Safer Badgers - COVID-19 Private Key

If you reinstall Safer Badgers or get a new phone, you can use the Scan button during setup or in the Settings menu to open the camera and scan the COVID-19 Private Key from another display. Depending on the lighting and other factors, you may need to try several times.

1. On your original phone, tap on the COVID-19 Private Key button in the settings menu. Your COVID-19 Private Key will open.
2. On your new or replacement phone, tap Scan Your COVID-19 Private Key during setup or in the settings menu to open the camera and scan the image.
   
   Depending on the lighting and other factors, you may need to try several times.

Important! If you don't take this step and then reinstall the app later, you will likely lose your testing history. 

You can save your COVID-19 Private Key to your phone or connected cloud storage:

1. Open the Settings menu and tap the COVID-19 Private Key button.
2. Tap Save on the COVID-19 Private Key screen.

Should you need to reinstall the app, you can restore your COVID-19 Private Key  if you backed it up previously. Doing so will restore your access to your testing history.

After you've reinstalled and begun the set up process, you'll see a message stating that it "Looks like you've used this feature before on another device."

1. Scroll down to and tap Retrieve your COVID-19 Private Key

   

2. Tap Allow when prompted to Allow Safer Badgers to access photos and media on your device.
3. Tap the thumbnail of your COVID-19 Private Key image.
4. Tap OK.

If you've reinstalled Safer Badgers and did not save your COVID-19 Private Key, you can reset your COVID-19 Private Key during setup or in the Settings menu after connecting your NetID.


Your testing history and reported symptoms will be cleared and a new COVID-19 Private Key is created for you.

You must transfer your keys to this phone to unlock your data. Use the instructions above to load your keys or reset your COVID-19 Private Key if it is lost.

Safer Badgers requires an internet connection. Check your connectivity and tap Retry.

On iPhone, your COVID-19 Private Key is saved to the Camera Roll. 

On Android, your COVID-19 Private Key is saved to the Pictures folder of the phone's storage. You may have to first tap "Show internal storage" in the Android Files app.

We do not store your COVID-19 Private Key, testing history, or health history on our servers. We will not be able to retrieve it for you.

Your COVID-19 Private Key is used to transfer your encryption keys when reinstalling, or installing on a second or replacement phone.

If you do not save your COVID-19 Private Key and lose your testing history, you will have to get tested again.