Simple mobile with buttons that can load vaccine passport App

kaggi

My husband has finally (reluctantly) admitted his 12 year old Samsung mobile needs to be replaced.  I would just have purchased a dumb phone for him but I think he should have a phone we can put the NHS covid app on.  Can anyone recommend a simple, unlocked phone with buttons and a good battery life that can have the odd app loaded onto it? 

flaneurs_lobster

Covid app running on an OPPO A15 (£120) here. There are sure to be other, cheaper smartphones with decent batteries that will do the job.

By "with buttons" do you mean a smartphone with a qwerty keyboard (few, not cheap, teeny keys) or a phone-type 0-9 keypad (don't know of any)?

kaggi

gavinbaxter said:

Covid app running on an OPPO A15 (£120) here. There are sure to be other, cheaper smartphones with decent batteries that will do the job.

By "with buttons" do you mean a smartphone with a qwerty keyboard (few, not cheap, teeny keys) or a phone-type 0-9 keypad (don't know of any)?

Thanks,  I mean a phone with a phone type keypad.  He loves his old phone which replaced his very old Nokia and if there’s a phone I can get for him that looks similar but that can take a vaccine passport that would be ideal.  He’s a creature of habit and wants a rugged phone (he’s a builder so it needs to withstand and being flung into a tool belt) that makes calls and texts, but I really think one that will show his vaccine status would be really useful. 

flaneurs_lobster

Problem is that the NHS app only runs on Android (or Apple) devices. Your requirement is for a feature (aka "dumb") phone and these don't run Android (AFAIAA.). Don't think there's a practical way around this. 

Cisco001

You can get a NHS COBID Pass letter if you don't have smartphone.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/covid-pass/get-your-covid-pass-letter/

getmore4less

Definitely get a paper copy the app/NHS login is not reliable enough.

macman

Doro 8050? Or does he want a physical keyboard, in which case he's going to struggle to find anything.