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Suzyrtyyg · 29/07/2021 20:08

How do you see the ping , I have been pinged twice today and I took photo of first but not second

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Cornettoninja · 29/07/2021 20:32

Open the app?

WaterIsBest · 29/07/2021 20:33

Can you not go into the app?

Check emails?

Suzyrtyyg · 29/07/2021 20:41

No emails and on the app it has where I have been , tests but no notifications of ping

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Oysterbabe · 29/07/2021 20:50

I don't think it's a true ping. Sometimes you get like an exposure notification but it doesn't amount to anything. If you've been pinged it will be very obvious in the app.

Cornettoninja · 29/07/2021 20:51

If the app itself isn’t showing very clearly that you are meant to be in isolation (it will very obviously show a countdown of the number of days isolation left when you open it) then I don’t think you’ve been pinged in the way people are using the phrase.

I’ve had a number of alerts telling me it’s picked up that I’ve been in vicinity of a case but for whatever reason it hasn’t triggered an isolation. One I’m certain was from waiting on a bench by a priority postbox which in hindsight wasn’t the best idea.

PurpleDaisies · 29/07/2021 20:53

If the app isn’t showing anything now, you haven’t been pinged. It would have a countdown if you had. Hope that’s good news!

Cornettoninja · 29/07/2021 20:53

Your app would look like this.

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Suzyrtyyg · 29/07/2021 21:35

My boyfriend also had one saying take a test now

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Oysterbabe · 29/07/2021 21:37

It says take a test if he has symptoms. Same as anyone.

Cornettoninja · 29/07/2021 21:40

I’ve never seen that screen before but It makes sense it links to somewhere you’ve scanned into but not been in close enough proximity with someone to trigger a close contact ping. Cinema? Restaurant?

User56439876 · 29/07/2021 21:43

I think that is a check in ping, just advising there were cases where you were, pub or restaurant maybe. Not an isolation ping just advisory for test

QueenofLouisiana · 29/07/2021 21:46

This is what mine looked like. In the settings, then other data I could find out what date I had my “encounter” but no further information. I have no idea where I was when I had the encounter.

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QueenofLouisiana · 29/07/2021 21:47

Your boyfriend’s is from a check in with a QR code. Mine was from being in close proximity I believe.

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