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May 5, 20203 min read

Apple-Google COVID-19 Exposure Notification tool to be limited to one tracking app per country


Apple, Google Covid-19 tool to be limited to one tracking app per country



  • The system, unveiled in April, adds technology to the iOS and Android smartphone operating systems that alerts users anonymously if they have come into contact with a person with Covid-19

  • In the future, the technology will be embedded more deeply into the Apple and Google operating systems to be less reliant on apps


Apple Inc. and Google said their upcoming contract-tracing tool will be restricted to one public health app per country to get as many people in each nation using the software as possible.

The companies also released app concepts and sample code to help app developers build programs using the iOS and Android contact-tracing tool. In a statement on Monday, the companies said they would still support countries that have “opted for a regional or state approach." The system, unveiled in April, adds technology to the iOS and Android smartphone operating systems that alerts users anonymously if they have come into contact with a person with Covid-19. The first phase will launch publicly in mid-May. It requires public health apps to integrate with the system. In the future, the technology will be embedded more deeply into the Apple and Google operating systems to be less reliant on apps.





Apple, Google COVID-19 tool to be available in one app per country


Apple and Google came up with a list of criteria when they released screenshots of the COVID-19 tool, exposure notification API.


HIGHLIGHTS

  • The tool known as Exposure Notification is slated to launch in mid-May, Apple and Google stated.

  • The system which was unveiled in April works by adding technology to the iOS and Android smartphone operating systems.

  • The companies have reiterated that the tool is a privacy-first design and comes with a set of criteria for developers.


After announcing a ban on location tracking in their COVID-19 contact tracing app, tech-giants Apple and Google have said that the tool will be available in one app per country, Bloomberg noted.

This is because the companies want to prevent fragmentation. According to Apple and Google representatives, this will promote high adoption rates among users

The companies, however, mentioned that if a country opts for a regional or state approach, they will also support those authorities.

Apple and Google have reiterated that the tool is a privacy-first design of this API and is releasing new resources to public health authority developers.





Apple, Google COVID-19 tool to be limited to one app per country


Apple Inc and Google said their upcoming contact-tracing tool will be restricted to one public health app per country to get as many people in each nation using the software as possible.




Apple Inc and Google said their upcoming contact-tracing tool will be restricted to one public health app per country to get as many people in each nation using the software as possible.

The companies also released app concepts and sample code to help app developers build programs using the iOS and Android contact-tracing tool. In a statement on Monday, the companies said they would still support countries that have “opted for a regional or state approach.”

The system, unveiled in April, adds technology to theiOS and Android smartphone operating systemsthat alerts users anonymously if they have come into contact with a person withCovid-19. The first phase will launch publicly in mid-May. It requires public health apps to integrate with the system. In the future, the technology will be embedded more deeply into the Apple and Google operating systems to be less reliant on apps.





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