About Arogya Setu, BEVQ (Beverages Queue) and Manglish applications
| Concern | Aarogya Setu | BevQ | Manglish – The Malayalam keyboard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language (s) | 12 languages | Malayalam, English | Malayalam, English |
| Purpose | spread awareness of COVID–19, and connect essential COVID–19-related health services to the people of India | a queue management mobile application | Type Malayalam-like English and get it auto-converted to Malayalam Text (transliteration and speech-to-text) |
| Reachability | Different states in India | For virtual queue management at Beverages outlet inside Kerala State | Across the globe to type/dictate Malayalam and get it as digital Malayalam text |
| Ownership | National Informatics Centre, Govt. Of India | developed by Faircode Technologies of Kochi, Kerala Made for launch by the Kerala State Beverages Corporation, Under the Govt of Kerala | The minimal version is free. Premium version needs to be purchased Provided by Clusterdev |
| Initial release date | April 2020 | May 2020 | September 2015 |
| Present status | Working | Withdrawn | Working |
| Mobile | Apple Android mobiles and more | Android mobiles Apples | Apple Android mobiles and more |
| Operating Systems | Android iOS | Android 4.1 and up iOS | Android |
| Size | 3.3 MB (Android) 13.3 MB (IOS) | 9.7Mb (Android) 27Mb (iOS) | 28 MB (Android) |
| Written in | Kotlin and Java | React Native, NodeJs | Java |
| Availability | smartphones, the Aarogya Setu app uses Bluetooth and GPS technology on non-smart phones, it works by cellular triangulation of the phone | Uses GPS | Once downloaded, can be used offline also |
| Concern | Aarogya Setu | BevQ | Manglish – The Malayalam keyboard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language (s) | 12 languages | Malayalam, English | Malayalam, English |
| Purpose | spread awareness of COVID–19, and connect essential COVID–19-related | a queue management mobile application | Type Malayalam-like English and get it auto-converted to Malayalam Text (transliteration and speech-to-text) |
| Reachability | Different states in India | For virtual queue management at Beverages outlet inside Kerala State | Across the globe to type/dictate Malayalam and get it as digital Malayalam text |
| Ownership | National Informatics Centre, Govt. Of India | developed by Faircode Technologies of Kochi, Kerala | The minimal version is free. Premium version needs to be purchased Provided by Clusterdev |
| Initial release date | April 2020 | May 2020 | September 2015 |
| Present status | Working | Withdrawn | Working |
| Mobile | Apple | Android mobiles Apples | Apple |
| Operating Systems | Android iOS | Android 4.1 and up iOS | Android |
| Size | 3.3 MB (Android) | 9.7Mb (Android) 27Mb (iOS) | 28 MB (Android) |
| Written in | Kotlin and Java | React Native, NodeJs | Java |
| Availability | smartphones, the Aarogya Setu app uses Bluetooth and GPS technology | Uses GPS | Once downloaded, can be used offline also |
Source(s): Author’s own work
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