If you have an older iPhone, this is important.
Older iPhone users with devices that don’t support iOS 14, including the iPhone 6, can now access COVID-19 exposure notifications. As of Tuesday, Apple released iOS 12.5 for older iPhone models, thereby enabling devices like the extremely popular iPhone 6 will now be able to switch on exposure notifications based on the API Apple developed in partnership with Google.
Still, in order to work, a users’ local health authority must support the system. Per the BBC’s tech correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones pointed out, users won’t notice the change straight away.
Yes, though I understand it won’t be as simple as flicking a switch. Even Apple doesn’t think apps will be updated to accommodate older iPhone before January
— Rory Cellan-Jones (@ruskin147) December 15, 2020
The tool was originally launched as part of iOS 13.5. A version that did not require a specific app arrived with iOS 13.7.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via The Mac Observer, 9to5Mac, and @ruskin147