Google will now let Android users store COVID-19 vaccination card on their phone 

Google announced on Wednesday that it has updated its Passes API to enable a secure way to store COVID-19 vaccination card, COVID-test results on Android phones.

Are you fully vaccinated? You may no longer have to carry a physical certificate to prove your vaccination status. Google is now working a letting Android users store their COVID-19 vaccination cards on their phones. Google announced on Wednesday that it has updated its Passes API to enable a secure way to store COVID-19 vaccination card, COVID-test results on Android phones. The feature will be rolled out for users in the United States initially, it will then be expanded to other countries. “Google has updated its Passes API to enable a simple and secure way to store and access COVID vaccination and test cards on Android devices. Starting today, developers from healthcare organizations, government agencies and organizations authorized by public health authorities to distribute COVID vaccines and/or tests will have access to these APIs to create a digital version of COVID vaccination or test information. This will roll out initially in the United States followed by other countries,” Google said in a blog.