Sick ‘joke’ apps allow users to ‘prank’ friends into thinking they are HIV positive
Vile mobile apps have been released which allow users to āprankā friends and family into thinking they are HIV positive.
The apps, both available on the Google Play store, were both released in the past month, and are both categorised as āmedicalā apps.
After āscanningā the fingerprint, the apps then display a message such as: ā1.4% HIV found, blood test neededā.
One, titled āHIV-AIDS Test prankā, includes a long description about real HIV tests, but the description ends with: āThe simple effective way to find out if you have Hiv is by blood test, but with our fingerprint test you can prank your friends into making them believe that they actually have aids.ā
The app includes a note underneath, reading: āThis app is about fun and entertainment all results are fakes, please tell you friends and family the truth.ā
A second app, āFinger Home HIV Test Prankā, appears to claim to be able to educate users about HIV symptoms.
However its description reads: āFinger At Home HIV Test Prank Itās an amazing joke app! Fingerprint free HIV testing prank will give you the best simplest way of finding out about HIV symptoms.
āThis is essentially the most necessary application which happens to be Finger HIV and aids test app to get find out about HIV symptoms. Halt stopā¦.! Aids test app prank is a prank application thatās designed to turn your family and friends fool to have amazing moment together. How delightfully APP was developed that any person will think itās genuine.ā
Both apps have a majority of five star ratings, the highest possible rating on Google Play.
Although it is not possible to get the exact number, the āHIV-AIDS Test prankā has been downloaded between 10,000 and 50,000 times.
Other apps, also available through the Google Play store, include āNew AIDS Detector Prankā, and another app from the developers of āHIV-AIDS Test prankā also allows users to āprankā their friends into thinking they have lung cancer.
PinkNews has reached out to Google for comment.