[SOLVED] Contact tracing APIs

[babolivier]

Hi there,

According to https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/issues/1057 and others, microG now supports contact tracing APIs so contact tracing apps can use them.
Currently, this update still hasn’t made its way to /e/OS (the last system update is from a month ago, which btw is a bit scary given how quickly Lineage and microG evolve), at least not on FP3, which prevents me from setting up the UK’s NHS app.
When should I expect an update of /e/OS to include these APIs? It feels to me like it should be a major concern that it’s not in there yet.

[ff2u]

@babolivier

When should I expect an update of /e/OS to include these APIs?

See e.g. here:

Dutch Coronamelder app needs "current" G**gle Play Services

That is exactly what we want to try out…give the user all the control over the action. As I mentioned will update in the coming week if we see out testing is successful.

[harvey186]

There are a lot of other posts regarding this.
PLS have a look here.
https://community.e.foundation/search?q=covid

Thx for using the search before creating a new post.

[babolivier]

@harvey186

Thx for using the search before creating a new post.

I have used the search but none of the results seemed gave me anything other than bikeshedding on the apps themselves instead of an answer to the question I’m asking, and I don’t have a whole day available for searching through this huge amount of content (kind of a needle in a haystack situation here).

@ff2u

See e.g. here:

That is exactly what we want to try out…give the user all the control over the action. As I mentioned will update in the coming week if we see out testing is successful.

Thanks! Sorry I missed that, it answers my question perfectly, I’ll be waiting for an update within the next few days then!