How to configure your mobile so that Radar COVID works without problems

COVID Radar has become a useful tool that allows us to quickly detect if we have had contact with a positive for coronavirus. Obviously, this application requires some specific configurations to work properly, especially since it uses the Bluetooth connection of our terminal and must run in the background. That is why it does not get along very well with the battery optimization applied by some manufacturers.However, there is no need to worry. The aforementioned drawbacks can be easily solved.

Set up correctly COVID Radar

By installing the application correctly and then following its instructions to the letter, you shouldn't have any problems. Setting up Radar COVID is very simple.

1. If you haven't already done so, download COVID Radar from a trusted store. It is available on both the App Store and Google Play.
2. When the installation is complete, open it. On the home screen, select your preferred language and touch Continue.
3. Accept the terms and conditions and, again, tap on Continue.
4. Once you are on the home screen, activate COVID Radar with the slider.
5. Finally, in the pop-up message, use the Allow button to enable background operation.

By following these steps, you will already have COVID Radar configured correctly From that moment on, the application will be in charge of scanning nearby devices in Search for people who have tested positive for COVID-19. It is important that you know that, although the application has been developed by the central government, it is the autonomous communities that must activate it in their territories and link them to their respective he alth systems. As of today, all of them have done their homework and Radar COVID is already operational throughout Spain.

COVID Radar not working: check energy saving options

If you have gone through the process we detailed above, you should have no problems using this application.However, if the errors persist, we show you some additional settings that you can modify on your phone to ensure stable execution of this tool.

First of all, you must make sure that it is not among the list of applications optimized to consume less battery.

1. Locate COVID Radar in the app drawer or on the home page of your device. Then, tap on Application information.
2. Go to the section Battery and within it, open the option Battery optimization You will see a list of applications that are not being optimized. To see the complete list, click on All applications, in the dropdown that you will see at the top of the screen.
3. Locate COVID Radar and click on it.
4. In the pop-up box, tap Don't optimize. Make sure that the box that you will see to the left of the statement is correctly checked. Click on Done to finish.

Thus, we exclude the tracker from battery optimization. Although this may result in increased consumption, it allows Radar COVID to run freely, in the background, and without restrictions of any kind.

Finally, make sure Bluetooth is always on This is the main connection that the application uses to cross data with other users . Therefore, if you are one of those who prefer to disconnect those connections that are not used, you should change your habits and allow the Bluetooth connection continuously.