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Re: Exposure Notifications inactive

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"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote in message 
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> On 11/01/2021 07.15, micky wrote:
>> To save battery, I turned off my bluetooth, and I got a notification on
>> the cellular startup screen with a red sun and the message "Exposure
>> Notifications inactive.  To use this feature, turn on bluetooth."
>>
>> I had to google to be reminded of what it meant.  It refers to exposure
>> to covid and since a) I have the app that keeps track of whether I'm
>> near an infected person, and b) I turned off bluetooth, it complains.
>>
>> I only go out once or twice a week, soI will leave it off and hope the
>> reminder re-appears when I'm leaving the house.

> No, it will not. How can it know you are leaving home?

Any decent smartphone knows that with the gps.

> I have BT on full time, and I stay most of the time at home.
> No impact on battery, I get to bedtime with 2/3 of battery left.

But that varys with the phone, some do much worse than that.

> I need BT when I get to the car, and
> I prefer not forgetting to switch it on.

>> ----
>>
>> Also I bought some Basic AAA batteries from Amazon and the mailing label
>> had in bold fairly large text “Not restricted as per special provision”.
>> Other things were in the bag too and I'd bought 9V batteries just a few
>> months ago and there was no such message, so I had to look that up, but
>> it's definitely because of the batteries.  Every 12 batteries came in
>> its own shrink wrap.

> And what does it mean?
 

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Exposure Notifications inactive micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2021-01-11 07:15 +0000
  Re: Exposure Notifications inactive Dean Hoffman <deanhofman@clod.com> - 2021-01-11 06:01 -0600
    Re: Exposure Notifications inactive trader_4 <trader4@optonline.net> - 2021-01-11 06:04 -0800
      Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2021-01-12 03:26 +1100
        Re: UNBELIEVABLE: It's 03:26 am in Australia and the Senile Ozzietard has been out of Bed and TROLLING for almost AN HOUR already!!!! LOL Peeler <trolltrap@valid.invalid> - 2021-01-11 19:05 +0100
        Re: Exposure Notifications inactive FromTheRafters <erratic@nomail.afraid.org> - 2021-01-11 15:22 -0500
          Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2021-01-12 10:24 +1100
            Re: Exposure Notifications inactive FromTheRafters <erratic@nomail.afraid.org> - 2021-01-12 03:19 -0500
              Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2021-01-12 20:10 +1100
                Re: Lonely Obnoxious Cantankerous Auto-contradicting Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! Peeler <trolltrap@valid.invalid> - 2021-01-12 10:54 +0100
            Re: Lonely Obnoxious Cantankerous Auto-contradicting Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! Peeler <trolltrap@valid.invalid> - 2021-01-12 10:54 +0100
      Re: Exposure Notifications inactive gfretwell@aol.com - 2021-01-11 22:41 -0500
    Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Fred" <hju876@hotnail.com> - 2021-01-12 03:19 +1100
      Re: More Heavy Trolling by Senile Nym-Shifting Rodent Speed! Peeler <trolltrap@valid.invalid> - 2021-01-11 19:06 +0100
  Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-11 14:47 +0100
    Re: Exposure Notifications inactive trader_4 <trader4@optonline.net> - 2021-01-11 06:06 -0800
    Re: Exposure Notifications inactive micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2021-01-11 15:08 +0000
      Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-11 20:51 +0100
    Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2021-01-12 03:24 +1100
      Re: Lonely Obnoxious Cantankerous Auto-contradicting Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! Peeler <trolltrap@valid.invalid> - 2021-01-11 19:07 +0100
      Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-11 20:48 +0100
        Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2021-01-12 10:06 +1100
          Re: UNBELIEVABLE: It's 10:06 am in Australia and the Senile Ozzietard has been out of Bed and TROLLING for almost EIGHT HOURS already!!!! LOL Peeler <trolltrap@valid.invalid> - 2021-01-12 00:18 +0100
        Re: Exposure Notifications inactive micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2021-01-12 10:51 +0000
          Re: Exposure Notifications inactive "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-12 13:31 +0100
          Re: Exposure Notifications inactive trader_4 <trader4@optonline.net> - 2021-01-12 04:42 -0800
  Re: Exposure Notifications inactive rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2021-01-11 07:55 -0700
  Re: Exposure Notifications inactive VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2021-01-11 10:52 -0600
  Re: Exposure Notifications inactive VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2021-01-11 11:09 -0600
  Re: Exposure Notifications inactive &y <reply@group.please> - 2021-01-13 10:20 +0000
    Re: Exposure Notifications inactive Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-13 13:49 +0000
      Re: Exposure Notifications inactive Safra Katz <safrak@invalid.edu> - 2021-01-13 09:19 -0500
      Re: Exposure Notifications inactive &y <reply@group.please> - 2021-01-13 17:29 +0000
    Re: Exposure Notifications inactive Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2021-01-13 08:09 -0700
      Re: Exposure Notifications inactive &y <reply@group.please> - 2021-01-13 17:56 +0000

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