Missed Call in Family Emergency: Home Safety App Solution
How many times have you ignored a phone call from your mother, friend, or child, with the thought "I'll get back to you later"? Or, how many times have your calls gone unanswered? The answer to both questions is likely many.
No one anticipates emergent situations or family urgencies. In such cases, it's crucial to make sure all emergency contact numbers are aware and available. "I'll get back to you later" won't work this time as they are needed immediately.
To achieve this, use Zuluhood. Add your emergency contact numbers and use the in-app alarm button whenever you need them to know that it's urgent. They will receive a message "Alarm in Zuluhood" which will certainly be hard to ignore.
You can also add your family members and allow them to raise the alarm. If they do, Zuluhood will notify you and all the emergency contact numbers you have entered with the same message "Alarm in Zuluhood". You will immediately know that it is not the alarm from your smart home systems and who has raised it.
This functionality is free; you only need a smartphone and a Zuluhood app.
ADD ALL YOUR EMERGENCY CONTACTS
1. Download Zuluhood for your Android phone or your iPhone.
2. Enter and verify your phone number and open your account.
3. Enter your home information. Home is the central point in Zuluhood, with your Tribe (household members) and your Watchers (emergency contact numbers).
4. After setting up your home, add your Watchers (your emergency contact numbers). You can add as many as you need, either by selecting from your contacts or choosing from those available in your neighbourhood. Go to the Homes tab at the bottom of the screen, press the home image to enter the specific home, and tap "Manage" next to your empty Watchers list.
Select a friend, family member or neighbour from your contact list and invite them to your home. You can also check your neighbourhood by selecting "Add Watcher from Local". Watchers listed on a map in your Zuluhood app are individuals who are willing to assist their neighbours in case of an emergency.
5. Once your Watchers join Zuluhood and accept your invitation, they will appear in your Watchers list with their names and profile pictures as entered in their public profiles within the app. Your home will also be listed in their "My Watch" section within the Zuluhood app.
NOTIFY ALL CONTACTS SIMULTANEOUSLY
You can add as many Watchers as necessary in Zuluhood. In case of urgency when you need them immediately and "I'll get back to you later" doesn't apply, activate the alarm button in your home by sliding it to the left.
When the alarm is triggered, all of your Watchers will receive an alarm message. Upon clicking it, they will enter the alarm chat, and you will be able to see which of your Watchers have responded to the alarm.
SHARING EMERGENCY CONTACTS: EASY ACCESS FOR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
1. In your home in Zuluhood, add your household members to your Tribe. Go to the Homes tab at the bottom of the screen, press the home image to enter the specific home, and tap on "Manage" next to your Tribe list, where you are the only member so far.
2. Press "Add Tribe members from Contacts" and invite them to your home in Zuluhood.
3. Once your Tribe members have accepted your invitation and joined Zuluhood, they will appear in your Tribe list with their names and profile pictures as entered in their public profiles within their app. To allow them to raise the alarm in case of urgency, click on their profiles and activate the "Can raise alarm" feature. This will allow them to trigger an alarm anytime they need an immediate response from you.
HOW DO WATCHERS AND TRIBE JOIN YOUR HOME IN ZULUHOOD
The person you have invited to join your Tribe or as a Watcher will receive a notification through the Zuluhood app or via SMS if they do not have the app yet. After they install the app and open their profile, they simply need to accept your invitation. That's it!"