Aadhaar App crosses 31 million downloads since launch
New Delhi, June 22
The Aadhaar App is witnessing a robust acceptance among people across India with over 31 million downloads since it was launched less than five months back, Ministry of Electronics & IT said in a release on Monday.
The growing adoption reflects increasing confidence in the App for bringing services at their fingertips, it said.
Designed to improve ease of living, the new Aadhaar App enables people to avail various services including mobile number update, and address updates easily directly from their smart phones.
So far, almost 4 million people have updated their mobile numbers using the new Aadhaar App, the release said. Around 850,000 people have used the App for updating their address.
"The Aadhaar App is designed to provide Aadhaar Number Holders (ANH) with a convenient and privacy-first way to show, share and verify their identity," the release said.
The app has several pro-people features including biometric lock/unlock in a single click, face verification for proof of presence, authentication history, and a QR-based editable contact card for easy sharing of contact instead of physical visiting cards.
It also allows to download e-Aadhaar and facilitates easy appointment booking online for visiting Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASKs) among others.
The Aadhaar App supports a wide range of real-life use cases. These include hotel check-ins through Offline Verification Seeking Entity's (OVSE) QR code scanning. It facilitates hospital admissions, visitor management, event entries, identity verification of gig workers and service partners among many such use cases.
— ANI
Reader Comments
As an expat living in Bangalore, I really appreciate the QR contact card feature. It's so much smarter than carrying physical visiting cards that just get lost. The biometric lock/unlock is a nice privacy touch too. Smart move by the government!
Great that it's helping with hotel check-ins and hospital admissions, but I'm still concerned about privacy. What if someone gets access to my phone? Hoping the app has strong security features. Also, please make it available in more regional languages—Tamil and Malayalam at least. 🙏
Finally, a government app that actually works! I updated my mobile number in less than 5 minutes. The face verification for proof of presence is very useful for senior citizens like my dad who don't want to carry documents everywhere. Good job, MeitY!
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