Aarogya Setu: How to use on feature phone, landline, and JioPhone

The government of India launched its contact tracing application Aarogya Setu for Android and iOS device last month to identify the potential COVID-19 positive people. The app uses Bluetooth connectivity and location data that lets users know whether they have come in contact with a COVID-19 positive person unknowingly. The app also allows users to perform a self-assessment as well as provides COVID-19-19 updates.

Up until now, the Aarogya Setu could only be used by smartphone users but the government has now extended the support to feature and landline phones via IVRS (Interactive Voice Response System). Additionally, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released the Bluetooth-based version of Aarogya Setu app for JioPhone as well.