Aegis ID

Mobile wallet

Install the Aegis ID wallet on Android.

This is a testing build, installed directly rather than through Google Play. It takes about two minutes and Android will ask you to confirm a few things along the way.

Before you start

What you are installing.

The Aegis ID wallet holds the credentials your organization issues to you and approves sign-in and signature requests. It is signed by Vanguard Cloud Services, but it does not come from the Play Store, so Android treats it as an app from an unknown source and will warn you.

Only install it if you were asked to by someone you know at your organization, and only from this page.

Package: ca.vanguardcs.aegisid.wallet

Download

Open this page on the Android phone you want to install it on.

Download the wallet (.apk)
  1. Tap the download. Chrome will warn that this type of file can harm your device. That warning appears for every APK, not just this one. Choose Download anyway.
  2. Open the downloaded file. Android will say your browser is not allowed to install unknown apps. Tap Settings, turn on Allow from this source, then go back.
  3. Install. Play Protect may say it does not recognise the developer, because the app has not been through Play review. Choose Install anyway if you were expecting this app.
  4. Open the wallet and set it up. You will get a Wallet ID to give to your organization administrator, and ten recovery codes. Save the codes somewhere safe — they are shown once and they are how you get back in if you lose the phone.

Turn Allow from this source back off afterwards if you would rather not leave it enabled.

Updating and removing it

Updates

Come back to this page and install the newer file over the top. Your Wallet ID, credentials and history are kept.

Uninstalling

Removing the app deletes the wallet from the phone. The wallet itself still exists, but getting back in needs one of your recovery codes, so do not uninstall unless you have them.

Trouble installing

If Android refuses with "app not installed", an older copy signed with a different key is probably still present. Uninstall it first — and expect to need a recovery code afterwards.