Digital vax record stored on user’s smartphone
Android will soon have the ability to store and display proof of Covid-19 vaccination, Google has said. The ad search giant has confirmed that an update to its Passes API will allow authorised public health bodies and medical organisations to create a digital vaccination record, which can then be stored on a user’s smartphone. Google said it planned to introduce the feature in the US initially, before rolling it out to other territories. It did not offer any clarity about which countries are next in line, so it probably isn’t a good idea to rip up your paper vaccination card just yet. These records will be stored locally on the user’s device, Google said.
