Try the new Demo without sending SOS to real contacts

Enter Demo and recognise the context

Before registration, enter from the welcome screen. If you already have an account, open Help & Feedback → Try the DEMO: the preview uses fictional contacts and data in a separate scope without signing out or changing account preferences. Leaving the preview returns you to the real app.

If your released app still has the older design, this 2.3 material remains a preview. Check the store version. No registration does not mean no technical services or complete offline operation; the app notice describes active tools.

Practise the countdown without rushing

Tap All OK and watch the countdown. Cancel before it finishes, then repeat by opening recipients, location or message. In the new flow, opening an option pauses it; the simulated send waits for Send now. This distinguishes cancelling, pausing and sending.

Check data before the final tap

Do not practise only the final tap. Find who will receive the signal and what data it includes. Simulation lets you ask those questions without alarming anyone. The countdown guide explains the real flow.

Explore requests and receipts without mistaking simulation for proof

Demo shows How are you?, reminders, notifications and receipts with demonstration data. Learn where responses appear and how to read technical status; the outcome is not a delivery test to your contact’s phone.

Actions requiring a real account, live session or system setup may be blocked or explained. An illustrated option does not prove permission is granted. The Home guide and 2.3 preview connect the screens.

“Send current location” attaches one fix captured when sending; it is not live sharing. The separate live control appears only in real SOS, not the guided Demo flow. A simulation starts no GPS session and confirms no delivery.

Move to real testing after agreement

Once familiar, create an account and invite someone trusted. Wait for approval, check notifications on both devices and agree on an All OK test. Explain the result you are checking and when to call if uncertain.

What only real testing verifies

Real testing covers what Demo cannot verify: connectivity, permissions, the invited person’s setup and notification service. The announced-test protocol prevents practice from looking like a plea for help. For actual danger, use emergency services rather than waiting for simulation.

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