You have a few options on how you choose to store your Smart Health Card. You can either:
- Print the image or PDF.
- Store it securely on your smartphone or electronic device:
- Download and save the PDF to your documents
- Take a screenshot and save it to your photos. Tip: Mark the photo as a favorite so you can easily find it.
- Save it securely on your smartphone or electronic device through an app such as: Apple Wallet and Health or Common Pass. Please see the tips below for Apple and Android devices.
- Troubleshooting Tips:
- Ensure your electronic device's camera settings are enabled to scan QR codes (Go to Settings - Camera - QR Codes)
- If you are using an application that you have allowed that application access to your device's camera (Go to Settings - Privacy - Camera - Ensure the application in use is allowed to access the camera)
- Troubleshooting Tips:
For Apple devices
- For instructions/help from Apple: Apple Support (Add verifiable COVID-19 vaccination information to Apple Wallet and Health)
- For Devices up-to-date Software version with iOS 15.1 or above (See Apple Support to find your software version)
- Obtain your SMART Health Card.
- Scan the QR Code using your device’s camera.
- Once it scans a popup will appear and you can save the record by clicking the blue button “Add to Wallet and Health”.
- Your record will now be saved in the Apple Health app and in your Apple Wallet.
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For older Apple devices (with operating system 13.2 or above)
- Download the CommonPass app.
- Obtain your SMART Health Card.
- Scan the QR code in the CommonPass app and confirm pass creation. This app will retrieve your health status and generate a “CommonPass” with your record that you can access through the app.
For Android devices
- For instructions/help: Add your COVID-19 Card to your Android device
- For devices with an operating system 8.0 or above:
- Download the CommonHealth app.
- Obtain your SMART Health Card.
- Scan the QR code in the CommonPass app and confirm pass creation. This app will retrieve your health status and generate a “CommonPass” with your record that you can access through the app.
- If you are using a Samsung device, you will be prompted to download your record to Samsung Pay by clicking the “Add to Samsung Pay” link. Open Samsung Pay and click “COVID-19 Vaccine Pass”.
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*Note: CommonPass does not yet display booster shots (COVID-19 vaccination dose 1 and 2, if applicable will display, but additional/booster doses will not currently display in CommonPass.) For the CDC definition of fully vaccinated, visit the CDC website.