Version 3.0: Do not show how long the app needs to be installed before a SRS warning can be issued

[Ein-Tim]

Upcoming Implementation

If the user just installed the app and tries to warn others with a SRS test, the app will show that a warning can not yet be issued and that the app needs to be installed for at least x days/hours.

Suggested change to the upcoming implementation

I strongly suggest to not show how long the app needs to be installed until a SRS warning can be issued, as this might encourage trolls to leave the app installed, because they have a clear goal in front of their eyes when they can troll other users. If the app doesn't give them a goal, but only informs the user that a SRS warning can't be issued at that point of time, I'm quite sure that many trolls will give up and uninstall the app again.

Expected Benefits

In my opinion, this change could drastically reduce the number of trolls who install the app just to warn others, although they are not positive.

Related issue

• Version 3.0: Increase time until a SRS warning can be issued after the app installation #872

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Internal Tracking ID: EXPOSUREAPP-14519

[dsarkar]

Good Morning @Ein-Tim,

Thanks for the suggestion, Internal Tracking ID: EXPOSUREAPP-14519.

[Ein-Tim]

Good morning @dsarkar!
Thanks for the fast mirror! Appreciate it! ❤️

[Ein-Tim]

@larswmh

I have the feeling this issue was taken into account when the texts for corona-warn-app/cwa-website#3322 were written. Is there any update reg. the texts in the app available?

[larswmh]

@Ein-Tim

From what it looks like right now, the app won't show how long you need to have it installed before you can warn. It will only show you how long you have to wait to warn again. To be safe, this has been forwarded and I hope to be able to come back to you soon.

We certainly knew about this issue by the time we were working on the texts, but it's hard to tell how much it has surfaced internally to the point where it would potentially change it up in the app itself. I can imagine that the app development team might have seperately thought about this aspect as well.

[Ein-Tim]

@larswmh

To be safe, this has been forwarded and I hope to be able to come back to you soon.

Thank you very much!

[dsarkar]

@Ein-Tim Actually, it will show the minimum time the app has to be installed before a SRS warning can be issued. Currently it is not considered to be a problem.

[Ein-Tim]

Okay, I'll still leave this issue open. After version 3.0 has been released I'm considering CWA to be in ramp down mode and will re-assess all my open issues again and close those that are no longer relevant.

[Ein-Tim]

Perfect example of why, giving the trolls an exact amount of time: https://twitter.com/twoedel/status/1616545905553072128?s=20&t=c3YIum6pUxcdc94hZS-p1w
Without a clear goal, I'm sure the user would just give up and uninstall the app.

[dsarkar]

@Ein-Tim Thanks for forwarding the tweets.

[Ein-Tim]

As the CWA project went into ramp-down mode, I don't expect this feature to be implemented. I'm therefore closing this issue.