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Do you want to save your Covid certificate on your mobile phone so that you can show it even if you don't have it on paper? There are different ways to use this certificate on your smartphone: from opening the PDF file directly as a file to installing it in mobile payment applications such as Google Pay or Huawei Wallet. We teach them to you.

What was originally proposed to make traveling around Europe easier has become a gateway to various leisure activities: Covid certification is not only a medical tool, but also a kind of safe behavior. You must follow the same precautions whether or not you have them or not, but there is no doubt that a Covid certificate can be very useful; therefore, it is convenient to carry it with you at all times.

It is recommended to bring the Covid Certificate in paper and PDF versions

A certificate is a document that certifies one of three medical assumptions: the person has been vaccinated (whether or not they have a complete schedule), that they have recently had a negative test, or that the disease has already passed. If you meet any of these three requirements, you can easily download Covid certification in two different ways:

At Engadget Mobile How to request a digital COVID certificate from a mobile phone to obtain a "Covid passport" as soon as possible

Both methods give the same result: Covid Certificate in PDF format (even in PKPASS, for Apple Wallet) Our recommendation is to print it: taking it on paper is very practical if you are going on a trip. You can combine it with all your travel documents ( passport, airline tickets, hotel reservations ...) so that you can show it even if your phone runs out.

It is recommended that you print your Covid certificate: carrying it on paper ensures that you can show it even if your mobile phone runs out of power

We believe that in addition to saving it on paper, it is also important to save it on your phone as a PDF file. The downloaded file can be opened directly on your mobile without having to do anything else. Or you can add a desktop shortcut to speed up opening:

After placing the icon on the desktop, you will open the PDF of your Covid certificate by clicking on it, so you can learn it in seconds, even without an internet connection.

Covid certification in Google Pay

Having a PDF file on your phone, besides having it printed on paper, you don't need anything else: any other method will only work if you are using the right app and it's convenient to have a Covid Certificate there. is the default payment application in Android, having a Certificate saved on your account guarantees that you can sync them on any other device, including Wear OS watches.

In Engadget Android How to check if the Covid certificate is valid and working properly from the mobile phone?

We will use third-party services and applications to install the Covid Certificate on Google Pay. Since there is private medical information in the document, there is always a risk that other people will be able to access it. The software we recommend is safe and private. but you need to evaluate its use and whether it suits you.

To install the Certificate in Google Pay, you can do the following:

With the Google Pay Covid Certificate, you can view the QR code from the Android payment application. It's a simple process that works on all devices with Google services installed: Google Pay is the default mobile payment application.

How to install Covid Certificate on Huawei phones without Google application

Covid certificate QR code in Huawei wallet

On most Android systems, the Covid Certificate can be installed using Google Pay. But what if you have a Huawei that lacks Google apps and services? You can use your Wallet and save the Certificate as a card to show it directly from there. that you will also download the PDF file to your phone (and remember that it is recommended that you bring it printed on paper).

To install the Covid Certificate in the Huawei Wallet, we will use the previous steps, although adapted to the needs of the devices.

You will already have a Covid Certificate added to the Huawei Wallet as a coupon or loyalty card (you can select it in Pass2Pay before generating the card, in the upper right corner). To show it at any time, just select it from your phone wallet and it will sync with your account Huawei, so you will always have it at hand.

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