Cwa-documentation: Missing user story: show warning if bluetooth was turned off
Where to find the issue
user story is missing
Describe the issue
In case of disabling bluetooth, a user didn't get a warning / notification that bluetooth is turned off and therefore the app is dysfunctional.
Suggested change
Show a banner on the main screen if bluetooth is turned off.
sbernhard
All 10 comments
Is it possible to show a permanent banner on the main screen in case bluetooth is turned off? I doubt that an app can do this without changing the iOS to allow this functionality.
A simple alternative could be a daily push notification to remind the user of it.
wuerzebesser
on 14 May 2020
AFAIK, android and iphone don't allow to show a banner on the main screen (besides they are adding such feature just for the COVID apps - which I don't think they will do). Additionally, I wouldn't recommend to get a notification all the time - just show such banner in the corona app main screen and send a notification once bluetooth was turned off.
sbernhard
on 14 May 2020
Same thing should be considered when turning off the Exposure Notification Framework. Don't know about android but in iOS 13.5 it is possible to turn it off manually in settings -> privacy -> bluetooth -> COVID-19 exposure logging.
benekuehn
on 30 May 2020
What if the App simply warns the user if not all preconditions are ready? Framework, Bluetooth? Like a status that pops up when smartphone is moving (using accelerometer information).
alexbudd
on 1 Jun 2020
@alexbudd good idea but maybe when WiFi connection is lost?
benekuehn
on 1 Jun 2020
Sorry I dont get it? Same for wifi?
alexbudd
on 1 Jun 2020
@alexbudd I mean that the notification you talked about could be triggered by loosing WIFI signal instead of accelerometer. As loosing the WIFI is a safer indication for leaving the house IMHO
benekuehn
on 2 Jun 2020
Right, but then you have another pricacy topic with dedicated „home wifis“ and other wifis. Accelerometer or even acoustics like with samsung smartphones trigger news updates, and could be a trigger as said for the app to check whether all preconditions are available. Even further, the whole app could only be activated scanning when Smartphone is being moved. So no activity if not in hand. (Assuming user is not using it).
alexbudd
on 2 Jun 2020
Right, but then you have another pricacy topic with dedicated „home wifis“ and other wifis.
True, was not thinking of home wifi and other wifi, rather wifi in general. Loosing wifi -> notification. But maybe you're right and accelerometer is the better way to go!
benekuehn
on 2 Jun 2020
Thanks for the discussion on that topic!
In its current state, the app prominently displays the status of the "Risiko-Ermittlung" on the main screen and reacts to both bluetooth and wifi / mobile data connection being turned off ("Keine Internetverbindung"). A seperate notification is currently not implemented / planned, but I will label your issue as a backlog item to evaluate it as an option in future release.
Best regards,
TK
Corona-Warn-App Open Source Team
tkowark
on 11 Jun 2020
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Same thing should be considered when turning off the Exposure Notification Framework. Don't know about android but in iOS 13.5 it is possible to turn it off manually in settings -> privacy -> bluetooth -> COVID-19 exposure logging.