“IOS 13.7” appears, the new coronavirus contact tracking system can be used without installing a dedicated application
On September 1, 2020, local time, Apple began delivering ' iOS 13.7, ' the latest OS for the iPhone. In iOS 13.7, the '
Apple adds built-in COVID-19 Exposure Notifications to iOS 13.7-9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/01/covid-19-exposure-ios-13-7-built-in/
Google creating COVID-19 apps w/ Exposure Notifications Express-9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2020/09/01/exposure-notifications-express/
In the 'new coronavirus contact tracking system' jointly developed by Apple and Google, a dedicated API was first released. Public health authorities have released a new coronavirus contact tracking app that uses this API, and users can install it and allow notifications about contact tracking, which may result in deep contact with people infected with the new coronavirus infection. It is now possible to be notified if there is.
As a second step, the new coronavirus contact tracking system will be standard on iOS and Android. This is the new coronavirus contact tracking system installed in iOS 13.7 and will be installed as standard in Android.
The new Coronavirus Contact Tracking System is a feature available to all iPhone and Android users, and public health authorities must opt-in for users to use the system. For the public health authorities, the new coronavirus contact tracking system that comes standard with the operating system is significantly more streamlined than using the dedicated API that appeared earlier. In order for public health authorities to display their name, logo and contact notification to the user, all they have to do is enter a config file that contains the information and protocol to be displayed to the user during the contact notification. Public health authorities no longer need to develop their own applications, but still have full control of the system.
Actually, in iOS 13.7 or later, an item called 'contact notification' has been added to the 'Settings' application...
From here you can use the new Coronavirus contact tracking system. If you have already installed the
Note that if you have already installed other apps that use the new Coronavirus contact tracking APIs developed by Apple and Google, those apps will continue to work independently. Apple and Google told 9to5Mac, 'The next step in the work on public health and contact notifications is that users no longer need to create and maintain apps, which will make contact notification systems easier and faster to use. New Coronavirus Contact Tracking System Allows Public Health Authorities to Offer Another Option to Complement Existing Contact Tracking Operations with Technology, Without Compromising the Core Principles of the User's Privacy and Security Project Existing apps that use the new Coronavirus Contact Tracking API are compatible with the new Coronavirus Contact Tracking System and are also working to support the public health authorities deploying or building custom apps. '.
It also emphasizes that the privacy requirements of the existing New Coronavirus Contact Tracking API will be extended to the new Coronavirus Contact Tracking System, and users will need to enable contact notifications themselves. In addition, the new Coronavirus contact tracking system does not share location information, nor does the system share user IDs with other users, Apple or Google.
In the latter half of September 2020, the new coronavirus contact tracking system will be installed as standard on Android 6.0 and later.
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