With the intention of fighting Covid-19, Google and Apple announced that an app (application) to track the new coronavirus that was developed in partnership with launch on April 28 of that current year.
The giants had a scheduled date for May, however, the change information was given by Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, in a videoconference with European commissioner Thierry Breton that there would be a need for agility, because the disease is no joke.
The app will allow people to be alerted by cell phone if they have contact with someone infected. But after all, how will this work? It's safe? Friends, we are in the age of artificial intelligence, many things are already possible.
We've put together a series of information gathered from reliable sources, so you can stay on top of how this will work.
Covid-19 now has a combat tool
Google and Apple will release a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) that will enable interoperability between Android and iOS using apps from public health authorities. When installing these applications, Bluetooth will detect if the user has approached possibly contaminated people.