Residents on the Isle of Wight today claim they are unable to use the new NHS contact tracing app on phones which are more than two years old. People are receiving error messages telling them the app is not compatible with their devices, with others reporting glitches including pop-ups. Many have reported the app is … Read more
Health chiefs have awarded an IT development firm a £3.8million contract to see if it can use Apple and Google software in the new coronavirus contract tracing app. NHS digital innovation arm NHSX has asked the London office of Swiss firm Zuhlke Engineering to develop and support the app which is on trial on the … Read more
The NHS is rolling out its new coronavirus track-and-trace app today for testing across the Isle of Wight. This is how it will work STEP ONE: DOWNLOAD THE APP Britons will be able to download the app for free from the Department of Health website. It is also available vi the Apple and Android app … Read more
Second deadly coronavirus peak CAN be stopped with UK’s new ‘test, track and trace’ app says chief scientific advisor Sir Patrick Vallance Sir Patrick told MPs the new contact-tracing app could help stop a second peak Sir Patrick told MPs spread of coronavirus was different in different parts of UK He said densely populated places … Read more
The NHS is rolling out its new coronavirus track-and-trace app today for testing across the Isle of Wight. Health and council workers will be asked to download the software on to smartphones to see if it works – and if phones can accurately trace personal contacts via bluetooth. But critics have questioned why the Government … Read more
The NHS’ track-and-trace app considered vital to getting the UK out of coronavirus lockdown will be tested on the Isle of Wight from today onwards – but there are growing concerns about its privacy setting and its inability to work abroad. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has decided the first public tests would begin on the self-contained … Read more
The NHSX app will be launched for health workers on the Isle of Wight tomorrow The NHS contact-tracing app considered vital to getting the UK out of coronavirus lockdown will be available for medical staff on the Isle of Wight from tomorrow. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced today that the first public tests would begin … Read more
Trials of the contact-tracing app the NHS will use to help Britain come out of coronavirus lockdown will begin on the Isle of Wight this week. The app, which will monitor whether someone has been close to a person diagnosed with COVID-19, is a vital part of the Government’s ‘test, track and trace’ approach. It … Read more
UN’s coronavirus social distancing app 1point5 is ‘barely functional’ and could lead to dozens of false-positives as it alerts the user to the presence of any nearby Bluetooth device – not just smartphones The 1point5 app is designed to alert people if someone else is less than 5ft away UN Technology Innovation Labs built the … Read more
‘You can’t spell!’ Chris Hemsworth reveals why there is no ‘e’ in his fitness app Centr – as he offers free workouts during the coronavirus pandemic By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:57 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 00:21 BST, 27 April 2020 App and website developers are known to ditch unnecessary … Read more