Apple, Google Update Covid-19 Alert System to Increase Adoption

Apple Inc. said the ability to use contact tracing without an app will roll out to iPhones on Tuesday, while Google said Android devices will get this capability in a more limited form later this month.

The companies said this will increase adoption of the system, which has begun to identify Covid-19 exposures. It will still only work in regions where public health authorities offer apps. The technology has been slow to catch on in some countries.

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Apple included the update in a test versionof its iOS software ...