The federal government’s official Corona warning app will also be able to run on the older iPhone models 5s, 6 and 6 Plus in the future. The Robert Koch Institute pointed this out on Tuesday in Berlin.

Apple now also provides the necessary technical interface, the so-called Exposure Notification Framework for the operating system version iOS 12. 5 ready. The operating system version iOS 14. 3 is current on newer iPhone models from 6s. However, it will still take a while before an adapted version of the federal corona warning app is available for the older models, as the code first has to be adapted, the RKI said.

Apple is meeting the demand to change the special Bluetooth interface so that even more iPhone models than before can run the Corona contact tracking app. “We are pleased that Apple is now also making its Exposure Notification Framework available for the iOS operating system version 12. 5,” declared the RKI.

No date for publication yet The developers of the app, Deutsche Telekom and SAP, are available to the According to the announcement, in contact with Apple to make the federal government’s corona warning app available for these models in the future. “The transfer of the Corona warning app to iOS 12. 5 is possible, but involves effort. The companies are working flat out with Apple on the necessary Adjustments. ” An exact point in time when the Corona warning app can be downloaded on iPhones 5s and 6 cannot currently be estimated. The companies would inform again as soon as possible.

The German government’s corona warning app has been downloaded more than 24 million times to date. Experts estimate that it is actively used by around 22 million people. The effectiveness of the app increases the more people actually use the application.

(lbe )