Coronavirus Tracker Apple Google. Apple and Google building coronavirus tracking tech for iOS and Android, coming in May. The two companies are working together, representing most of the phones used around the world. Apple and Google's contact tracing system is designed to slow the spread of coronavirus by tracking who a person has been in close contact with using a Bluetooth system that stores data on people. For years, Apple and Google have dreamed of breaking into the enormous market for personal health. Apple CEO Tim Cook has said he wants health tech to be considered Apple's "greatest contribution.
Apple and Google are collaborating on a smartphone-enabled contact tracing tool to help public health officials track and halt coronavirus' spread. Apple and Google building coronavirus tracking tech for iOS and Android, coming in May. The two companies are working together, representing most of the phones used around the world.
Apple and Google are jointly developing technology to alert people if they have recently come into contact with others found to be infected with coronavirus. They hope to initially help third.
See the map, stats, and news for areas affected by COVID-19 on Google News The companies had announced the unprecedented collaboration to leverage their technology to help trace and contain the spread of coronavirus last month, and say 22 countries and several US states. Apple and Google developed a new API for iPhone and Android that would allow app developers to create contact tracing apps for the novel coronavirus. The Apple-Google approach relies on Bluetooth. Apple and Google grew into global forces by creating wildly popular devices and applications. Their products became iconic for their elegant, user-friendly designs, and for their ability to handle.
