A few days ago, Google and Apple announced their intention to collaborate to create a technical solution that would enable follow-up of those infected with coronavirus to stop the spread of the disease. The merger of the two companies will allow for the majority of landline calls used as tracking beacons.
Today we learned more details of the plan, which will have the Google Play Store as a solid point on Android.
Android Update via Google Play Store
Google changed the way it restores its app to not force users to open a complete firmware to upgrade minor features. Instead, it started using the app store as a repository for system updates.
This is a strategy that will be followed in this case, with new functions and APIs that will reach our mobile with input from the Google Play store. But there are two problems.
Google's new solution to crackdown on Android: Mainline Project
Google is offering a twist on its Android update system via Project Mainline, a component classification that modules have to review by the Google Play Store.
The first is that Compatible mobiles will be the ones running Android 6 or higher. According to a cracking report a few days ago, more than 15% of Google Play Store users have an objection to this activity, one in six.
In addition, one that uses Google's store omits all Android phones used in China and all year long for all Huawei models worldwide.
The company revealed that they would develop a framework for their solution to address all these issues and that they would be given access to any firm they wanted to use. Of course, it will be in the hands of these companies to use it or not, just as the Chinese government can decide whether it is compulsory to import it into clothing sold in their country.
It is not yet clear whether this new anti-coronavirus solution will be relevant to Google or open source, but we will know more in the coming weeks.
