Singapore contact tracing app isn't mandatory because it won't work on iOS"We have had repeated discussions at both the technical and policy level with Apple, but we have not yet been able to find a satisfactory solution"
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Singapore's TraceTogether contact tracing app has been a bit of a letdown.
The minister in charge has admitted that it does not function properly on iOS.
That's because Singapore is using a partly-centralized database, meaning the Bluetooth function of the app is restricted.
A Singapore government minister has admitted its contact tracing app has not been made mandatory because it doesn't really work on iOS.
As reported by Mashable SE Asia:
But Singaporean authorities discovered a fatal flaw with their contact tracing app. It works fine on Android, not so much on iOS devices.
The app, TraceTogether, hasn't been made compulsory for Singaporeans for this very reason, according to Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Initiative Vivian Balakrishnan.
The report notes that "real-time Bluetooth scanning" is...
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Singapore contact tracing app isn't mandatory because it won't work on iOS
