Since August 9, the health pass has entered the daily life of the French. Already required since July 21 at the entrance to places of culture and leisure welcoming more than 50 people, its use has now been extended. It takes the form of a QR code which must be presented for lunch in a restaurant or for a drink on the terrace.

A gesture that is becoming a reflex… sometimes tedious. To avoid looking for sesame for hours, tips exist. We present them to you here.

The widget, to always have it on your screen

There is a shortcut to have your health pass on your phone without even opening the application. This is called a widget, a kind of interactive thumbnail to install on your home screen. This tool is available for all smartphones, whether iOS (for Apple products) or Android (almost all others).

First step: update its AntiCovid application, in the PlayStore for Android smartphones, in the Apple Store for iPhones, details Numerama.

Once the application is updated, you will need to bookmark your QR code in the AntiCovid application, by clicking on the heart at the top right of your certificate. Then exit the app and long click in an empty space on your phone screen (on your wallpaper). With Android, click on the Widgets option, and select AntiCovid, then “My favorite certificate”. You can then drag it wherever you want on your screen, to make it as accessible as possible.

On iPhone, the method is almost identical: click for a long time on an empty area of ​​your home screen, click the “plus” symbol at the top right of the screen, select the AntiCovid widget, then “add the widget” and move it wherever you want on your phone, by dragging it.

On his watch (Apple Watch)

For holders of an AppleWatch, it is even possible to display their health pass at the end of their wrist. To do this, simply check the option “Display the app on the Apple Watch” in the AntiCovid application and select your favorite certificate, by clicking on the heart icon. You can open AntiCovid through the watch app grid.

If this is not possible, you will have to get the application from the Apple Store and install the application manually on the watch. The application then finds the selected QR code. It is also possible to add it to the complications of the watch, these mini-widgets available on the Apple Watch.

As wallpaper or in the gallery

Even simpler than the widget, it is possible to take a screenshot of your QR code and put it… directly as your smartphone's wallpaper. The disadvantage is that it replaces the photo of the children or the last vacation. The advantage is that you can present your QR code in two seconds at your next terrace. Another variant: take a screenshot: this way, it will always be available in the photo gallery.

Printed in his wallet

Having your QR Code available on your smartphone is not an obligation. Some prefer to have it available in paper format. Only conditions: that it be printed in good quality, and without folding on the QR code. It slips easily into a purse or wallet. Some have even pushed the customization of their QR code far, like these Internet users, who posted on Twitter a photo of their health pass transformed into… Magic card and Marauder's card in Harry Potter.

In all cases, to be valid, a pass must show a screening dating back "less than 72 hours" - antigen test, PCR or antigen self-test -, a "proof of vaccination status" or a certificate recovery after contracting Covid-19.