NHS Covid-19 App does work on iPhone 12 despite error messages
The error message occurs if the NHS Covid-19 App is transferred to the new device from an older iPhone via an iCloud Backup data transfer.
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NHS Covid-19 App updated to fix disappearing exposure alerts
The messages were caused by default privacy notifications from Apple and Google to alert users their app is sharing contact-tracing information.
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Apple launches Health Records in UK with Oxford and Milton Keynes
The feature allows users to securely view and store their medical records in the health app on their Apple iPhone, linking records from multiple providers.
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Covid-19 tracing tool to be built into phones, Apple and Google announce
The new exposure notification system will replace the need for users to install contact-tracing apps developed by public health bodies.
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Hancock refuses to provide roll-out date for contact-tracing app
When questioned on the progress of the app Hancock told a parliamentary committee it would be rolled-out “as soon as an effective one is available”.
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Experts react to government’s U-turn on contact-tracing app
Industry leaders said the government should ensure ethics and privacy are “correct by design” in its new contact-tracing app.
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NHSX ‘knew contact-tracing app wouldn’t work on iPhones in April’
Apple and Google’s APIs only work with a decentralised system, which leaves many iPhones incompatible with the NHS centralised contact-tracing app.
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Covid-19 tracking tool appears on smartphones – but it’s not an app
The new exposure notification settings are part of an update to the operating systems, which will enable an app to run in the background.
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Tory peer reveals NHS contact-tracing app has cost £11.8m to date
The NHS contact-tracing app has so far cost £11.8million, the parliamentary under-secretary of state for innovation has revealed in the House of Lords.
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Google and Apple release their contact-tracing software
Google and Apple have released their Covid-19 contact-tracing software which can be used by smartphones across the globe.
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