UK Launches its COVID-19 App for Exposure Notifications

The U.K. government has launched its COVID-19 app for the National Health System that works with the Exposure Notification system from Apple and Google. It’s available for people in England and Wales.

UK COVID-19 App

The app, which you can download here, can send alerts to smartphone users if they have been in the vicinity of someone who has COVID-19. Here are some of its features:

  • Trace: Find out when you’ve been near other app users who have tested positive for coronavirus
  • Alert: Lets you know the level of coronavirus risk in your postcode district.
  • Check-in: Get alerted if you have visited a venue where you may have come into contact with coronavirus, using a simple QR code scanner. No more form filling.
  • Symptoms: Check if you have coronavirus symptoms and see if you need to order a test.
  • Test: Helps you order a test if you need to.
  • Isolate: Keep track of your self-isolation countdown and access relevant advice.

Once you’ve downloaded the app, go to Settings > Exposure Notifications to enable the feature.

UK COVID app Screenshots

3 thoughts on “UK Launches its COVID-19 App for Exposure Notifications

  • If I was going to be an awkward cuss I’d point out that this is not a UK Covid-19 App, its for England and Wales only.
    There’s a separate app for NHS Scotland called Protect-Scot, some of the features in the England and Wales app are perhaps better than Protect-Scot, but I don’t know if there’s a privacy compromise in the E+W version that isn’t in the Protect-Scot app. For example, you can’t QR check-in, or receive a Risk Level update or perform a symptom diagnosis using Protect-Scot. I refused to install Protect-Scot until I was satisfied that there were no tracking features, and you control through iOS access to hardware devices, so I’m content and its installed.

    1. I wouldn’t hold your breath, you’ll pass out. This virus is horrible if you are unlucky enough to get a big viral load. Take care, stay well, assume everybody is bugged unless you know otherwise. The case for wearing a mask has just become a legitimate reason for buggering up every security forces facial recognition trial, and Ring cameras. Result!

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