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by **Doriana** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:40 am

Cara (H/A/F) likes her phone and it's in good working condition, so why does she buy a new one?

OAATP rules apply

by **GalFisk** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:18 am

New: cheaper? Better? More disposable?

by **Doriana** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:04 pm

New: cheaper? Better? Thisish More disposable?

by **GalFisk** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:56 pm

Better: color? Size? Camera? Battery life? Connectors? Apps? OS? Weight? Ruggedness?

by **Doriana** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:09 pm

Better: color? Size? Camera? Battery life? Connectors? Apps? Yesish OS? Yes Weight? Ruggedness?

by **irishelk** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:42 pm

Will the new phone: replace her existing phone? be used alongside it? be used in different situations than the existing phone?

by **Doriana** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:04 pm

Will the new phone: replace her existing phone? This be used alongside it? be used in different situations than the existing phone?

by **markobr** » Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:05 am

Is her current phone's OS Android? iOS? Windows Phone? Sailfish? Tizen? Blackberry? Symbian? WebOS? bada?

by **Earnest** » Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:47 am

WAG: she found the opportunity/offer of selling/giving it back in exchange of a new one. The offer was valid because her phone was in good working conditions and the counterpart did not want the updates of the new iOS (which I am not sure but are not improvements for many people)

by **Doriana** » Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:47 am

Is her current phone's OS Android? iOS? This Windows Phone? Sailfish? Tizen? Blackberry? Symbian? WebOS? bada?

WAG: she found the opportunity/offer of selling/giving it back in exchange of a new one. The offer was valid because her phone was in good working conditions and the counterpart did not want the updates of the new iOS (which I am not sure but are not improvements for many people) No

by **markobr** » Fri Jun 19, 2020 9:07 am

Possible solution sent by PM to avoid an early spoiler.

by **hominid** » Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:07 pm

Does Cara use her phone in a relevant way that's unusual?

by **GalFisk** » Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:17 pm

Is her new phone's OS Android? iOS? Windows Phone? Sailfish? Tizen? Blackberry? Symbian? WebOS? bada?

by **Zanreo** » Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:02 pm

Did she want to do/use something not possible with/available on iOS?

by **Doriana** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:28 am

markobr
Possible solution sent by PM to avoid an early spoiler. Correct partial spoiler received

hominid
Does Cara use her phone in a relevant way that's unusual? No

GalFisk
Is her new phone's OS Android? This iOS? or this Windows Phone? Sailfish? Tizen? Blackberry? Symbian? WebOS? bada?

Zanreo
Did she want to do/use something not possible with/available on iOS? No, but...

by **Balin** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 6:20 pm

Is she changing service providers?

by **Doriana** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 6:48 pm

Is she changing service providers? Irrel

by **GalFisk** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 7:22 pm

Did she want to do/use something not possible with/available on her old phone? Or get rid of something that was present on her old phone, but not the new one?

by **Doriana** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 8:31 am

Did she want to do/use something not possible with/available on her old phone? This Or get rid of something that was present on her old phone, but not the new one?

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 12:56 pm

Something: camera? Fingerprint reader? NFC reader? Facial recognition? Earphone jack? Wireless charging? A new version of Bluetooth? 4G? 5G? 5GHz Wi-Fi? A different charging jack?

by **Doriana** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 1:43 pm

Something: camera? Fingerprint reader? NFC reader? Facial recognition? Earphone jack? Wireless charging? A new version of Bluetooth? Yes, Bluetooth is relevant 4G? 5G? 5GHz Wi-Fi? A different charging jack?

Keep in mind that apps are also relevant

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 2:10 pm

App: game? Tool? Media player? Toy? Social media? Creativity? Streaming?

by **Doriana** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 2:34 pm

App: game? Tool? This is closest Media player? Toy? Social media? Creativity? Streaming?

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 2:47 pm

Utility? Built-in OS feature? Diagnostic tool? Medical app? Financial app? File transfer utility?

by **Doriana** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 2:49 pm

Utility? Built-in OS feature? Diagnostic tool? Medical app? This Financial app? File transfer utility?

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 2:57 pm

Does she want it to connect to a pulse meter? Blood glucose meter? Smart watch? Other hardware?

by **Doriana** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 3:00 pm

Does she want it to connect to a pulse meter? Blood glucose meter? Smart watch? No to all Other hardware? Yope

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 3:01 pm

Yope-connect? Yope-hardware? Yope-other?

by **Doriana** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 3:39 pm

Yope-connect? Yope-hardware? Yope-other? Yope-connect to some other hardware, I'd say

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 6:57 pm

Medical app monitoring health? Illness? Fitness? A condition? Contact tracing? Distancing?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:25 am

Medical app monitoring health? Illness? Fitness? A condition? Contact tracing? This Distancing?

Which brings us to the point of markobr's partial $poiler which I'll quote here:

"Is this about the new German coronavirus tracking app? It doesn't run on older OS versions, so she buys a new phone where she can install the app."

Left to find out: Why was she so eager to install the app?

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:32 pm

Is she worried that she'll: get the virus? Spread the virus? Visit a high risk area?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:34 pm

Is she worried that she'll: get the virus? Spread the virus? Visit a high risk area? No to all

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:36 pm

Does she do this out of: worry? Necessity? Law? Requirement? Safety concerns? For fun?

by **irishelk** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:43 pm

Is she a medical worker? Social worker? Volunteer? In charge of determining COVID response for her company?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:02 pm

Does she do this out of: worry? Necessity? Law? Requirement? Safety concerns? For fun? No to all

Is she a medical worker? Social worker? Volunteer? No to all In charge of determining COVID response for her company? Not what I had in mind, but this would work too

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:18 pm

Is she using the software? Misusing it? Testing it? Developing it? Scrutinizing it?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:22 pm

Is she using the software? This, she's using it as intended Misusing it? Testing it? Developing it? Scrutinizing it?

by **markobr** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:57 pm

Is she eager to be a good example for others? Maybe a teacher who wants her students to use the app? Or working for the health authorities? Is she a politician?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:08 pm

Is she eager to be a good example for others? Yes Maybe a teacher who wants her students to use the app? This would work Or working for the health authorities? Is she a politician? This is what I had in mind!

********SPOILER********

Cara is a small-town mayor in Germany. In the weeks leading up to the release of the official coronavirus track-and-trace app, she kept telling her constituents how important it is to download it once it becomes available. Imagine her surprise when she finds out the app won't run on her older iPhone! Wanting to lead by example, she replaces it with a newer model.

Well done, everyone, and thanks for playing!

by **markobr** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:19 pm

Thanks for the puzzle, and greetings from Tübingen where the local mayor posts his experiences with the app on Facebook (one of the more sensible things he uses Facebook for) to Göttingen where a good amount of tracking and tracing seems to be necessary right now (from what I read here).

[Doriana] Hey, I just met you

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