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Recognise the limits: no public-rescue guarantee, automatic detection or assumed continuous tracking; distinguish every communication state.

Sent, delivered, read and “I’m OK” are different signals. Learn how to interpret them without confusing a receipt with an answer.

Affectionate routine or clear-outcome request: when a message is enough and how to handle silence, consent, roles and backup.

Compare WhatsApp live location with an optional point in a signal across duration, recipients, stopping, data volume and consent.

Decide whether the need is retrieving instructions or starting a defined action. Context and individual ability may change the choice.

Group poll or structured personal request: creation, notifications, recipients, silence, visibility, privacy and meaning.

A review model for criteria, tests, versions, consent, accessibility, cost and backups.

A concrete WhatsApp versus Telegram comparison for family check-ins: organisation, receipts, cloud and Secret Chats, polls, privacy and limits.

What remains without internet: shared dependencies, calls and SMS when available, a paper contact card, agreed checks and limits.