Immuni

Written inKotlin, Python, SwiftOperating systemAndroid and iOSAvailable in5 languagesTypeCOVID-19 appLicenceGNU AGPLv3Websitewww.immuni.italia.it 

Immuni was an open-source COVID-19 contact tracing app used for digital contact tracing in Italy, dismissed on 31 December, 2022, after a long and debated criticism for having been a failure due to the lack of trust placed by citizens.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Immuni COVID-19 contact-tracing app had in fact been downloaded only by 12% of Italians between 14 and 75 years old (the government had previously stated that, in order for the app to work properly, it should have been downloaded by at least 60% of Italians).^[6] It makes use of the Apple/Google Exposure Notification system.^[7]

It was developed by Bending Spoons and released by the Italian Ministry of Health on 1 June 2020. After a testing phase in 4 Italian regions (Abruzzo, Apulia, Liguria, Marche), the app started being active in the whole country on 15 June 2020.^[8] The app was initially released on App Store and Google Play, and since 1 February 2021 it is available on the Huawei AppGallery as well.^{[citation needed]}

The source code was published on GitHub on the 25 May.^[9] The app only works in Italy, but compatibility with other European contact tracing apps was a goal.^[10] Since 19 October 2020 the app supports key-exchanges with the EU Interoperability Gateway and is therefore able to communicate with contact tracing apps of other EU countries.^{[citation needed]}

As of 16 December 2020, the app was downloaded more than 10 million times, a number which increased to 21.882.502 downloads the day before the app's shutdown.^[11]

On 27 December 2022 the Italian Ministry of Health announced that the app and its infrastructures will be dismissed on the 31 December of the same year.^[12]

See also

• COVID-19 apps

References

External links

• Official website