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A comment on Dissection of COVIDSafe (Android): Australian government's contact tracing app. Parent comment

Re:Dissection of COVIDSafe (Android): Australian government'... by dragonsky on Sunday April 26, 2020 @09:52AM (#22987137)
This is my problem with the app. The only reason I'm going to be in public for a 15 minute period at the moment is either being on or waiting for public transport or eating in a food court. In those cases I'm going to be using my phone to browse the net or watch a video meaning that this app won't be functional. At least on iOS, so what is the point?
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Re:Dissection of COVIDSafe (Android): Australian government'... by jeromegv on Sunday April 26, 2020 @01:06PM (#22988483)
That's why an OS solution is the only viable solution. Asking for the app to be open is the most ridiculous thing ever.
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Re:Dissection of COVIDSafe (Android): Australian government'... by dTal on Sunday April 26, 2020 @05:01PM (#22990224)
That doesn't follow at all. Open or not has nothing to do with it. It simply means the app is badly designed.
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Re:Dissection of COVIDSafe (Android): Australian government'... by jeromegv on Sunday April 26, 2020 @08:05PM (#22991527)
No, you can't keep an app permanently running in the background on iOS. The operating system does not allow it.
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