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Apple and Google with enormous Corona updates - nothing stands in the way of the tracing app now?

2020-05-24T07:42:27.571Z


Software giants Apple and Google release their major corona updates. This clears the way for the Corona warning app.


Software giants Apple and Google release their major corona updates. This clears the way for the Corona warning app.

  • Apple and Google released new system updates with modern new functions .
  • Nothing stands in the way of the much-discussed Corona tracking app
  • Another  corona update will save Apple users time in the future.
  • Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus * and the corona news from Germany. We also offer you the current number of cases * in Germany on a map. The following recommendations for corona protective measures * are currently available.

Cupertino, California - Major hardware and software developers are currently adapting to the changing circumstances surrounding the coronavirus pandemic * . After a successful test phase, Apple has officially made its new iPhone update iOs 13.5 available to all its users. Also, Google released a new Android operating system. The updates from both manufacturers contain many innovations, especially with regard to the Corona Tracing app * .

Corona app on the way: Apple and Google with far-reaching system innovations

The biggest and most discussed changes are probably the new smartphone interfaces from Google and Apple for Corona warning apps , which are now officially available. Access has already been promised by 22 countries , with more to come next week. Only one app per country should be able to access the interfaces, which is to avoid a patchwork of different applications. 

Corona virus: Apple and Google present common interface for contact tracing: https://t.co/ITqxSAk4CI

- THE STANDARD (@derStandardat) May 20, 2020

The main function of the apps for curbing the corona virus is to track infections if the restrictions on going out are relaxed. Based on the data collected, it should be possible to determine which smartphones have come close to each other . With the new concept of the two companies, distances are measured using Bluetooth signal strength . For this, the devices have to constantly exchange crypto keys, which change every 10 to 20 minutes. In this way, movements are tracked without individual users being traceable. 

Corona app on the way: Deutsche Telekom and SAP jointly develop warning app

Specifically, users who have received the corresponding key in the past few days would receive a notification in the event of a confirmed infection . But you only get a notification if the cell phones have been more than five minutes apart. That is why, hazardous situations, such as the passing of a car with infected driver, filtered be. 

In Germany, the brand new corona tracing function can not be activated yet , as this is only possible in connection with an approved app. The German Corona Warning App * is currently still being developed by SAP and Deutsche Telekom , but should only be ready for use in a few weeks. The decision as to the proximity and length of stay from which an infection risk is assumed lies with the local health authority.

Corona app on the way: Apple surprises with more features 

Another function of iOs 13.5 is the updated Face ID, which now  detects protective masks * on the face. When a mouth-nose guard * is detected, the device leads the user directly to the passcode input, which will make unlocking faster in the future . Group Facetime now automatically zooms in on the person who is speaking. In addition, security gaps were closed, such as the mail hole , which gave potential attackers access to the mailbox of the mobile phone user. 

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* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

The corona virus can also be easily transmitted to infants, as German researchers found.

Rubric list picture: © dpa / Liu Changchang

Source: merkur

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