endorsed by Ip professionals
What is the problem????? Do the doubters not believe anyone about anything? Maybe they should become preppers and lock themselves away in the boondocks.
Regards PhilipA
Then why does it need GPS/Location services enabled?Quote:
Originally Posted by PhilipA
Agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhilipA
I'm not into aps etc, haven't even got a phone, but Wifey has, and she's got "app's" all over the place. She believes, after having read the HUGE download available to explain the whole thing, that this app is far more safer than most of the internet sites, gaming options, & everything else, etc etc etc that are available on the net.
She also believes, as I do, that not being "alerted" as you will be with the app, could have serious consequences, if you are not "armed".
Like I said, I don't have a phone, but very very rarely am I out on my own, & when I am, I take the phone,...I can work out how to switch it on & off, access contacts etc & that's about all. The number of things a phone can do these days never ceases to amaze me!
Of course this is just what we think.
Pickles.