Once downloaded the application is zero-rated.said the app did not cost the country lot of money to develop as Discovery covered most of the costs. The app is free and available to anyone in SA.
It uses Bluetooth to exchange “random codes” with other app users when they come within proximity — as if the devices had given each other a digital handshake. The random codes exchanged at the time of “digital handshaking” are stored in a log on each phone for 14 days. Gaurang Tanna, who led the app development team in the department, said the launch was a crucial public health intervention to help suppress Covid-19 and prevent a resurgence of infections.Once it is launched, the user needs to consent to the terms and conditions before it becomes active. A privacy policy forms part of the terms and conditions. Enable notifications and Bluetooth and let the app run in the background.
You can choose to enter your unique PIN and date of birth. The app will provide advice on what to do next to manage one's health and self-isolate.Other smartphones using the Covid Alert SA app check the central server periodically throughout the day. Those devices with random codes on record matching codes shared to the central server by your device, will receive a notification about potential exposure to Covid-19 over the past 14 days.
The next user will receive advice on what to do next to monitor their symptoms, choose whether to self-quarantine and more.
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