Urgent: COVID-19 tracking app not working - Google Play Services not updated
- /e/ version: 0.9-2020051454091
- Device model: Fairphone 2 (FP2)
- When it started to occur: 3rd of June of 2020 (today)
- Reproducible with the last /e/ version: yes
- Reproducible with LineageOS: yes
Summary
Installing and starting the COVID italian tracing app provided by the italian government it doesn't work. I get a notification that says that system needs an aupdated version of Google Play Services
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The device is unusable -
The bug is the source of a data loss or a big waste of time -
The bug concerns a third party app -
The bug concerns security -
The bug concerns privacy
The problem
Steps to reproduce
Install the app from Aurora Store and then start it
What is the current behavior?
The app cannot work, saying it needs an updated version of Google Play Services
What is the expected correct behavior?
The app should work and help with the tracking of COVID-19 cases
Solutions
Possible fixes
Maybe just a new versioning of the microg framework to match the Play Services version needed to make the app work could be enough?
Edited by Francesco Tricarico