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Smartphone Contact Tracing Tech to be Released Ahead of Schedule

Apr 23, 2020, 10:20 AM by Rich Brome @rbrome

A new contact-tracing technology developed by Apple and Google to address the COVID-19 pandemic will see its first release to developers on April 28th, earlier than originally planned. The technology uses Bluetooth to keep a history of which phones come near which other phones for certain periods of time, as an approximation of people who have come into contact, so that when someone tests positive for COVID-19, other people who need to be tested can be identified quickly. The technology is fully interoperable between iOS and Android phones, thanks to a unique collaboration between Google and Apple. The API being released next week will enable verified public health authorities to use the technology in their own apps. Such apps will need to be installed on a large percentage of phones for the technology to be useful in any given population. Later, Apple and Google plan to integrate a more complete contact-tracing technology into both iOS and Android, which would not require an app install. Apple and Google have designed the technology to be anonymous, voluntary, transparent, temporary, secure, and interoperable, and EU regulators are working with the companies to ensure the technology meets their strict standards in those areas.

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afieman1

Apr 23, 2020, 11:28 AM

App???

Does anyone know the name of this new upcoming app????

Rich Brome

Initially, each country or state will release its own app, each of which will have a different name. For example, Singapore's is called TraceTogether.

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