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Please update your RDS mobile app to version 4.7.1

We are pleased to advise that deep linking capability, enabling users to directly download individual mobile toolkits, has now been released on the RDS mobile app. When you install the update, you will see that each toolkit has a small QR code icon the header area beside the search icon – see screenshot below. Clicking on this icon will open up a window with a full-size QR code and the alternative of a short URL for sharing with users. Instructions are provided.

You may need to actively install the update to install RDS app version 4.7.1 to see this improvement. Installing this update is also strongly recommended to get the full benefits of the new contingency arrangements – specifically, that if the RDS website should fail, you will still be able to download new mobile app toolkits.

To check your current RDS version, click on the three dots bottom right of the RDS app screen. This takes you to a “More” page where you will see the version number. To install latest updates:

On iPhones – go to the Apple store, click on your profile icon top right, scroll down to see the apps waiting to be updated and update the RDS app.

On Android phones – these can vary, but try going to the Google Play store, click on your profile icon top right, click on “Manage apps and device”, select and update the RDS app.

Please get in touch with ann.wales3@nhs.scot with any questions.

Sex/sexual activity can often be shown as only including penetrative vaginal and anal sex or oral sex. This is the case in most online pornography that young people will see. It will also often show sexual violence as sexual activity. Young people need to know that this is not what most people want sex to be like. They need help to have a much broader understanding of sexual activity that includes a wide range of touch, intimacy, mutual pleasure and consent. What people enjoy varies from person to person and requires communication between partners to know if both people want the same and are consenting. The Awkward Moments film clips for age 16+ show examples of how this can happen, even when it feels awkward.