COVID Alert Reviews
Published by Health Canada / Santé Canada About: COVID Alert uses Bluetooth to exchange random codes with nearby phones. It does
not use or access any location data.
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About COVID Alert
Several times a day, COVID Alert checks a list of codes from people who tell the app they tested positive.
COVID Alert uses Bluetooth to exchange random codes with nearby phones.
Other phones using COVID Alert check the central server periodically throughout the day.
COVID Alert was built by Health Canada with the Canadian Digital Service on the private exposure notification framework by Apple and Google.
If you test positive for COVID-19 you will receive a one-time key with your diagnosis to enter into COVID Alert.
COVID Alert works by determining how far away other phones are by the strength of their Bluetooth signal.
Provincial and territorial governments are working to support COVID Alert across Canada.
It’s still helpful to keep COVID Alert on, no matter where you are.
The app asks permission to share your random codes from the last 14 days with a central server.
If they recorded any codes that match the codes in the central server, their user will be notified that they were exposed.
You’ll get a notification if a code you received matches one of the positive codes.
In some places, people cannot yet report a COVID-19 diagnosis through this app.
That way, when people are able to report a diagnosis, you’ll find out if you were near them.
It does not use or access any location data.
Overall User Satisfaction Rating
Negative experience
62.3%
Positive experience
37.7%
Neutral
14.2%
Key Benefits of COVID Alert
- The app is clear and protects your health in a private matter.
- The app optimizes contact-tracing, making it more efficient for Health Canada.
- The app accurately follows the Apple/Google privacy sharing, ensuring that your GPS is not leaked and no one but you can choose to share your health info.
- The app does not use GPS, which means it does not drain your battery.
- The app is easy to download and does not ask for personal data.
- The app is a helpful public tool.
15 COVID Alert Reviews
4.6 out of 5
By moe393
A huge success!
The only downfall to the COVID Alert app is that you need a minimum iOS update 13.5, and there are many reasons for this. The government of Canada had to work with Apple and Google to release a new software update that allowed you to connect run Bluetooth handshakes in the background so you do not have to have COVIDAlert running. This is why COVIDAlert is only available for iOS 3 13.5 and above. COVIDAlert is clear and protects your health in a privately matter. I definitely do recommend COVIDAlert!
By chickenandporn
Lightweight and the safest way to accelerate contact-tracing
So far, seems lightweight and fairly uncluttered, even though we don’t need to look at it until it detects a positive report you’ve been near.
It’s important to use a tool like this that optimizes contact-tracing: Health Canada doesn’t have limitless staff and funds, so we need to make them as efficient as possible with all the tools possible that don’t risk our privacy.
Seems to accurately follow the Apple/Google privacy sharing so that your GPS is not leaked and no one but YOU can choose your share your health info. Privacy is important.
Also because it doesn’t use GPS, it doesn’t drain your battery. No difference so far on my battery comparing to previous days.
By Jessie_Yuan
Really happy it exists!
Super easy to download, doesn’t ask for personal data, I’m glad it respects privacy so much while being a helpful public tool. Made all my family members download it too
By PJenkinsDC
An Easy-to-Use App that Everyone Should Install
COVIDAlert takes seconds to install, does not track you or record personal information and is a really useful tool to containing g the COVID pandemic.
By jjla990
Keeping us safe
COVIDAlert is innovative and helps protect our health while protecting our privacy. I’m proud that our government was able to come up with such a helpful tool.
By Mollahasani
The only app that can save lives
Plus it’s the least intrusive app!
By rndinesh
iPhone 6 & iPhone 5s with iOS 12
iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 can’t download COVIDAlert as app is not compatible with iOS 12 yet and requires minimum iOS 13.5 or higher, except for this gap I will recommend everyone to download COVIDAlert.
By WorldUser_AM
Reporting unsafe areas
It would be great if you can add a feature to this application through which the users can report areas, neighborhoods, buildings, transportation terminals, etc where people are not abiding by the health authorities guidelines on social distancing and wearing masks!
By Janette908123
developers
When can we get in the USA?
By Jimbo40
Is this Available for the State of NY?
We need this.
By Darren Mo
Well-Designed App
A well-designed app by Health Canada.
- COVIDAlert clearly communicates how the technology works.
- The typography is legible and feels like the Government of Canada websites.
- Beautiful, subtle animations.
- It just works!
By JennySDE
Finally!
Glad there’s finally a contact tracing app in Canada. If there’s anyone concerned about privacy, COVIDAlert is open source and you can look through the code on GitHub. You can find the link on the developer website.
By nonicknamenxhur
No use
COVIDAlert works under the premises that all COVID-19 patients use COVIDAlert and will truthfully report their positive results. Neither of these seem realistic.
By Notapaidreviewer
Garbage in, garbage out
Firstly, You have to have your Bluetooth enabled all the time. This drains your battery. Most people I know rarely use Bluetooth 24/7. So right there that's a major fail.
Secondly, who's going to volunteer their info? Covidiots won't even get tested.
And here's another example of the lunacy of political correctness. Those who get tested can opt out providing their age and sex. If I'm positive why would i let others know I'm infected? I have to enter a one time code?
We don't have people complying with mandatory 14 day quarantine or wearing masks. Why would they enter a code? Remember, social distancing and wearing masks properly save lives, not COVIDAlert.
Thirdly, COVIDAlert tracks your info. All apps do. Some worse than others.
Finally, COVIDAlert only works in Ontario. The people who think COVIDAlert saves lives probably think JT is the best. Uninstalled.
By Hm1234123
Residents or travellers
Is COVIDAlert for Canadian residents or travellers?
How to get one time activation code?
I call the Canadian COVID line they told me it is only for travellers. But in app it did mention.
By Iloveapps84
Idiot reviewers
Funny that there are some people who are stupid enough to leave a negative review on this because they don’t have the latest version of iOS, which is NEEDED to include the tracking stuff. As if that’s COVIDAlert ’s fault. But yeah, devs, you probably should have better limited what the minimum version was for this. Oh well. People are pretty stupid with their unfair reviews. It’s funny to watch. Just wait til people start complaining about location tracking, which isn’t even done in this hahah
By PoopHead53
Thank you
Doing the world a favor.
By thejejr
Location For Use
Is COVIDAlert only for Canadian residents or also for people around the US?
Is COVID Alert Safe?
Yes. COVID Alert is quiet safe to use but use with caution. This is based on our NLP (Natural language processing) analysis of over 99 User Reviews sourced from the Appstore and the appstore cumulative rating of 4.6/5 . Justuseapp Safety Score for COVID Alert Is 37.7/100.
Is COVID Alert Legit?
Yes. COVID Alert is legit, but not 100% legit to us. This conclusion was arrived at by running over 99 COVID Alert User Reviews through our NLP machine learning process to determine if users believe the app is legitimate or not. Based on this, Justuseapp Legitimacy Score for COVID Alert Is 51.9/100..
Is COVID Alert not working?
COVID Alert works most of the time. If it is not working for you, we recommend you excersise some patience and retry later or Contact Support.
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