64 SEP 2019 maclife.com
App Life
BSAFE
Free (IAPs) Made for iPhone,
iPad, iPod touchWith this app you can share your location
with friends and ask them to keep an eye
on you, and if you press its SOS button, it
streams video from the camera, sending
that and your location to your “guardian”
contacts. You can even set a spoken
phrase to trigger an SOS. It also has a
function to fake a phone call, to excuse
yourself from unwanted conversations.TRUSTED CONTACTS
Free Made for iPhone, iPad,
iPod touchThis app from Google is reliably cross–
platform with Android, and integrates
with Google Maps. Add close friends and
family to your “trusted” list and share
your location with them for a specific
time, such as a night out or a weekend
hiking. They can also request your
location — if you can’t respond, your last
known location is shared automatically.EMERGENCY: ALERTS
Free Made for iPhone, iPad,
iPod touchThis app gives you alerts for potentially
dangerous events happening around you
(floods, storms, earthquakes, and so on).
It also does the same for areas where
your loved ones live, so you’ll know how
affected they’ll be by a hurricane, and
how long it lasts. As a bonus, the app also
gives useful tips on getting through these
events safely.ROUNDUPImage rights from left: Bipper USA, Google LLC, American Red Cross.Protect yourself and loved ones with these apps
Smartphones have opened up some
pretty clever new ways for vulnerable
people to stay safe, whether that’s
kids, elderly relatives, or anyone
travelling on risky streets during
a night out. The iPhone has some
safety tools built in: the Find My
Friends app means you can share
your location with friends, and if youpress the side button on your iPhone
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and calls 911, while sharing your
location with your emergency
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the side button. But there are plenty
of other ways to stay safe that are
useful before things get to that stage.6 serious apps
for personal safety