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iPhone and Android COVID-19 contact-tracing: Public health authority apps only, can be disabled by region, multiple iOS updates required

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<p>Last week Apple and Google announced a group effort to introduce a single contact-tracing system (https://9to5google.com/2020/04/10/google-apple-covid-19-tracing/) that works with both iOS and Android. The development is the latest in an ongoing effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 and save lives.</p>
<p>The concept is simple — at least as far as contact-tracing systems go. iPhones already use Bluetooth for all sorts of features like AirDrop and streaming music to AirPods. Starting in mid-May, Bluetooth will also be used as a tool to help detect exposure to COVID-19 before symptoms are even present.</p>
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