Covidsafe app is not working properly on iPhones, authorities admit

An update to integrate the Google-Apple framework should fix the issue, MPs told

Australians running the Covidsafe contact tracing app on iPhones may not be recording all the data required if they don't have the app running in the foreground or they are using an older model phone, the government has admitted.

More than 5.1 million Australians have downloaded and registered to use the app on iPhone and Android devices, and, while the Android version works while running in the background (ie, not open on the screen), the iPhone version works best when the app is open on the screen and the phone is unlocked.