Corona warning app receives an important update - this is now important for users

The Corona warning app will get an update at the end of January.

There are new functions for the user with which important goals can be pursued.

What is changing in detail?

The vaccinations against the coronavirus are the great hope in the

pandemic

.

But it will take months before enough people are vaccinated.

Until then, another tool should continue to help: the

federal government's

corona warning app

.

It has been

available

for

download

for iOS and Android

since June 16, 2020,

and over 25 million people have

already downloaded

the

app

.

The Corona warning app was developed by Deutsche Telekom and SAP AG.

It should help

to facilitate

the tracking of

contact chains

after a

corona infection

and to uncover risk

encounters

, as

reported by echo24.de

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Corona warning app: how does the app work?

This is important for users

How does the

Corona warning app work

?

The

app

records

encounters with other

smartphone users

via Bluetooth

.

For data protection reasons, this happens via randomly generated crypto keys.

The strength of the signal tells the

app

how far apart the two people were and how long the encounter was.

If a user of the app has tested positive for

Covid-19

, he can voluntarily enter this in the

Corona warning app

.

Afterwards, all

users

who were in the vicinity of the person concerned receive a notification about the possible

risk

- depending on the intensity and duration of the encounter.

Then it may be that the Corona warning app suddenly lights up red *.

So every user can do their part in the fight against the

virus

.

Most recently, the

Corona warning app was

upgraded at the end of December 2020.

The most important innovation in version 1.10 was a new

contact diary

.

In it,

users

can

note encounters and places.

If a

corona infection is

detected, it is easier to track the

contacts of

the last 14 days.

If necessary, users can send the list to the health department on a voluntary basis.

The Corona warning app

automatically

deletes the information

stored

on the

smartphone

, not on the server, after 16 days.

Corona warning app: update with new functions - these details are of interest to users

Now comes another update of

the federal government's

corona warning app

.

It should then

get new functions

in

version 1.11

.

According to

RND

, a spokeswoman for SAP announced this

in a blog entry.

There is also a dashboard with statistics on the current

infection rate

in Germany, as

reported by

chip.de.

The aim of this is

to make

the

app

more interesting,

to help

users

better assess the situation and, after a

positive corona test, to

encourage them to share the result in the app.

The new feature of the

Corona warning app

provides the

number of

new infections every day

, the

seven-day incidence

and the

seven-day R-value

.

In addition, the total number of cases in which

users

who

tested positive for

the app warned other people is displayed.

The seven-day incidence is considered to be one of the most important numbers.

The federal and state governments repeatedly state the goal that this value should be permanently below 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within one week.

The R value indicates how many people infected by an infected person.

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The Corona warning app will receive an update at the end of January.

What will change for app users?

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Corona warning app: New update available for download

For

iPhone users

, it is possible

to

download

the update of the

Corona Warning app

, which

should be available

for

download

between January 25th and 31st

, directly after it is released; for

Android devices

it may take a while before the Update is ready.

From mid-February, the app should also be able to run on the older iPhone models 5s and 6.

In order to ensure that you always have the latest version of the 

Corona app

 on

your smartphone

, it is

best to use automatic

 app updates

, according to the

dpa

.

On iPhones, applications downloaded from the App Store are automatically updated by default.

There are no notifications to update the apps.

Android users have several options for updating apps: individual ones automatically, all automatically or manually.

In general, it is advisable to check for updates by hand more often so that everything is up to date.

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