About this app

Shake2Alert does what it says. At the shake of your phone, an alert is immediately sent to your emergency contacts!

In a situation when you don’t have time to think, having the Shake2Alert app on your phone could make all the difference to your safety. You want a solution that works - instantly! That is why we made Shake2Alert as simple as possible to use.

In danger? Simply shake your phone or tap the screen to generate an alert. Your location and audio/video evidence will instantly be sent to your emergency contacts who can take action to help you quickly. A choice of profiles allow you to choose an alert setting appropriate to your specific needs.
Meeting someone? The Meeting Timer gives you extra protection when you are working on your own or are meeting someone new. Simply enter descriptive information and the expected duration of the meeting. When the meeting time has expired an alert will automatically be raised, even if you don’t have access to your phone.

Lone Worker? The Man Down function measures a hard fall or lack of movement, providing reassurance in situations where injury may be a possibility and you need help.

Travelling? The Journey feature allows you to notify your friends, family & co-workers of your movements while travelling, so that they can watch over you. Enter your start and end point, and an SMS & email will be sent to your emergency contacts when you’ve started and again when you’ve safely completed your journey.
Shake2Alert was developed to meet the stringent requirements of the international security industry and government agencies. We realised though that many people aren’t subscribed to a security company, and that often the most effective response will come from neighbours or family.
For more information and to register for an account please visit www.shake2alert.co.za

New features

Minor fixes and additional Android 9 support

App Permissions

This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
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 an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
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 modify global audio settings.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to read from external storage.