About this app

The Beaconeer™ sends text messages and GPS vicinity, to a user defined recipient list. Messages go to both Android and iPhones.

In a localized or personal at-risk event, the red, yellow, green “beacons”, when pressed, include an automatic incident status message.

Code Red indicates a danger status,
Code Yellow indicates a caution status
Code Green indicates situation under control.

Who can use The Beaconeer™? Everyone!
*Church Ushers, Greeters
* Storefront, Front Office Staff
* Camping to Car Breakdowns
* Medical Emergencies
​* Social Events
...and many more.​

The Beaconeer™ Co-Inventors are P.Kelly and F.Avery. We hope this app starts the conversation, with families, organizations such as churches, storefront staff, and everyone who faces daily situations where they experience a need to "proceed with caution" or feel they are in an "at-risk" environment. For more information about The Beaconeer™ visit https://beaconeer.us
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For proper function of The Beaconeer™, once downloaded you will need to go into your App Manager/Beaconeer/Permissions and enable access permission of Camera, Contacts, Phone, SMS, Storage, and Location Sensor
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Basic Instructions

When you first open The Beaconeer™, the "Beacons" will not fire because you have no phone numbers entered or saved!

*Go to "Beacon List" and enter your phone number, as a "practice " number!

*Now, return to the Home Screen, and wait until the Latitude, Longitude, and Locality displays.

*Then click on the Red, Yellow, and Green beacons! You should receive successive status text messages, with your GPS location attached.

*In an actual situation, you should always follow -up the beacon discharges by sending additional information and details in the text message box.

*You can choose to include your GPS location , or not , when sending follow-up messages in the text box.

*The ideal situation is to de-escalate a Code Red down to a Code Green status!

*You can always add, edit, delete phone numbers and names in the "Beacon List"

*We recommend you have a discussion with those whom you want on your "Beacon List".

*You should always have their opt-in or permission.

*Discuss what your "protocol" or plan of action will be when your recipients receive a beacon message.

New features

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App Permissions

Allows an application to receive SMS messages.
Allows an application to send SMS messages.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to call into AccountAuthenticators.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to see the number being dialed during an outgoing call with the option to redirect the call to a different number or abort the call altogether.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to access extra location provider commands.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.