QR code as a widget.
With a simple trick, smartphone owners have their digital vaccination certificate to hand more quickly.
Munich - Anyone who travels, attends an event or queues in front of a club will probably soon be holding their cell phone in their hand until further notice to show the digital Corona vaccination certificate. But experience has shown that this is not as straightforward as one would like it to be. Whoever entered their code will next swipe and scroll. Then search for the corresponding app - be it CovPass, Corona-Warn or Luca - open and only then be able to show the QR code. Really simple sounds different somehow.
If this procedure is too complicated and tedious for you in the long run, it can be easier.
With a little trick it is possible to save the QR code on the home screen.
As a widget.
Explanation: In this case, widget stands for the small icons of the programs that we have on our cell phones.
Corresponding programs are hidden behind them.
For example weather, social media or gaming apps.
Digital vaccination certificate always ready to hand: save the QR code on the screen
This is how it works: If you have an iPhone, you first install the free
Widgetsmith
app
.
Owners of an Android device get
KWGT
(short for: Kustom Widget Maker).
These two apps allow you to personalize the screen.
If you want, you can prettify your smartphone on the one hand and set up relevant widgets on the other.
For example, placing the Qr code ready on the home screen at all times.
In the next step, the user saves his digital vaccination certificate - i.e. the QR code - as a photo widget.
It can be displayed as a small, medium-sized or large widget, depending on your taste.
Then choose the preferred place and you're done.
The next time you show it, simply unlock your smartphone and the digital vaccination certificate is visible in no time.
If you have concerns about installing the apps for security reasons, you should know: The developer of the app assures that the app does not contain a keylogger and was programmed with a strong focus on privacy and data protection.