{"id":177115,"date":"2021-02-12T17:22:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T14:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-your-iphone-says-covid-19-exposure-notifications-are-available\/"},"modified":"2021-02-12T17:22:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T14:22:08","slug":"why-your-iphone-says-covid-19-exposure-notifications-are-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-your-iphone-says-covid-19-exposure-notifications-are-available\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Your iPhone Says \u201cCOVID-19 Exposure Notifications Are Available\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30651289917\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30651289917\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-your-iphone-says-covid-19-exposure-notifications-are-available\/#Some_Local_Governments_Are_Slower_Than_Others\" >Some Local Governments Are Slower Than Others<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-your-iphone-says-covid-19-exposure-notifications-are-available\/#What_Are_COVID-19_Exposure_Notifications\" >What Are COVID-19 Exposure Notifications?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-your-iphone-says-covid-19-exposure-notifications-are-available\/#What_to_Do_When_You_See_the_Alert\" >What to Do When You See the Alert<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-your-iphone-says-covid-19-exposure-notifications-are-available\/#How_to_Disable_Availability_Alerts\" >How to Disable Availability Alerts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Why Your iPhone Says \u201cCOVID-19 Exposure Notifications Are Available\u201d&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-713612 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iphone-covid-19-notification-example.png\" alt=\"An illustration of a COVID-19 exposure notification bubble.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ll see a \u201cCOVID-19 Exposure Notifications Are Available\u201d pop-up on your iPhone sometime soon\u2014if you haven\u2019t already seen it. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le and Google launched this feature last year, so why are you being prompted now?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Some_Local_Governments_Are_Slower_Than_Others\"><\/span>Some Local Governments Are Slower Than Others<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re wondering why you\u2019re seeing this message now, it\u2019s because the contact-tracing feature is dependent on apps from your local health authority that take advantage of it. In the US, this means your state government <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly has to roll out its own contact-tracing app. Not all state governments have done this yet.<\/p>\n<p>For example, California rolled out its contact-tracing app, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/canotify.ca.gov\/\">CA Notify<\/a>, in December 2020. Oregon plans to roll out its contact-tracing app\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ktvz.com\/news\/national-world\/2021\/01\/13\/oregon-hopes-to-launch-covid-19-exposure-notification-app-in-near-future\/\">sometime before April [2021]<\/a>\u2014\u201chopefully,\u201d according to a government representative. Other states may not even plan to release apps that take advantage of this.<\/p>\n<p>You will see this notification when your local health authority rolls out its app if it hasn\u2019t already done so. If you <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> between states, you may see the notification when you arrive in a location that has such an app, too.<\/p>\n<p>The same is true in other countries\u2014when a local health authority has made its app available, you should see this pop-up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-713611 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/covid-19-exposure-notifications.png\" alt=\"The COVID-19 Exposure Notifications are Available notification on an iPhone.\" width=\"330\" height=\"712\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_COVID-19_Exposure_Notifications\"><\/span>What Are COVID-19 Exposure Notifications?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Apple and Google worked together to create a digital framework for contact tracing. Apple\u2019s solution rolled out on iPhones back in May 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Contact tracing is not enabled by default, and it doesn\u2019t do anything unless you choose to enable it. Also, it\u2019s just an API that your local public health authority\u2014for example, your state government health agency\u2014can use. If your local public health authority hasn\u2019t released an app that takes advantage of the API, there\u2019s no way to use it. (In the future, Apple and Google might integrate it directly into iOS and Android, letting it work without the app.)<\/p>\n<p>Basically, when you enable this feature, your iPhone will regularly send out a ping via Bluetooth. This includes a random identifier, but that random identifier changes every 10 to 20 minutes. Other devices with exposure notifications enabled will remember the list of identifiers sent by nearby devices.<\/p>\n<p>When someone with the app installed tests positive for COVID-19, they can report the positive test. Your iPhone will download a list of keys for devices that have reported their owners tested positive and compare your local list of identifiers against that database. If there\u2019s a match, that indicates you\u2019ve been physically near someone who later tested positive, and you\u2019ll get advice on what to do\u2014for example, you may see a recommendation that you should get tested.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this is designed in a very privacy-protecting way. Government agencies don\u2019t get a log of everyone\u2019s movements from these apps, and neither do Apple and Google.<\/p>\n<p>Without this privacy-protecting contact-tracing system, some governments were set to roll out contact-tracing systems that monitored people\u2019s movements with GPS and stored them in centralized databases. Apple and Google aren\u2019t allowing that. They are requiring governments to use this better system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How Your iPhone&#8217;s New COVID-19 Exposure Notifications Work<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_Do_When_You_See_the_Alert\"><\/span>What to Do When You See the Alert<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want the notifications, tap \u201cContinue\u201d and you\u2019ll be prompted to install the app from your local public health authority. This pop-up functions as an alert that the public health authority in your area has made an app available\u2014otherwise, many people wouldn\u2019t realize they had the option.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s not mandatory, and you\u2019re free to tap \u201cNot Now\u201d and turn down the offer. The choice is up to you, but your local public health authority probably advises that you install the app.<\/p>\n<p>You can choose to activate exposure notifications in the future by heading to Settings &gt; Exposure Notifications &gt; Turn On Exposure Notifications on your iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-713610 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/open-exposure-notifications.png\" alt=\"Tap &quot;Exposure Notifications&quot; under Settings.\" width=\"650\" height=\"453\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Disable_Availability_Alerts\"><\/span>How to Disable Availability Alerts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you don\u2019t want to see availability alerts on your iPhone when a COVID-19 tracking app is available in your area, head to Settings &gt; Exposure Notifications. Here, you can turn off the \u201cAvailability Alerts\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-713609 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/exposure-notifications-screen.png\" alt=\"The Availability Alerts setting for COVID-19 exposure notifications on iPhone.\" width=\"650\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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