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Apple and Google have begun testing their COVID-19 exposure on notification API

Apple and Google Have Started Testing their COVID-19 Exposure Notification API 

A Full release is expected in mid-may

Apple and Google have delivered an initial version of the application Interface (API) to certain developers, in what can be considered a very crucial step in the full-rollout of the COVID-19 tracking technology expected to release for the iPhone and Android phones later this summer. It was earlier this month that the two tech giants had announced that they would begin working together build a solution that will allow the transmission of data for tracking Coronavirus and contact tracing. This will use the Bluetooth low energy technology built into modern day smartphones. It means governments and health agencies will be able to better identify individuals via a voluntary contract tracking mechanism, which will collect data of phones that have been in close proximity with each other.


The companies announced their rare collaboration earlier this month. The project, which users will be asked to opt into, will use Bluetooth to track potential exposures to confirmed cases of COVID-19. Smartphones will record instances in which they have been close to other phones for an extended period of time without recording location data. When a person is diagnosed with COVID-19, the API will allow public health agencies to quickly inform other people who may have been in contact with the patient, based on the data stored on their phone. Information about patients’ identities or locations is not shared with Apple or Google

Apple and Google insist this is a two-step process. “First, in May, both companies will release APIs that enable interoperability between Android and iOS devices using apps from public health authorities. These official apps will be available for users to download via their respective app stores,” says Google in an official statement. “Software developers are contributing by crafting technical tools to help combat the virus and save lives, says Apple.

Apple and Google insist this is a two-step process. “First, in May, both companies will release APIs that enable interoperability between Android and iOS devices using apps from public health authorities. These official apps will be available for users to download via their respective app stores,” says Google in an official statement. “Software developers are contributing by crafting technical tools to help combat the virus and save lives, says Apple.



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