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Forced Netgear Armor trial.
Latest Nighthawk update forces the end user to agree to a 30-day free Netgear Armor trial in order to activate and keep using the app. I do not want a free trial, I do not want Armor. I do not want t...
johnw1ck wrote:
Latest Nighthawk update forces the end user to agree to a 30-day free Netgear Armor trial in order to activate and keep using the app.
No sign of that here with Android V2.15.0.2081.
Which version? Android? iOS?
Two routers,R7800 and R7000P.
I was also met with this today when trying to connect to my Orbi 9 series from work on the Orbi app. Also can't get the app to connect remotely.
I've passed this on to NG for review.
Many thanks - I've also written to the "netgear team" email address to express my displeasure
Netgear sent me a form to opt out of tracking (really this is opposit of the way it should work) which i filled in and they accepted (very kind of them).
But the armor nonsense remains so I haven't used the app again.
The Nighthawk app updated to version 2.15.1.2 this morning on my iPhone 13 Pro (iOS 15.4) – and, unfortunately, the initial screen requiring installation of “your free 30-day NETGEAR Armor trial” remains.
Apparently, NETGEAR will not allow individuals access to the Nighthawk app without first having initiated a trial of Armor. In addition, the comment on that screen that “NETGEAR collects analytics data” may imply that an opt-out from the Analytics Data Policy is incompatible with usage of the app?