Incorrect translation of `onboarding_tracing_location_body` regarding location setting (English)

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Technical details

• Device name: Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
• Android version: 8.0.0
• App version: 1.12.0

Describe the bug

The meaning of the translation into English of onboarding_tracing_location_body does not reflect the German meaning and it is incorrect:

Android does not require access to the smartphone’s location, it requires the smartphone’s location setting to be enabled. These are two different things.

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Steps to reproduce the issue

With locale set to English (United Kingdom) …

1. CWA > three-dot overflow menu > Settings > Reset App and confirm
2. Tap “LET’S GET STARTED”
3. Tap “NEXT”
4. On screen “How to Enable Exposure Logging” scroll down to the section under “The following countries currently participate” and note the message “Allow location access”.

Expected behaviour

Make the English text clear that the app requires the device setting “Location” to be enabled in order to use Bluetooth Low Energy, however the app itself is not determining or using the location of the device.

Refer to https://support.google.com/android/answer/9930236?hl=en for an explanation.

Possible Fix

Review the English translation of onboarding_tracing_location_headline onboarding_tracing_location_body

<string name="onboarding_tracing_location_headline">“Allow location access”</string>

<string name="onboarding_tracing_location_body">“Your location cannot be accessed. Google and/or Android requires access to your smartphone’s location to use Bluetooth.”</string>

It should reflect the true meaning as described under “expected behaviour”

Additional context

In Android 11 (API 30) and above, the whole reference to location access should not be displayed. The Google Exposure Notifications System does not require the device’s location setting to be enabled in order to use Bluetooth Low Energy. See https://support.google.com/android/answer/9930236.

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Internal tracking ID: EXPOSUREAPP-5137

[dsarkar]

@MikeMcC399 ok, thanks. https://github.com/corona-warn-app/cwa-app-android/issues/2506 is dealt with in the same internal ticket 5137.

[MikeMcC399]

@dsarkar The text is looking good in the release/1.13.x branch, so it should be possible to close this issue after 1.13 is released.