On 28/04/2021 16:08, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Heard on the news they're likely to use the NHS track and trace app as a
vaccine passport.

My phone is a Galaxy S4. Works just fine as a phone and camera and the
things I want a phone for. But too old for the NHS app - which was
presumably written by a pal of BoJo, given I can't see what's so special
about it that it needs the latest phones.

I use the mobile so little for outgoing calls I'm happy with PAYG. And BT
hotspot Wi-Fi access round London, for my parking app, etc.

If I do have to buy a new phone, what is going to be the best value? With
at least as good a camera.

Had my second jab at the local vaccination centre last Friday. The guy
who filled out the credit-card sized record card said to take a
photograph of it and keep that handy together with an "official" photo
(passport page, driving licence, etc). to show it's really your vaccine
record.

My mobile phone is an ancient Huawei running Android 4.1. I'll change it
when the battery fails (it's around 8 years old). I dislike Android
intensely and in any case never use the phone for anything financial. I
think the new one will be the cheapest one I can get which can be rooted
safely (and it /still/ won't be used for anything financial).

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Jeff