Here's a Reddit thread of other people experiencing the same issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/ios/comments/1su82sc/headspace_app_...
Based on that I'd guess either a meditation app company has figured out how to circumvent a lot of controls put in place by Apple, or it's a bug on Apple's side
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Yeah, I think the latter is more likely than the former. Perhaps a server side bug that's silently downloading the app on any device that's installed it previously?
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#22this is the plot of Persona 5
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Have you actually checked your device management settings?
Yes. In Settings > General > VPN & Device Management, it says 'Sign in to Work or School Account'. Is there a different device management setting that I should be looking at?
That's the one. I was worried you might have something you didn't know about!
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#25this is the plot of Persona 5
He can be the joker we need.
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At least they're exposing their nefarious plans for the purposes of... Offering people mental healthcare?
It's probably just some Apple bug.
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Based on that I'd guess either a meditation app company has figured out how to circumvent a lot of controls put in place by Apple, or it's a bug on Apple's side
Yeah, I think the latter is more likely than the former. Perhaps a server side bug that's silently downloading the app on any device that's installed it previously?
But why this one specific app and no others?
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Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.
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#30I would call Apple support; you might even get an engineer call you back. I am sure they would love to know what the hell is going on.