Those who switch from an older iPhone to iPhone 12 or 12 Pro , should check whether the Corona warning app from Deutsche Telekom and SAP still works after the change. In some cases, programs that use Apple’s COVID 19 API can cause problems, users report.

Corona app no ​​longer works Where this currently occurs frequently seems to be Great Britain, reports the broadcaster BBC . The COVID – 19 – App of the state health care provider NHS regularly fails to work. However, the Corona warning app in Germany also follows a similar technical approach and relies on the Apple API as well. Accordingly, users in this country should also check whether the Corona app is still working after the upgrade.

Affected users in Great Britain receive the NHS- COVID – 19 – App an error message. It states that the application cannot be used. Possible reasons are restrictions in the settings – for example if it is a company cell phone – or other apps that supposedly interfere with the COVID 19 app . However, both reasons are incorrect. The error occurs when you move from an old device on which the Corona app was running to an iPhone 12 or 12 Pro changes and uses an iCloud backup to copy the data.

Set new approvals As can be seen, however – for security reasons – the approvals (permissions) for Apple’s exposure notification API, such as the COVID – 19 – Framework officially means not transferred. Accordingly, you have to reactivate or allow them in the system settings under Notifications. Then the Corona warning app should work again as usual.

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