MI COVID Alert for Android

11 things about MI COVID Alert

1. MI COVID Alert is the COVID-19 exposure notification app supported by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), in partnership with SpringML, Google, and Apple.

2. Your personal use of MI COVID Alert helps inform others of possible exposure to COVID-19 if they are suspected of having been within close proximity to someone who has tested positive.

3. Once downloaded, users of the app who have enabled it will exchange anonymous Bluetooth “keys” (random alpha-numeric codes that represent a Bluetooth signal) with other MI COVID Alert users.

4. Apple and Google will delete the exposure notification service tools from their respective operating systems once the pandemic reaches a point that public health no longer requires the use of this technology.

5. The BLE framework within MI COVID Alert will run in the background, even if the exposure notification app is closed.

6. If someone reports that they tested positive for COVID-19, the app will search for other users who shared the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signal.

7. Public health will provide MI COVID Alert users with a validation pin.

8. That validation pin must be entered into the app to report a notification of possible exposure to other users.

9. When you download MI COVID Alert, you are helping your community stay ahead of any potential surge in COVID-19 cases.

10. If the timeframe was at least 15 minutes and the estimated distance was within six feet, then the other user receives a notification of a possible exposure.

11. If you have the current Apple or Google operating system installed on your device, you may have noticed that Exposure Notifications are now included.