iOS 13.7 Now Available With Support for Exposure Notifications Express

[MacRumors]

Apple today released iOS 13.7, a major update that comes more than a month after the release of iOS 13.6. iOS 13.7 is an update that's being introduced to roll out a new Exposure Notifications System that does not require an app to be downloaded for the feature to be turned on.

The iOS 13.7 updates are available on all eligible devices over-the-air in the Settings app. To access the updates, go to Settings > General > Software Update. Apple has also released a new version of iPadOS 13.7, but as Exposure Notifications don't work on the iPad, the iPad update focuses on bug fixes.

With iOS 13.7, Apple is adding Exposure Notifications Express, a feature that lets public health authorities that choose to participate provide an Exposure Notification system without having to do the work to develop an app.

After updating, iOS 13.7 users will see a new Exposure Notification section in the Settings app (it used to be in the Privacy settings) where there's a toggle to "Turn on Exposure Notifications."

Activating Exposure Notifications lets you know if the feature is available in your country, state, or region through a contact tracing app. In areas that are participating in the Exposure Notifications Express program, users will be able to turn on Exposure Notifications without the need to download an app.

Apple this morning said that Maryland, Nevada, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. will soon be adopting Exposure Notifications Express, and more U.S. states could follow in the future. Using Exposure Notifications Express will require iOS 13.7, and even though it works without an app in some areas, it is still entirely opt-in.

In areas that do not participate in Exposure Notifications Express, attempting to toggle on Exposure Notifications will direct users to an app created by a public health authority in their state if one is available, or it will let them know that Exposure Notifications are not yet available in their area.

iOS 13.7 is likely to be one of the final updates to the iOS 13 operating system as Apple shifts its focus to iOS 14. We could see iOS 14 released in the coming weeks if the update is decoupled from new iPhones, or in October when the new iPhones are expected to debut.

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[Konigi]

My release notes suggest something completely different (in Canada): new Memojis and shareable iCloud Drive folders from the Files app. Nothing about updated Exposure Notifications.

About 130 Mb.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

Glad they're offering this for the 3 states that opted in (yes, I know more European countries are on board).

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

This should be a solid/polished update.

 

[C DM]

This should be a solid/polished update.

What is that based on?

 

[JM]

My release notes suggest something completely different (in Canada): neww Memojis and shareable iCloud Drive folders from the Files app. Nothing about updated Exposure Notifications.

View attachment 949368

About 130 Mb.

And in French apparently 😳 what is Apple thinking?


😏

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

What is that based on?

Means: This update is as solid as it gets. No Bugs, No glitches.

 

[f0ku5]

Apple completely screwed up patch notes 🤣

 

[C DM]

Means: This update is as solid as it gets. No Bugs, No glitches.

I guess we will see once many install and use it. Hopefully that's the case, although there are certainly bugs/glitches that have been present in iOS 13 even from earlier releases and were still there in later releases, so there's a good chance they might still be around.

That said, even the release notes are already "glitching":

Apple completely screwed up patch notes 🤣

 

[DinkThifferent]

Yaaaaay updates

The file was downloaded within seconds (to my surprise) but the 'preparing update' takes quite some time.

 

[TooMuchPhone]

Not with a ten foot pole.

Downloading iOS versions with this tracking is agreeing to Tyranny. 13.4.1 forever.

A location tracking device, audio and text spying, social control and modification - are you getting it yet? A location tracking device, audio and text spying, social control and modification - it's not 3 devices, it's one

 

[Populus]

I still don't quite understand this new exposure notification API... Is it just like before, but now you don't need the app? How can people input their "positive" status without an app? In the settings? I don't get it...

 

[MacBird]

Build 17H35

 

[SBlue1]

Means: This update is as solid as it gets. No Bugs, No glitches.

what makes you think so?

 

[dumastudetto]

Means: This update is as solid as it gets. No Bugs, No glitches.

Correct. And only Apple can do this.

 

[Böhme417]

I'm hoping for more bug fixes than anything. I still have some lingering iOS 13 issues.

 

[fhall1]

What about the battery drain issue with 13.6.1???

 

[InGen]

Could someone clarify some privacy elements of this exposure notification. When I am notified that I have been exposed to someone who is positive, is anyone else notified or is it my personal information to act on? In other words, when I find this out, do the authorities also find out that I have been exposed? Or Only me? This is the major reason why I am not getting involved in this program yet but perhaps if someone could clear things up I may have things wrong?

 

[mnsportsgeek]

Tried to set it up on my phone and the phone says that my region (state) has an exposure notification app, then takes me to the app store to download the app that doesn't exist.

Good job, Apple. Good update.

For the record, the only states that support this are Alabama, Nevada, North Dakota (spelled North Dakoda in the app store ), Virginia, and Wyoming.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

what makes you think so?

Based on speculation. I like to stay positive.

 

[C DM]

Not with a ten foot pole.

Downloading iOS versions with this tracking is agreeing to Tyranny. 13.4.1 forever.

A location tracking device, audio and text spying, social control and modification - are you getting it yet? A location tracking device, audio and text spying, social control and modification - it's not 3 devices, it's one

Even posting on an online forum is already pretty much antithetical to that, let alone using any connected device (no matter what OS or version of OS it might be running).

 

[JetBlack7]

Can anyone tell me If you're getting the update via iTunes? Still not showing up for me.

 

[C DM]

Based on speculation. I like to stay positive.

Odd thing to speculate about as it doesn't really say much one way or another and can be misleading when stated in terms that don't involve speculation. Unless the actual meaning there is to say that one hopes that this version is free of bugs and glitches and is solid and polished.

 

[AntonisCy]

Anyone have the release notes for 13.7? the ones i got on the phone were the 13 release notes.

 

[BigMcGuire]

I am sitting here watching my iPad Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max update. Amazing how long these updates take considering the speed of these devices. That said, they don't happen all that often so they're not disruptive (and I can do them when I want).

Just, figured, a 150mb update would be a little faster .