About this app
Have you ever wondered if a place you are heading to is too crowded! Are you tired of standing in long lines? If so, this App will display an alert about the crowd status, cleanliness, overall experience details about a place of interest. Some of the places of interest are - Airport, Baseball / Soccer Fields, City Hall, Grocery Stores, Gym, Library, National Parks, Pharmacies, Play Grounds, Office buildings, Post Office, Restaurants, Shopping Centers, Stadiums, Swimming Pools, Tennis Courts or similar places of interest.
This App users have two options to get crowd status details. Users may search for a place of interest from the "Search Location" field at the top of the screen or navigate to the place of interest in the map and select / click on the red marker.
To calculate social distance, nearby users should run this App or have a bluetooth enabled device in discoverable mode.
Languages supported:
1. English
2. Spanish
Login:
This App does not require users to create an account. So, Users will remain Anonymous. Please check Privacy Policy for more details.
Data usage:
For the current location or user selected location in the map, reading current Crowd Status data and sending Status data will use mobile data. If only WiFi is enabled on the device, then no mobile data is used.
This crowd alert feature will work in an Airplane as well when Airplane mode is enabled and mobile data is disabled to find a nearby App user within 6 feet distance.
Permissions:
This App requests permissions for enabling Bluetooth and Location Services. Both services are mandatory for this App to function correctly. If user does not grant permission(s), then this App will not function correctly.
Map Usage:
This App displays current location using Google Maps. This App displays marker and alert details as a view above the map marker. View is divided into two vertical panes. Left side pane is for checking the current status - Crowd size, special messages, cleanliness of the location and overall experience at the location. Right side pane would be for users to input or enter details of the current location or place of interest.
Users may search for any location from the "Search Location" available in the navigation bar which is powered by Google maps. Once user selects one of the places of interest, then the Marker will be placed at the new location and a view with the alert reviews is displayed.
This App has seven menu options:
1. About: Gives details about the App and features
2. Contact History: Will display alert History.
3. Crowd Alert: Will display all the users who were within 6 feet distance and number of times they were in close proximity.
4. Find All Bluetooth Devices: Access this menu to find all bluetooth devices in discoverable mode irrespective of the distance.
5. Preferences: Access this menu to change user preferences. The user preferences are saved and retrieved for future use by the App.
6. Privacy Policy: Please access the Privacy Policy menu to review and accept the policies.
7. Share: Enables users to share this App with Family / Friends / Colleagues using WhatsApp or other applications.
App Permissions
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
