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Poll: Are you using the Covid-19 tracker app?

There has been a surge in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks.

PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS yesterday confirmed 1,631 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

As of 8am yesterday, there were 503 Covid-19 patients in hospital, of which 101 are in ICU.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said in a statement accompanying yesterday’s figures:  “Incidence of Covid-19 is increasing at a concerning rate. The seven-day moving average is now 2,043, up from 1,138 only three weeks ago. Incidence is increasing across all age groups, highest in those aged 5-12.

“A combination of higher levels of social contact, a move to socialisation indoors and a collective relaxing of basic public health behaviours combined has led to this surge of infection.

“The importance of individual, institutional and sectoral attention to risk mitigation is crucial at this point. I encourage all of us to ensure we are allowing basic public health advice and to expect the presence of infection prevention control measures in settings we visit.”

The HSE launched its Covid-19 contact tracing app in July 2020, which is intended to help contact tracing, particularly with people who aren’t family and friends, and uses Bluetooth technology to determine whether you’ve been a close contact of someone who’s tested positive for the virus.

So, with the recent surge of Covid-19 cases in mind, today we want to know… Are you still using the Covid-19 tracker app? 


Poll Results:

Yes and I check in (3855)
No, I've stopped using it (3556)
I never downloaded it  (3311)
I have the app on my phone but I never check in (3177)

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    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute SkylineSi
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    Oct 28th 2021, 12:25 PM

    Might check in once / twice a week and use it for the vaccine cert but thats it these days

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    Mute Michael
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    Oct 28th 2021, 12:22 PM

    I check in every four or five days.

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    Mute Donal McCarthy
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    Oct 28th 2021, 12:33 PM

    Still have it on my phone; have not checked in in a while.
    It’s very useful for the Vax Cert.
    Not sure why they can’t allow people who want to, to use the Vax Cert as a ticket for night clubs.

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    Mute Steve
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    Oct 28th 2021, 12:59 PM

    @Donal McCarthy: presumably they want the ticketing for traceability, in case of an outbreak so they can track down other people who attended the nightclub for testing

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    Mute
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    Oct 28th 2021, 1:43 PM

    It’s to prevent excessive queuing and congregating, only people with a ticket should be queuing.

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    Mute Gavin Courtney
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    Oct 28th 2021, 1:58 PM

    @Donal McCarthy: I was in Germany recently, and you can’t do anything without a cert, or a negative PCR test (valid for 24 hours). Fully agree, that covid Certs should be your ticket for indoor events.

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    Mute Gary Kearney
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    Oct 28th 2021, 4:49 PM

    @Gavin Courtney: Have you seen Germany s numbers this week? They are terrible.

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    Mute Gavin Courtney
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    Oct 28th 2021, 9:09 PM

    @Gary Kearney: increasing numbers, but still less than 100 per 100k in a population of 85m

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    Mute Gwen Langford
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    Oct 28th 2021, 12:51 PM

    Just for the covid cert. Had to disable tracking, cos it was a nightmare keeping my phone charged. Google manages to track my every move, without the need for Bluetooth to be on, so don’t see why this app can’t.

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    Mute Samhain-ed Healy-Rae-Nua ᚛ᚈᚐᚏᚁᚆ᚜
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    Oct 28th 2021, 12:56 PM

    @Gwen Langford: because it’s not tracking where you are, it’s tracking who you’re in contact with, and it can only do that by Bluetooth. Uninstall and reinstall, though – the earliest version drained batteries but it’s been working fine for months now.

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    Mute Fiona Fitzgerald
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    Oct 29th 2021, 5:51 PM

    @Gwen Langford: They fixed that Bluetooth glitch months ago, it’s fine now. On my phone it doesn’t affect the battery & I’d rather have Bluetooth enabled & mobile data off to save power than the other way around. Give it another try, it should be grand.

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    Mute Gavin Courtney
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    Oct 28th 2021, 1:38 PM

    Yes, I still use it and check in daily. Not a big deal to say yes you are fine, or no you don’t feel fine. It takes all of 5 secs of your day to check in

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    Mute Ronan Castled
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    Oct 28th 2021, 12:24 PM

    Only annoys me when I turn off by bluetooth. Only have used it for the Covid Cert.

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    Mute Mick Dunne
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    Oct 28th 2021, 1:17 PM

    Yes and I check it daily.

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    Mute Clipclop
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    Oct 28th 2021, 1:44 PM

    Yes, and I was told I was a close contact by the app.

