About a week ago, the design of the Corona warning app was presented for the first time revealedNow there is concrete information about the release date.
It took a long time, there was a lot of discussion - now it is finally here. According to Health Minister Spahn, the Corona warning app will be released next week. He explained to the "Rheinische Post":
We will introduce the app over the next week.
According to him, the app will have strict data protection requirements and will be energy efficient.
Nobody uses an app that drains the phone’s battery in just a few hours.
As is already known, the German Corona warning app relies entirely on decentralized storage. In order to offer maximum transparency, the application was made into an open source project. Originally, the app, which is being developed by Deutsche Telekom and SAP, will be released in April. However, due to "high demands" on the software, the whole thing was delayed - as Spahn explained. It is also important that the Corona warning app works on all possible devices. It continues:
Corona warning app is not a spy tool
If we can convince a few million citizens to use the app in the coming weeks, then I will be satisfied.
The federal government is planning a broad-based campaign, as has now become known. The purpose of the app is to break chains of infection and thus contain the spread of COVID-19. The bottom line is that the app should only be able to process the most relevant data and comply with both German and European data protection guidelines. However, there is no danger of tracking, as many believe. This is not only evident from the statements of those responsible but also from the codeThe app will require iOS 13.5 or later as it uses Apple's new "COVID-19 Exposure Notifications" interface. AirPods Pro on special offer at Amazon – now available for 226 euros. (Photo by Kzenon / Bigstockphoto)
