One year later, Aarogya Setu continues to divide opinion

Aarogya Setu app is amongst dozens of apps sitting in your mobile phone but it is energy-consuming as the Bluetooth needs to be on for the app to work.

With India fighting the second wave of Covid-19, India Today takes a deep dive into the Aarogya Setu app, created for contract tracing. The mobile application launched last year by the government with a lot of fanfare as India's prime arsenal in the battle against COVID has lost its sheen, but not perhaps not its entire utility. The common man and experts differ on their opinion on the app. So we hit the ground to find out how the app was faring. The app is amongst dozens of apps sitting in your mobile phone but it is energy-consuming as the Bluetooth needs to be on for the app to work. The App which would tell you whether you are safe or in the red zone. A year down the line, there are mixed reactions. Two women Saritha and Sangeeta are on a shopping trip to Janpath. Sairtha says I have not downloaded the application. Sangeeta says I have downloaded it but it is in the other phone. I have not brought it to the market. But yes it has utility.