FAQs

Scenario 1: If the Aadhaar Number Holder is registered on the Aadhaar app using the same mobile number:

To update your address using HoF (Head of Family) method: Open Aadhaar App, login with 6-digit PIN, go to Services → Address Update → enter the family member's Aadhaar number, select your relation, complete Face Authentication and pay ₹75. The request goes to your family member (HoF), who must approve it from their Aadhaar App via Services → Family Member Request → enter SRN → Approve.

Scenario 2: If the Aadhaar Number Holder is registered on the Aadhaar app using a different mobile number from the one registered with Aadhaar:

To update your address using HoF (Head of Family) method: Open Aadhaar App, login with 6-digit PIN, go to Services → Address Update → Verify with OTP→ enter the family member's Aadhaar number, select your relation, complete Face Authentication and pay ₹75. The request goes to your family member (HoF), who must approve it from their Aadhaar App via Services → Family Member Request → enter SRN → Approve.

Yes, currently you can update only your mobile number and address directly through the app, without visiting an Aadhaar Seva Kendra.

Open Aadhaar App, login with your 6-digit PIN, then go to Services → Share Contact and show the QR code to the receiver. The receiver can scan it with any mobile camera to instantly save your name and mobile number in their contacts.

Currently, these updates are not available through the Aadhaar app. For these updates, ANH may visit the nearest Aadhaar Seva Kendra or Aadhaar update and enrolment centre. In the future, these services may be made available in the Aadhaar App in phased manner.

No, the biometric details (Photo, Fingerprints, and Iris) can only be updated by visiting an Aadhaar Seva Kendra or the Aadhaar enrolment and update centre.

The Aadhaar app is an official application developed and managed by UIDAI. The app allows an Aadhaar Number Holder (ANH) to securely share their Aadhaar data with an Offline Verification Seeking Entity (OVSE), as per their consent and choice.

Yes. The Aadhaar app provides a one-click biometric lock/unlock facility, which helps keep Aadhaar data safe and secure.

Yes, any individual with a valid Aadhaar number can create up to five profiles on the Aadhaar app. 

A minor (below 18 years of age) can be added to the Aadhaar app if their relationship with the guardian was established through biometric authentication at the time of Aadhaar enrolment. The minor enters their Aadhaar number, after which the guardian completes face authentication. Once the guardian’s face authentication is successful, the minor’s profile is added to the app. If the Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) of the minor has already been completed, the minor will perform face authentication instead of the guardian.

No, the Aadhaar app cannot be used outside India.

Call and SMS permissions are required for SIM-based device binding, similar to payment apps. These permissions help identify the active SIM and securely send or read verification SMS. Camera permission is required for face authentication and verification to access Aadhaar services.

An Aadhaar Verifiable Credential isa digitally signed document issued by the Authority to the Aadhaar Number Holder. It may contain the last 4 digits of the Aadhaar number, demographic data such as name, address, gender, date of birth, and photograph of the Aadhaar Number Holder, and such other information as may be specified by the Authority. These credentials may be shared by the Aadhaar Number Holder, in full or in part, with an OVSE in the manner specified by the Authority, for verifying the demographic information or the photograph of the Aadhaar Number Holder.

Yes. An Aadhaar Number Holder (ANH) can share Aadhaar Verifiable Credentials in full or in part. The shared credentials may include a combination of demographic details, including the photograph, based on the user’s consent.

An Offline Verification Seeking Entity (OVSE) is any entity that seeks to undertake offline verification of an Aadhaar Number Holder.

An entity willing to became OVSE may submit the application through https://ovse.uidai.gov.in/. UIDAI may register the entity as a registered OVSE, after verification of the submitted details.

A registered OVSE can perform Aadhaar-based offline identity verification of an Aadhaar Number Holder (ANH) and avail various benefits, such as:

• Instantly perform paperless identity verification
• Save verification output, as permitted
• Use face verification to establish proof of presence

Yes. A registered OVSE may collect and store verifiable credentials shared with the explicit consent of the Aadhaar Number Holder.

No. Offline verification cannot be performed on behalf of another entity.

No, the Aadhaar app does not capture the location.

The app places control over data sharing directly in the hands of the Aadhaar Number Holder. The ANH can choose to share Aadhaar data either full or in part, with whom, and for what purpose.