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    Mute Noel Martin
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    Oct 28th 2021, 12:55 PM

    I removed the app as soon as I was double jabbed, happy days.

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    Mute Mick Dunne
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    Oct 28th 2021, 1:18 PM

    @Noel Martin: you can still get the covid despite getting double jabbed.

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    Mute Niall O
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    Oct 28th 2021, 1:53 PM

    @Noel Martin: You might as well have the HSE covid app for your covid cert. All the other non-HSE apps want to sell your information to private companies so they can make a few quid from you. At least the HSE want to use the data they collect for the national interest.

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    Mute Dave Phelan
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    Oct 28th 2021, 1:26 PM

    @Hugo Bugo: what an infantile post! Are you really so busy not to click a button ?

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    Mute Ibhar Mac Suibhne
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    Oct 28th 2021, 3:44 PM

    What is it ?

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    Mute Gary Kearney
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    Oct 28th 2021, 5:08 PM

    Use it everyday, like bus pass, no big deal about doing so.
    I dont live my life in fear and I dont live my life with my head in the sand either.
    Using it can keep me and others safe so I use it.

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    Mute Mary Fitzsimons
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    Oct 28th 2021, 12:56 PM

    Use the dig cert. Now Its back fully working, showing local numbers.i might use it more because of that.

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    Mute Noel Martin
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    Oct 28th 2021, 12:56 PM

    I removed the app as soon as I was double jabbed.

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    Mute Samhain-ed Healy-Rae-Nua ᚛ᚈᚐᚏᚁᚆ᚜
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    Oct 28th 2021, 1:00 PM

    @Noel Martin: ah, so you just carry the cardboard cert around with you? Ingenious!

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    Mute Ger Byrne
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    Oct 28th 2021, 1:13 PM

    @Samhain-ed Healy-Rae-Nua ᚛ᚈᚐᚏᚁᚆ᚜: download the Green Pass Wallet app and have your cert in there. You can carry on with your cardboard.

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    Mute Roy Dowling
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    Oct 28th 2021, 1:26 PM

    @Samhain-ed Healy-Rae-Nua ᚛ᚈᚐᚏᚁᚆ᚜: why ingenious? I never had the COVID app. Still have my digital covid cert on my phone. Got it via email. Save it to the home screen on phone. Sorted.

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    Mute Niall O
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    Oct 28th 2021, 1:54 PM

    @Ger Byrne: Deleted the Green Pass app because I wasn’t happy with yet another app selling my data. I use the HSE one for my covid cert

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    Mute Sandra Duffy
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    Oct 31st 2021, 9:48 AM

    @Ger Byrne: I just placed the digital pass download sent to me by email on the home page of my phone.

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    Mute Margaret Deacon
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    Oct 28th 2021, 2:25 PM

    Use as proof of vaccine most days

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    Mute Dick Barrett
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    Oct 28th 2021, 5:16 PM

    I’m afraid I cannot download it as I do not have a smartphone. That is also why I will not be able to get into a nightclub either. What a hellish existence I am leading (actually, not).

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    Mute Jeff Nolan
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    Oct 28th 2021, 7:06 PM

    What’s the end result of this check-in. Who cares ?

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    Mute Reuben Gray
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    Oct 28th 2021, 4:14 PM

    Only occasionally yeah. My covid cert was side loaded into it on day 1 BUT there’s a problem with the app they haven’t resolved. If you find yourself without internet, such as a lot of Kerry, it won’t open, it spins around.
    So I had to literally put the PDF cert on the front page of my phone and I use that mostly as a result. I’m guessing the app tries to call home to update the statistics but because it can’t, the app won’t open so I can open my cert. It effectively only makes it useful in major urban areas with a decent signal.

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    Mute Tom Seagrave
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    Oct 28th 2021, 11:54 PM

    I deleted it when it stopped updating,about the time of the hack. Didn’t realise it was stil going.

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    Mute The only INFP in Ireland
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    Oct 29th 2021, 4:34 PM

    No, I got rid of it within a week

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    Mute Stealth
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    Oct 29th 2021, 10:23 PM

    I check in daily as i set up the reminder option.

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    Mute Fiona Fitzgerald
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    Oct 29th 2021, 5:49 PM

    No big deal, I check in daily. Handy for the certificate and tracking too.

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    Mute David Smith
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    Oct 30th 2021, 4:53 PM

    Deleted it in May

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