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England and Wales have finally released their COVID-19 contact tracing app for Android and iOS. Scotland and Northern Ireland independently released their own contact tracing apps.

After users began reporting the inability to open some apps on iOS and iPadOS last week, Apple is releasing dozens of repeat updates for apps in the App Store likely to fix certificate issues.

Apple today released its latest updates for iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS. The biggest change in iOS 13.5 is the new Exposure Notification API, but there are also other changes like Face ID improvements.

The upcoming iOS 13.5 update will allow users to share their Medical ID with the 911 operator. Apple already allows users to display Medical ID on the lock screen in case of an emergency.

Apple is making some interesting improvements with iOS 13.5 to make way for the changing world where many are walking around with masks on their face, but unfortunately, Face ID still won't work.

Today, Apple released a new beta build of iOS 13.4.5, but it's actually calling it iOS 13.5 now. This is because it includes the new contact tracing API, and therefore requires a new SDK.