SA-SOS
SA SOS - Emergency Response
Free
2.8.5for iPhone, iPad and more
Age Rating
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About SA-SOS
Although there are APPs that allow you to alert pre-selected loved-ones in an emergency, they only serve to tell people that you are in trouble. SA-SOS uses the geo-data on your phone, it works quickly by sending signals to the closest private security response vehicle in your vicinity. This means that right now SA-SOS can be used at any time, from anywhere. Where you may have robust home and office security systems, this APP covers you when you are commuting, traveling, jogging, or taking a holiday out of your province.
SA-SOS uses the latest geo-tagging technology, through TomTom and the SA-SOS network of Private Security and Ambulance service providers are registered and highly trained.
At a small monthly premium, per person, SA-SOS provides security and medical response cover, wherever you are, when you need it most.
According to Statistics-SA, right now crime conditions in South Africa have begun a slow decline since its initial spike in the late 90’s. However, our crime statistics are still high, by worldwide standards, and the rate of decline exhibits a mere 1.4% per year. In reality, this means that although the physical number of criminal incidents have diminished marginally, overall criminal activity is still significantly high.
The concentration of serious crime in South Africa remains high in densely populated cities, focused more intensely in urban, and suburban areas. Although Public Services, in the form of the South African Police Service, and Public Healthcare Emergency Response exists, resources are limited. “High Spike” times of the day and week (for example, Friday nights) result in overburdened public services that are often overwhelmed, slowing response-time.
Right now SA-SOS provides a “safety-net” for users by supplementing these services with fast acting private service-providers. Although private home-security has become a standard feature for many middle-class South African families, SA-SOS seeks to expand that level of security to external, public environments.
The benefits include peace of mind when you, or your loved-ones travel, a lighter load on public services and faster, more effective mitigation of overall criminal activity in cities.
There is a term used by paramedics and doctors… “the golden hour”. It refers to the first hour after a physically traumatic, or possibly fatal injury. The Golder Hour is the time in which the most effective life-saving interventions can be applied. Depending on the severity of the injury, the chances of survival diminish with every minute that passes, becoming more and more unlikely as time passes.
Immediate medical response is absolutely vital in the event of a serious injury, as the timing very often means the difference between life and death. The SA-SOS APP automatically sends private medical response assistance, and your exact location, the moment you press that button.
SA-SOS uses the latest geo-tagging technology, through TomTom and the SA-SOS network of Private Security and Ambulance service providers are registered and highly trained.
At a small monthly premium, per person, SA-SOS provides security and medical response cover, wherever you are, when you need it most.
According to Statistics-SA, right now crime conditions in South Africa have begun a slow decline since its initial spike in the late 90’s. However, our crime statistics are still high, by worldwide standards, and the rate of decline exhibits a mere 1.4% per year. In reality, this means that although the physical number of criminal incidents have diminished marginally, overall criminal activity is still significantly high.
The concentration of serious crime in South Africa remains high in densely populated cities, focused more intensely in urban, and suburban areas. Although Public Services, in the form of the South African Police Service, and Public Healthcare Emergency Response exists, resources are limited. “High Spike” times of the day and week (for example, Friday nights) result in overburdened public services that are often overwhelmed, slowing response-time.
Right now SA-SOS provides a “safety-net” for users by supplementing these services with fast acting private service-providers. Although private home-security has become a standard feature for many middle-class South African families, SA-SOS seeks to expand that level of security to external, public environments.
The benefits include peace of mind when you, or your loved-ones travel, a lighter load on public services and faster, more effective mitigation of overall criminal activity in cities.
There is a term used by paramedics and doctors… “the golden hour”. It refers to the first hour after a physically traumatic, or possibly fatal injury. The Golder Hour is the time in which the most effective life-saving interventions can be applied. Depending on the severity of the injury, the chances of survival diminish with every minute that passes, becoming more and more unlikely as time passes.
Immediate medical response is absolutely vital in the event of a serious injury, as the timing very often means the difference between life and death. The SA-SOS APP automatically sends private medical response assistance, and your exact location, the moment you press that button.
