The NHS Covid-19 app is now live in England & Wales

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For iPhones at least, not sure about Android yet.

My postcode is ‘medium risk’ apparently...

I’m in a high risk area - quite scary seeing it in black and white

My iPhone is too old for it ☹️.

Just downloaded it.

Do you have to have the app “open” for it to be working?

I just downlao it from Google Play store and it says for Isle of Wight only?

Just downloaded it to have a look. Says my area is medium risk too but there was just one case in our entire county last week.

Live 24th September.

I'm medium risk. Annoyingly it won't let try neighbouring postcodes that I work within/kids go to school within etc

Thank you

Can someone explain what it does?

Mine still says for NHS workers and residents of Newham.

How do you download the app?

It's not officially live until tomorrow.

How are some using it and others saying nhs/ isle of white only?

Mine says medium risk but we’ve had either 0 or 1 case a day for the last week

Mine says medium risk but we’ve had no cases for weeks according to the Public health England map. Only 3 cases in about a 50 mile radius on there apparently!!

My phone iPhone 6S is too old as well apparently.

I am quite unimpressed by this.

Could they not manage an app which didn't exclude half the population???

I'm in a high risk area. I already knew this I guess but like pp said, it's weird seeing it in black and white

Do you have to have bluetooth on continuously for it to work?

@marmitelover13 yes it seems so. I actually have no plans to do this however

Its not due to go live in England and Wales until some time tomorrow

I'm in a high risk area.

App is crazy battery drain, was just watching it tick down 1% every 15 or so seconds while the app was open. Will see how it does overnight with the app closed but may need to delete it.

App does not do contact tracing which it was supposed to be built for.

I think this is the link to the new app
apps.apple.com/gb/app/nhs-covid-19/id1520427663

@Augustbreeze

My phone iPhone 6S is too old as well apparently.

I am quite unimpressed by this.

Could they not manage an app which didn't exclude half the population???

I've got a 6s and I've got it. Have you done all software updates?

There appears to be a contact tracing toggle?