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Apple and Google Helping to Contain COVID-19

You may have heard that Apple and Google have partnered together to help health authorities track COVID-19. The two companies that normally do not get along, have partnered together to help its customers in a new way. They have created a process that allows users to see if they have been in contact with someone that has tested positive with COVID-19.

The process allows iOS and Android devices to be tracked based on their proximity signals using Bluetooth. The health authorities will be able to then create an app that tracks which individuals have come in close contact with another. An individual will have to download the app and opt-in. The user can then enter if they had COVID-19 by using a code from the health authorities. If a user comes in close contact with someone that COVID-19 the app will notify them.

Here is a visual overview from google of how the process would work.


This is a step in the right direction. Android devices and iOS devices account for the majority of devices in circulation. With the new app health authorities could easily track and alert individuals at a higher risk. The difficult part will be getting individuals to download the app and trust it. This is the only way the process will truly be effective. The software update for iOS and Android systems will come out in mid-May. These updates will allow for contact tracing, along with the download of the new app that should be coming out in the coming month. I provided a link below that answers several questions about the new service. Click here to check it out!

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