With a new application for mobile phones and tablets, citizens in Greece have the ability to store COVID-19 certificates for vaccination, disease or diagnostic certificates. The application COVID FREE GR WALLET has been released today, Wednesday, November 3, 2021.
The application created by the Ministry for Digital Provenance significantly simplifies the storage and display of digital COVID-19 certificates, facilitating controls, the relevant announcement says.
These are exactly the same digital tools that citizens are already familiar with, as they use them with a variety of other documents, such as boarding passes and show tickets.
Storage is possible both for the European Certificate COVID-19 and for the national Certificate of vaccination, disease or diagnostic test.
Α citizen can store certificates for as many people as he wishes, such as children, other family members, parents, grandparents etc.
The application is available through covidfree.gov.gr as well as through the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.
Simple Use
To save the document in the wallet, the citizen can either scan the QR code in the application, or download it as a pdf file.
Immediately after, the “Save to wallet” (ΑΠΟΘΗΚΕΥΣΗ) option appears.
Website to download the application with links to App stores and video all in Greek is here .
The App is released a day after Greece imposed new restrictions to unvaccinated citizens.
PS there goes the privacy and the protection of “sensitive” personal data, especially when a mobile is stolen or lost…
Downloaded the app, scanned the Greek certificate (Didn’t read the EU Digital Certificate provided by KEP), my name was on the screen with a green check mark, no vaccine information, clicked on “Next”… and goes back to scanning! endlessly… sigh… It does not store the details on my phone, so I still need to carry a piece of paper with me. And still, Greece wants to become a Technology Hub and attract Digital Nomads? pathetic.
You may have loaded the wrong App. If you search for Covid Free GR in the Google Playstore the first one it presents is the App to check certificates, as used by taverna owners to scan your certificate before letting you eat inside. That one does just check the certificate and present a tick to show you are OK. If you search further down you will find an App called Covid Free GR Wallet. That is the one that stores the certificate on your phone. I also had problems with it reading the QR code on the EU certificate but you can also import it from a pdf file if you have it stored in that way.
Do you really think everybody has a smartphone or an ipad. What’s wrong with carrying a piece of paper? You would be amazed how much Greece is ahead of many EU countries in technology.
Did you download the scanner app or the wallet app
It would be nice if I could get a certificate, unfortunately although I have had both vaccinations my number is not recognized so what can I do, KEP just shrug not able to help
Should have taken a selfie if your self having the vaccine, get down with the kids , what are you old .🤦
What a pretentious application name. No matter how much papers you put in that digital wallet you can be infected and spreading covid.
They could call it Jabbed or Sheeple.
right. however, the GR gov’t has discovered Apps and online platforms and they’re flooding us with no matter if practical, necessary or not.