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The Health Service Executive in Ireland has indicated that the COVID-19 tracker app will be downloadable from Google and Apple app stores, subject to final government approval.
New mobility metrics could help clinicians to treat patients with conditions that affect their movement, while Noise app updates will help protect users' hearing.
New workout modules and automatic handwashing detection were rolled out at Apple's annual developer conference, but no update was offered on contact-tracing efforts.
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This news comes a little over a month after the UK said it would opt for a centralized contact-tracing model in lieu of Apple-Google's decentralized one.
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A new CB Insights report lays out the role of the FAMGA companies in healthcare and what could be next for each.
Opt-in "Exposure Notifications" are included in new operating system updates on both companies' platforms and available now to worldwide public health agencies.
Also Fitbit struggles as it waits to be acquired by Google, and Livongo sees strong growth.
Also: Washington Post survey says users reluctant to use Google and Apple's tracing app; Chronolife lands CE mark.