Apple and Google are launching a joint COVID-19 tracing tool for iOS and Android

Apple and Google’s engineering teams have teamed up to create a decentralized contact tracing tool for their respective OSs. It’s goal is to give individuals information whether they have been exposed to someone with COVID-19:

All of us at Apple and Google believe there has never been a more important moment to work together to solve one of the world’s most pressing problems through close cooperation and collaboration with developers, governments and public health providers, we hope to harness the power of technology to help countries around the world slow the spread of COVID-19 and accelerate the return of everyday life.

You can find more information about the API on Google’s post here and on Apple’s page here including specifications.

Source: Apple and Google are launching a joint COVID-19 tracing tool for iOS and Android | TechCrunch

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