The Learn More dialog doesn't really tell you much. It just talks about how exposure notification works. It doesn't say anything about what specific apps you need to install to use the feature. Under the Active App choice: I see no apps installed. So clearly Apple's COVID app is not an option. this is really a bust. Cheers, Donna
> On May 21, 2020, at 9:29 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > If you go in to Settings, Privacy, you can see the COVID-19 setting. When > inside this setting there is a Learn More button. It seems that there are > certain apps that you can allow access of the COVID-19 tracking system too. > It’s not available in my region, so I’m not totally familiar with the details > of how it works. > > Later… > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 21, 2020, at 8:21 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I just installed IOS 13.5 so I could use the COVID-19 tracking feature. >> Problem is, when I go into settings and enable COVID tracking, it tells me >> that it can't be enabled because I don't have a necessary app installed. So, >> I went to the app store and downloaded the Apple COVID-19 app. I installed >> it, and answered the questions, but I'm still getting the message that COVID >> tracking in settings cannot be enabled. Does anyone know what I need to do >> to utilize this feature? This is really a big miss by Apple. If they expect >> people to use this, they needed to let us know what we need to do. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/9312DE3B-A369-448F-A220-6438EC80B47C%40me.com. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/C18138D7-00A2-427E-91DF-645B2D9706EE%40me.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/20E9A187-06A0-4229-BF62-8C7412A08F98%40me.com.
