Welfare Timer is another way the Duress™ App can keep you safe. With the touch of a finger, you can get your Duress™ App to check on you in the near future, and escalate to emergency services if you don't respond.
Setting the Welfare Timer
Set the welfare timer by selecting a length of time you would like to be monitored for. A alert will sound when time is low. You can choose to extend or cancel the timer if you are now safe. No response will activate Duress.
1 - Open the Menu
In the top left of your screen, you will see the hamburger menu icon (= three horizontal lines). Tap this to access your Duress menu bar.
2 - Select Welfare Timer
Select ‘Welfare Timer’ from the menu.
3 - Set your Timer
Set the Welfare Timer by selecting one of the pre-set times on the screen, or press ‘Custom Time’ at bottom of the screen to set your own length.
4 - Manage your Timer
The Welfare Timer will immediately pin point your GPS location and start the countdown. Press 'Finish Timer' to cancel the countdown once you feel safe. Press 'Extend Time' button to choose an amount of time to add to your timer.
What happens once your timer runs out?
When your timer is coming to an end, a warning sound will alert you to prompt you to either extend the time or cancel the Welfare Timer if you are now safe. Your phone will sound an alert at 1 minute, start vibrating at 30 seconds and will make a sound alert for the remaining 10 seconds. (If you have disabled sound, your phone will just vibrate)
In case you are in your lock screen, Duress will send lock screen notifications to remind you of your timer ending.
Once the timer counts down to Zero, Duress will go into Emergency Mode. Learn more on what that means here.
Declaring an Emergency with an active timer
Declare an emergency at any time while using the Welfare Timer by sliding the slider at the bottom of your screen.
An emergency will also declare if your time runs out and you do not respond.
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