Britain said today it will use technology developed by Apple and Google for its troubled coronavirus tracing app, completing an embarrassing u-turn after weeks of delay.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government was due to start unrolling its own app at the start of the month, but those plans were shelved after an initial testing phase revealed major problems. "We have agreed to join forces with Google and Apple to bring the best bits of both systems," Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.
He said the UK technology worked well on Google's Android system but not the one operated by Apple, meaning that distances between people were not always being recorded well enough. "Coming together in this way will bring together some of the best minds to