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On April 24th 2020 Apple & Google have announced a new version of the Apple & Google Contact Tracing Protocol which they programmed in a joint effort. Now it’s to be called “Exposure Notification Technology”, since this name better describes the nature of the protocol. On 29th of April Apple released the first iOS 13.5 beta implementation of the protocol. This beta version targets developers for API testing and collecting feedback. The access to the API will be limited to apps authorised by public health authorities. This update is a reaction to the criticism (most of which was baseless) as well as several technical changes implemented in versions 1.1 and 1.2 of this protocol. We are going to discuss these changes in this article.