The Corona warning app of the Federal government, which is used millions of times, is to go into a "sleep mode" at the beginning of June in view of the more relaxed pandemic situation. Until April 30, the warning function for other users of the app can still be used after a positive test, as the Federal Ministry of Health announced on Friday on request.
In the month of May, the systems will then be prepared to put certain functions into a "sleep mode" on June 1. Regular updates of the app should be avoided. But you can keep them on your mobile phone, for example, to continue using electronic vaccination certificates.
Should the situation change again, the app could be promptly "woken up" from sleep mode and adapted, said a spokesman. According to the ministry, the application was installed more than 48 million times on end devices, and almost nine million people shared positive test results to warn other users. The current contracts with the service providers SAP and T-Systems expire on May 31.