Aarogya Setu app now allows you to permanently delete account, give access to third-party apps

The government-owned Aarogya Setu app now allows its users to delete their accounts permanently. The latest feature which comes with a new update of the app, also lets users erase all their data stored by Aarogya Setu. India’s first COVID-19 tracker app, Aarogya Setu, has been downloaded over 12 million times by now. 

The development team behind the app has said that the new changes on the Aarogya Setu app are available on both Android and iOS devices. Apart from the mentioned updates, the app will also allow users to give approval to for third-party apps to access users' health status. To find this new option, you will have to go to Settings and then tap on Approval for Aarogya Setu Status. 

This new feature will allow external apps to access your health status from Aarogya Setu. However, this feature is currently available only on iOS devices.

To delete the account, users need to open Settings and then head to "Delete My Account" option which not only deletes your account but on top of that, your app data from the phone is erased as well. The feature is available on iOS devices as delete_account_title.

The app had also announced a new feature which will now show a list of people with whom you have been in close proximity - enough to establish a Bluetooth connection. It will allow people to identify users they have come in contact with – physically, or otherwise.  

“This will enable you to assess your risk. Some BT contacts can be for short durations during travel, some can be when you have Masks on without any physical contact. Always important to take necessary precautions and monitor your symptoms,” Aarogya Setu tweeted.