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What's New in the Latest Version 2.8.5
Last updated on Mar 27, 2024
Old Versions
Release 2.8.5:
- General improvements.
- General improvements.
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Version History
2.8.5
Mar 27, 2024
Release 2.8.5:
- General improvements.
- General improvements.
2.8.3
Feb 19, 2024
Release 2.8.3:
- Performance improvements.
- VAX updates.
- Notification improvements.
Foreground service permissions
We make use of foreground location services during alerts in order to get the latest updated location fof the app user.
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2.8.0
Nov 21, 2023
Release 2.8.0:
- General improvements and enhancements.
- General improvements and enhancements.
2.7.8
Sep 3, 2023
Release 2.7.8
- Resolved a communication error that was experienced by some users.
- Resolved a communication error that was experienced by some users.
2.7.7
Jul 10, 2023
Release 2.7.7
- performance enhancements.
- performance enhancements.
2.7.5
May 24, 2023
Release 2.7.5
- Core system updates and performance improvements.
- Core system updates and performance improvements.
2.7.3
Oct 30, 2022
Release 2.7.3:
- App OTPs will now be delivered via WhatsApp due to SMS's not being received.
- App OTPs will now be delivered via WhatsApp due to SMS's not being received.
2.7.2
Oct 8, 2022
Release 2.7.2:
- Updates and performance improvements.
- Updates and performance improvements.
2.7.1
Aug 18, 2022
Release 2.7.1
- Special Characteristics field has been added to vehicles.
- General performance improvements and fixes.
- Special Characteristics field has been added to vehicles.
- General performance improvements and fixes.
2.6.5
Jun 11, 2022
App release 2.6.5:
- improved performance.
- improved performance.
2.6.3
May 3, 2022
Update to version 2.6.3
2.6.0
Apr 4, 2022
App version 2.6.0:
General performance improvements.
General performance improvements.
2.5.7
Jan 11, 2022
Release 2.5.7.
Required release, please update immediately.
The previous app versions are no longer supported.
Required release, please update immediately.
The previous app versions are no longer supported.
2.5.6
Dec 16, 2021
Release 2.5.6:
- General performance improvements.
- minor fixes.
- General performance improvements.
- minor fixes.
2.5.5
Dec 11, 2021
Release 2.5.5:
- General performance improvements.
- minor fixes.
- General performance improvements.
- minor fixes.
2.5.4
Nov 16, 2021
Release 2.5.4:
- RAMAC device manager.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements.
- RAMAC device manager.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements.
2.5.0
Oct 15, 2021
Version 2.5.0:
- Upgrades.
- Minor bug fixes.
2.4.0
Sep 15, 2021
Version 2.4.0:
-Minor bug fixes.
-Minor bug fixes.
2.3.0
Sep 12, 2021
Release 2.3.0:
- Include Afrikaans, French and Spanish Languages.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements.
- Include Afrikaans, French and Spanish Languages.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements.
2.2.5
Jun 28, 2021
Release 2.2.5
- UI Improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.
- UI Improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.
2.2.4
May 31, 2021
ver. 2.2.4:
- included Shadow Safe Terms and Condition.
- improvements and fixes to backend communications.
- included Shadow Safe Terms and Condition.
- improvements and fixes to backend communications.
2.2.3
May 27, 2021
-bluetooth pairing screen fixed.
2.2.2
May 18, 2021
ver. 2.2.2:
- Fixed instability issues.
- Fixed secondary user tracking.
- Fixed minor bugs.
- Shadow Safe Panic button support.
more updates coming soon.
- Fixed instability issues.
- Fixed secondary user tracking.
- Fixed minor bugs.
- Shadow Safe Panic button support.
more updates coming soon.
2.1.2
Mar 18, 2021
-bug fixes
-settings menu update
-settings menu update
2.0.8
Oct 13, 2020
- Fixed location permissions.
- Links on messages can now be opened from the app.
- Handled the exceptions thrown by alerts made outside a zone.
- Links on messages can now be opened from the app.
- Handled the exceptions thrown by alerts made outside a zone.
SA-SOS FAQ
Click here to learn how to download SA-SOS in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of SA-SOS.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
SA-SOS supports English