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Written question asked by Imran Ahmad Khan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 January 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 January 2021. It was answered by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 February 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Contact Tracing: Software

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2021 to Question 104209, whether the total figure provided for the number of downloads of the NHS Covid-19 app includes multiple downloads of the app to the same device on different occasions.

Answer

The download figures released are unique downloads per a user’s Apple or Google account, so it does not include multiple downloads of the app to the same device. A download is only counted once per user account and we do not count downloads to separate devices registered on the same user account; re-downloads following a deletion; re-downloads due to a device upgrade; or app upgrades.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
134257
Session
2019-21
Related items
Contact Tracing: Software
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Software NHS Coronavirus Contact tracing
Link
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