COVID Alert NY

This is the official app of New York State, run by the NYS Department of Health side by side with New York’s comprehensive COVID-19 contact tracing effort. It’s goal is to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 amongst NY’s diverse communities by:

Category	Price	Seller	Device
Health & Fitness	Free	New York State Department of Health	iPhone

1. Alerting you if a sick person spends 10 mins or more within 6 feet of you, because this puts you at a high risk of catching the coronavirus.
2. Letting you to contribute to the health and safety of your community by alerting others if you yourself test positive, WITHOUT REVEALING YOUR IDENTITY TO ANYONE!
3. Helping you handle contact with a sick person or a positive test result for COVID-19. You can choose to educate yourself using this app or requesting a conversation with one of our experienced Health Advisors, again while fully respecting your privacy.
4. Keep a private log of your own symptoms.

The app leverages a completely private and secure Bluetooth-based technology that Apple and Google developed in conjunction with MIT. The app’s source code is available to the public and has been vetted extensively by privacy and security experts. We never see your location or identity, and no information on the use of this app can be traced back to you (except your phone number if you explicitly share it with us so our Health Advisors can call you back).

Help us Stop the Spread of COVID-19 in New York, in our beloved communities. Share this app with your friends and family so we can all be safer, together.

Reviews

Simple and Safe
Tomak00

Very simple app that will make me feel a little safer. Doesn’t ask you for any personal information and serves just to warn of any possible exposure so you can keep your family safe or make you go get tested if you’ve been possibly exposed. Everyone should have this so we can breathe a little easier.

Seems like a good effort
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I like that the app does not store data and is explicit about how it works. It’s a simple interface. I like that there’s in app monitoring of cases in the state and my county with easily understood numbers.

Good App
BrooklynsVeryOwn

Loving it so far. Best of all it doesn’t need your location, only bluetooth which is great. Also heard it works in some other states! I would recommend.

It takes a community
Zimsboy

If you’re a New Yorker, download this app

I want to like this app but....
xGhostShadowx

I want to like and use this app because the concept is intelligent and could be helpful in mitigating transmission anonymously. The problem is that the app drains battery power very quickly. My phone was fully charged at home and by the time I got to work a little over an hour later I was down to 50%. That never happens. For me to use this app it needs to not have such heavy battery drain. I had to delete it from my phone which now makes this great app useless. Please fix.

Will work — if enough people use it
Eugene Pagano

This app does NOT use location tracking, only the Bluetooth technology that people use for wireless connections, such as wireless earbuds. It even works with devices having some other states’ apps, such as NJ and PA. It will be effective to reduce the spread only if many pause it. Do so as a matter of community responsibility!

Private and no fuss
flipper1378

This app does not collect location data. It is well thought-out and provides a good overview of relevant COVID-19 information in addition to helping you know if you’ve been near someone who has recently tested positive. The more people who install this and enable Exposure Notifications, the better these notifications will work.