MyFamilyFinder

About MyFamilyFinder Android App

"MyFamilyFinder" is a personal safety app which helps users to track the current location of their children, friends and family members without disturbing them. It also helps in the case of an emergency by sending an urgent SMS with the current location details and map link to their configured ICE (In Case of Emergency) contacts (usually parents and loved ones).
This app helps in the following situations:
• Parents who want to know their children’s current location.
• Family member who want to capture their relative’s current location if and when needed.
• Friends who want to identify their friend’s current location without disturbing them.
• In case of emergency, users can trigger an emergency alarm which sends the current location of the device via SMS to a configured list of ICE contacts.
How it works:
• You can configure up to five contacts either through your contact list or manually.
• Once a contact has been configured, a SMS text message is sent to the recipient informing them how to follow their family members or friends.
• A long press in the configured contact items makes them an ICE contact.
• Pressing the power button 4 times raises an emergency alarm which sends an emergency SMS to ICE contacts.
The SMS will have the following details based on the Google Play service.
i) Emergency text – the default is “Emergency Alert.” It can be changed in the app.
ii) The user’s current location.
iii) Map URL link to pinpoint the location in Google Maps.
Tracking by sending a SMS:
When the app receives a SMS with the ‘WRU’ or ‘wru’ message from a configured contact (this need not be an ICE contact), it will capture the current location of the device and send the details in a SMS back to the requester. The response SMS will have the following details based on the Google Play service:
i) Recognition of the user’s current location.
iii) Map URL link to pinpoint the location in Google Maps.
Note: The location details are entirely based on the Google Play service so the app needs the following elements to be installed/configured correctly on the mobile device:
• Google Play service
• Internet connection
• Location services enabled (GPS and network provider)
Please read the app Terms and Conditions carefully after installing this application.