The Isle of Wight-trialled test, track and trace app has been abandoned by the government, according to a report by the BBC.
Isle of Wight Radio is expecting to an official comment within the hour.
The BBC suggests that the technology will move from its current centralised system to one run by Apple and Google instead.
The trial was rolled out to the Isle of Wight back in March but has not yet been rolled out nationwide.
Island Labour's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Isle of Wight, Richard Quigley said:
"Obviously it's disappointing that the trial isn't leading anywhere. However, even if the government was unable to take this further, Isle of Wight residents should still be proud that so many of them were willing to participate in trying to make something constructive happen during the crisis."
The Isle of Wight Green Party's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Isle of Wight, Vix Lowthion said:
"The good people of the Isle of Wight deserve an apology from this government. The decision to shelve the NHSX App was not taken today - they have known for weeks that the App just does not work, and yet still encouraged Islanders to download it. Why?
"Islanders stood up to the mark and downloaded it in good faith to 'do their duty' and 'lead the way'. The reality was that the App had no NHS Ethics Approval, no privacy legislation and no declared success criteria.
"We were used as lab rats for a costly experiment set to be worth £250million. Someone has got rich out of this, and it is not the Isle of Wight. Like so much of this Covid Crisis, the government has managed the development of this App appallingly. But they can make some amends.
"An Apology and a Thank You to the people of the Isle of Wight is the very least that the government must make, if we are to have any faith that goverment understand the sacrifices made and the contribution given by Islanders throughout the last few weeks."
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