These Phone Features and Apps Can Help Keep You Safe

Your smartphone can be an important safety tool as you’re meeting with clients out in the community. Are you taking advantage of these features?

Share your current location

You can share your location with trusted contacts by enabling location services and giving permission to the people you want to include. You can share your live location through iPhone’s Find My app or on Android phones using Google Maps. You can also send a location through a text message.

Share your estimated time of arrival

Keep your contacts in the loop about when to expect you with the Maps app or Google Maps.

Send a check in notice

Apple and Android phones offer a way to automatically let contacts know you arrived. Check In is an option through Apple’s Messages app, while Safety Check is a feature of Google’s Personal Safety app.

Make an emergency call

Apple and Android phones allow you to make emergency calls or send messages. These features are built into iPhone and Android phones.