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.