Apple made an additional update for older iPhone models available for download on Tuesday night. Version 12. 5.1 is suitable for devices on which iOS 14 can not be installed. This includes iPhone 5s, 6 and 6 Plus.

Corona warning also on older Apple smartphones Together with iOS 14. 3 for newer devices in December the fresh version 12. 5, which for the first time basically allows the use of the Corona Warning App, as it contains the so-called Exposure Notification Framework, with which encounters via Bluetooth are recorded by the operating system can be. However, the necessary update for the program by RKI, Telekom and SAP, which was initially only announced, is still missing.

Incorrect messages iOS . According to Apple, 5.1 should now contain errors in connection with the exposure Fix Notification Framework. So it should have happened that there were incorrect messages from the logging profile. As mentioned, this may not have happened to German users, as they lack the Corona warning app that is compatible with their older cell phones; in other regions of the world that also use the framework that was created together with Google, but certainly.

Preparation for the app Accordingly, it makes sense to install the update promptly so that a hopefully soon to appear Corona -Warning app for the old devices works properly. “The transfer of the Corona-Warn-App to iOS . 5 is possible, but involves effort. The companies work together with Apple High pressure on the necessary adjustments “, said the developers Telekom and SAP in December.

Update via the device iOS 12. 5.1 is imported as usual directly via the iPhone, to do this you go in the system settings. The update can be found there via the “General” area. The download is compact and quick for an iOS update.

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