iOS 14 Mistakenly Disables Coronavirus Contact Tracing Apps

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If you still needed a good reason why you shouldn’t install beta software on your production devices, maybe this iOS 14 public beta issue convinces you this is serious business.

The most recent testing version of Apple’s next mobile operating system seems to disable coronavirus contact tracing apps in Europe for a reason that’s yet to be determined.

According to reports, Apple is already aware of the issue, so there’s a good chance a fix is already in the works and should be part of the next beta.

Until then, however, not only that users aren’t notified when these apps are disabled, as the whole thing happens silently without any previous warning, but they also can’t enable them back on manually.

All they get is a “Not available in your region” message in the COVID-19 Exposure Logging screen.

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