About this app
This is a companion app to the UrSOSButton hardware but also has many functions that can be used without the additional hardware.
UrSOSButton™ is a key-fob that is lightweight and discreet. Its design makes it easy to summon help in an emergency. It links to any Android smartphone, sending text messages and phone call alerts to your family, friends and colleagues.
UrSOSButton™ hardware is available as a separate purchase from www.ursosbutton.com or www.islesystems.com.
UrSOSButton™ is different from other SOS devices. It works will all Android devices, not just premium devices. It has a rechargeable battery which lasts up to a year or more. It’s simple to use. No data connection needed to send an alert. Your screen can be locked with a pin code and it will still work. It’s designed to be an SOS button.
There are no recurring fees, monitoring fees or hidden charges with UrSOSButton™ or its free companion app, UrSOSButton™ Personal. UrSOSButton™ is designed to work independently of internet connections or any hosted services. When an alert is activated, SMS text messages are sent and voice calls are made to up to 5 selected contacts.
SMS text alerts contain a Map link to your location, GPS coordinates, Nearest Address and personal text. To further enhance your safety and security UrSOSButton™ can also automatically call 5 selected contacts.
PIN Code protected remote management of the app is also included. This allows for remote Position Requests, Start/Stop Tracking and Remote SOS Activation/Deactivation. All remote requests are performed using SMS text messaging so there is no reliance on a cloud server and there are no fees for this!.
UrSOSButton™ Key-fob weighs only 16 grams. It can be attached to a key chain or lanyard or popped into a shirt pocket and will be barely noticeable. It’s similarity to a car alarm key-fob makes it easy to use discreetly and because of in-built vibration feedback no one would know but you when you’ve activated it.
UrSOSButton™ is there when you need it. It has an internal rechargeable battery which when fully charged can last up to a year or more and charging only takes about 45 minutes. You can be up to 50 meters (LOS) from your phone and UrSOSButton™ will still be able to raise the alarm. Even if your phone screen is locked UrSOSButton™ is able to activate your alert.
UrSOSButton™ gives you, your family, friends and colleagues true peace of mind knowing that "Help is only a button press away".
App Permissions
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows access to the vibrator.
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.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an app to access precise location.
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 read SMS messages.
Allows an application to read or write the secure system settings.
Allows an application to send SMS messages.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows modification of the telephony state - power on, mmi, etc.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to receive SMS messages.
Allows an application to update device statistics.
Allows an application to write the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
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.
