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The °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï ID Check app is for proving your identity when you:

• access some HMRC services with Government Gateway 
• need to change how you get security codes to sign in to your °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï One Login

How to link the °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï ID Check app

You need to link the °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï ID Check app to the °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï website before you can use it to prove your identity.

The app usually links to °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï automatically. If this does not work, you can try to link the app manually instead.

1. Open the app and tap the Continue ²ú³Ü³Ù³Ù´Ç²Ô.Ìý
2. Tap Continue again if you’re asked to use ‘°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï’ to sign in. This will open a new screen.
3. Tap the Link app to continue button.

What happens next depends on what device you’re using.

If you’re using a computer or tablet

You’ll need to scan another QR code to link the app. 

This is lower down on the same page as the QR code you scanned to download the app. You might need to scroll down to see it.

If you have closed the window or tab that you were looking at this page on, go back to the service you want to use and try to prove your identity again.

If you’re using a smartphone

Use your phone’s app switcher to leave the app and go back to your web browser. Make sure you open the same web browser you used when you started trying to prove your identity.

Tap the Link °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï ID Check button. You might need to scroll down to see it.

If you cannot link the app manually

There are a few things you can try if linking the app manually does not work.

Check you’ve started using a government service

You can only use the °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï ID Check app if you’ve been guided to use it by the government service you’re trying to access. 

The °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï ID Check app is for proving your identity when you:

• access some HMRC services with Government Gateway 
• need to change how you get security codes to sign in to your °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï One Login

Check the app will work on your smartphone 

Make sure you’re using either an:

• iPhone 8 or newer and running iOS 16.7 or higher with Safari, Chrome or Firefox as your default web browser
• Android phone (for example Samsung or Google Pixel) running 10 or higher with Chrome or Firefox as your default web browser

Check your web browser is not in private mode

Make sure you’re not looking at °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï in a private window in your web browser. This is called ‘Incognito’ in Chrome.

Go back to the service you need to use and start again

1. Close all the windows or tabs you have open.
2. Open a new window or tab in your web browser and go back to the service you need to use.
3. Try proving your identity again - you’ll be guided to the app when it’s time to use it.