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Post by puffy on Jan 6, 2022 17:34:49 GMT -5
Got a message on my phone from ATT&T telling me that i need oi connect my phone to my wifi so that it can be updated..How do they know that i'm not connected?..Is there no privacy at all?
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Post by darktater on Jan 6, 2022 17:44:44 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure the phone send the software version when it connects to the network (long answer)
No (short answer)
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Post by Zach on Jan 6, 2022 20:07:48 GMT -5
It was likely an operating system message telling you it needs to download and install the latest update. They do this to save you time and data instead of trying to download a large piece of software over the cellular network. All smart phones do this on all carriers; iPhones and Androids on ATT, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon.
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Post by exbenedict on Jan 7, 2022 10:55:19 GMT -5
Got a message on my phone from ATT&T telling me that i need oi connect my phone to my wifi so that it can be updated..How do they know that i'm not connected?..Is there no privacy at all? Most phones won't automatically download large amounts of data on cellular service due to time/cost and will tell you to be on wifi where it's fast and free from the phone plan point of view. AT&T doesn't "know" it's just the phone noticing it needs an update and defaulting to that message when there is no wifi service. You should be able to override it if you want to go ahead and do it. |
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