Google announces that Android will have vaccine passport function
Vaccination of the new coronavirus vaccine is progressing all over the world, and in the United States and Europe, the operation of
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With the vaccine passport display function for Android announced by Google this time, it is possible to display the inoculation status of the new coronavirus vaccine and the test result of COVID-19. In addition, this function is implemented as part of the Osaifu-Keitai function 'Google Pay ', and to use it, you need a device equipped with Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or later and certified as Play Protect.
The usage of the vaccine passport shown by Google is as follows. First, users receive emails and links to websites from institutions that provide vaccines and tests to check vaccination status and test results. When this information is displayed on a device that supports the vaccine passport display function, a button labeled 'Save to phone' will be displayed along with each information. After that, you can save your vaccine passport on your device by tapping 'Save to phone'.
Vaccine passports can also be viewed offline as various information is stored on the user's device. In addition, Google emphasizes the safety of vaccine passports, saying, 'We will not use the information registered in the vaccine passport for advertising or link with external services.'
Of technology-related media The Verge is 'an attempt to make it easy to save the vaccination status of the vaccine in the smart phone is great, but actually whether you can use this feature, health care providers and is compatible up to the government' and pointed out that while 'Some states, such as New York and California, offer their own vaccine passports, but Google could streamline the vaccine passport operations process by offering vaccine passport capabilities for Android. Yes, 'he said, and welcomes the inclusion of vaccine passport functionality on Android.
'Vaccine passport' indicating the presence or absence of new coronavirus vaccination has started operation, and there are concerns about privacy --GIGAZINE
The vaccine passport function announced this time is in the stage of test operation in the United States at the time of writing the article.
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