About this app

Safety for you and your family

Install this App on the phone of your

- children, to always know where they are
- elderly mother, to find her if she gets lost, and to speak to her if she is hurt and cannot handle the phone
- disabled family member, to call him if he cannot answer the phone manually
- partner, to increase her safety – and to build trust
- own, to be able to quickly call someone when you are in trouble
- own, to make sure that someone will find you if you should get hurt in any way

Extremely EASY to use. Just press the App's launch SOS Icon to activate the alarm. Then a phone call will automatically be made to a preset number, and an SMS - containing the location of the phone - will be sent to a preset number

Send an SMS to the Phone to get its position, and/or to make it call you automatically, and optionally turning on the speakerphone

This App is ideal for those who work alone, travel alone, and for those who are alone on their way back home after a night on the town

This App is for you and your loved ones. For you, your children, spouse and elderly parents. Increase their safety by installing this app on their phone

Unlike most similar Apps, this one WORKS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, independent of Internet Access

There is NO REGISTRATION and NO MONTHLY FEE. And you do not have to hand over the control of your phone to any one, or any web site. You alone keep full control over your own phone

TIP: Place the Red SOS Button (Launch Icon) on the Home screen of the phone, so that it is easily seen

With this App installed on a family member's phone, you can also track the phone’s location, in order to know where your loved ones are at any time

This App allows you to make automatic calls from the Phone, in case he/she does not answer your calls in the normal way. Such calls are automatically connected with no manual intervention, in order to talk with the family member, or just to listen to what is going on around the phone. Very useful if the user of the phone is hurt or disabled in any way

It is comforting to know that you can always make a call to that person, even if he/she is unable to manually answer the phone

Features:

- ONE TOUCH TO ACTIVATE THE ALARM
- WORKS EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD (Internet Access not required)
- NO REGISTRATION
- NO MONTHLY (or other) FEE
- CALLS A PRESET PHONE NUMBER
- SENDS AN SMS TO A PRESET PHONE NUMBER, WITH LOCATION OF PHONE, etc
- POSITION OBTAINED BY GPS OR NETWORK
- USES NO BATTERY (EXCEPT WHEN ALARM IS ACTIVATED)

- SEND AN SMS TO THE PHONE, TO REQUEST ITS LOCATION
- SEE POSITION ON A MAP BY CLICKING ON IT
- SEND AN SMS TO GET THE APP TO MAKE AN OUTGOING PHONE CALL TO YOU
- SET SPEAKERPHONE ON OR OFF
- SMS KEYWORD CAN BE CHANGED
- DYING GASP (when battery runs out)
- OPTIONAL ALARM ACTIVATION DELAY
- FIND A LOST OR MISLAID PHONE
- EXTENSIVE FAQs SECTION

SMS COMMAND EXAMPLES:

Send

“FamilySafety GetLocation” to Get the Location of the phone
“FamilySafety CallMe” to make the Phone Call Me
“FamilySafety HELP” to get a List of all SMS Commands

(“FamilySafety” is the default SMS Keyword – which you should change)

Make sure that Positioning by both GPS and Network are enabled (on the phone's menu: Settings->Location Services)

Enter preset phone numbers, etc using Family Safety Settings (the green separate Droid launch Icon)

Try it out a few times before you really need it

If you have a problem, turn on Debug Mode (in Family Safety Settings), to see all information- and error-messages, which may indicate what the problem is. If you still have a problem, send an email to skibapps@gmail.com

Please note that ALL Control SMS Messages sent to and from this APP will be shown to the User of the Phone (in Android 4.4 and later). Hence this App can NOT be used for spying purposes

If you like this app, PLEASE give it a Rating
If you have a problem, PLEASE first send an email to skibapps@gmail.com, before posting a bad rating. Many problems are caused by simple misunderstandings

New features

New Feature: Remotely Controlled MaxRingingVolume, to help you find a silenced Lost Phone.
Extended FAQs- and Help-text.
Minor Bug Fix.

App Permissions

Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an application to send SMS messages.
Allows an application to receive SMS messages.
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 modify global audio 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.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Marker permission for applications that wish to access notification policy.