[fb-exchange] How to manage COVID-19 exposure notifications on iPhone

From: "Dominique Farrell" <dominiqueafarrell@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <iphone_newbees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2020 17:49:57 +0100

By <https://9to5mac.com/author/michaelpotuck/> Michael Potuck.

Apple and Google have partnered on offering a
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/04/13/iphone-and-android-covid-19-contact-tracing/

secure and private coronavirus contact tracing implementation on iOS and

Android. Follow along for where to find the on/off toggle for COVID-19
contact tracing on iPhone in iOS settings.

Anonymous COVID-19 contact tracing via Bluetooth (not GPS location) is
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/05/20/ios-13-5-released-features-exposure/>
available with iOS 13.5.

Contact tracing is called "Exposure Notifications" on iPhone and is turned
off at the system level by default. You'll have to download an app from your
local health authority that will require your explicit permission to use
anonymous Bluetooth data for it to work when phase one of the rollout
started in May.

Apple and Google have said that phase two of the contact tracing software
will allow it to work without a third-party health authority app, but that
won't happen until later this year.

Apple and Google have done a great job
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/04/24/iphone-covid-19-contact-tracing-faq-what-wil
l-govt-see-where-data-stored/> highlighting how contact tracing is built on
privacy and security, read more about that in
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/05/23/apple-and-google-exposure-notification-api/>
our full explainer and  <https://www.apple.com/covid19/contacttracing/> on
Apple's website. If you still want to change your contact tracing settings,
here's how to find it in iPhone system settings.

Note: The "COVID-19 Exposure Logging" toggle is disabled by default in iOS
13.5. This does not collect any data without you installing and authorizing
a local health authority app. Apple and Google's exposure notification
system is completely opt-in.

How to turn on/off COVID-19 contact tracing on iPhone

1.      On iOS 13.5 and later, head to Settings on your iPhone
2.      Swipe down and tap Privacy
3.      Now choose Health
4.       Tap COVID-19 Exposure Logging at the top
5.      For now, you'll need an authorized app before Exposure Notifications
can be turned on. But then you can tap the toggle to turn notifications on
or off
6.      You can also delete the exposure logs manually at any time at the
bottom of the settings

Read more 9to5Mac tutorials:

*
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/03/27/how-to-use-apple-coronavirus-covid-19-screen
ing-app-or-website/> How to use Apple's COVID-19 screening app and website
for yourself or someone else
*
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/04/28/apple-maps-how-to-find-covid-19-testing-loca
tions-on-iphone-ipad-and-mac/> Apple Maps: How to find COVID-19 testing
locations on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
*
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/04/08/iphone-how-to-use-face-id-with-mask/>
iPhone: How to improve Face ID with a mask
*        <https://9to5mac.com/2020/03/06/how-to-clean-sanitize-iphone/> How
to clean and sanitize your iPhone without damaging it

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