Apple releases iOS 12.5
With the release of iOS 13.5 Apple brings iPhone exposure notifications of COVID-19 These notifications, which use a system created by Apple and Google, let us know, once a compatible app is installed, if we've been in contact with someone positive for COVID-19
The launch of the protocol and system to detect contacts, created by the two technology giants, was widely applauded. But it had a drawback: it was only compatible with iOS devices that were compatible with iOS 13.5.
iOS 12.5 makes COVID-19 exposure notifications compatible with iPhone 6 and earlier
This made exposure notifications only compatible with iPhone 6s and later. And it left many devices in the lurch. But now Apple has released an update to iOS 12 that makes devices older than iPhone 6s compatible with these notifications.
The update in question is iOS 12.5 With it, the iPhone 6, iPhone 5s and iPhone SE become compatible with exposure notifications first generation Devices that, although they are older than 2015, are still used by many users who saw how they were left out of being able to use exposure notifications COVID-19
Exposure notifications in iOS 13.5 that arrive with iOS 12.5
Being able to update to iOS 12.5, if you have these devices, it's not too complicated. All you have to do is access the Settings of iOS and, in General, click on Software Update From this This way, the update will appear and you can download and install it.
With this movement on the part of Apple now the only thing left is for the country's own apps to be updated and not ask for, as an installation requirement iOS 13.5 Something that I hope will win shortly since as of this update iOS 12.5 exposure notifications don't need iOS 13.5 or higher .
