Safe Technology: Here Are the Best Apps for Keeping You Safe in 2022

If you’re looking to add a bit more security to your life, the following will explore a few apps that you can use to keep out of harm’s way.

15:39 01 April 2022

Personal safety has always been a human concern. Going back to prehistoric times, the threats that human beings faced would likely turn a 21st Century human white with fear. But whether it’s a sabertooth tiger or a heart attack, all threats elicit predominantly the same response in human beings.

 

In 2022, our lives are fairly safe here in the western world. But we still face threats on a daily basis all the same, even while on a leisurely walk around our neighborhoods, or from the weather itself. So what is the best way to stay safe in our modern era?

 

The answer to combating threats in the digital age comes in the form of modern technology and the IoT, otherwise known as the Internet of Things. And today, we have an app for just about everything, including many designed to enhance personal safety in a variety of situations.

 

If you’re looking to add a bit more security to your life, the following will explore a few apps that you can use to keep out of harm’s way.

 

Weather Apps

If one thing has remained constant throughout the whole of human history, it’s the fact that weather affects us all in many ways. And thankfully, the times when predicting the weather involved more superstition than science are long gone.

 

Today, we have advanced weather forecasting models that can alert us to potentially deadly weather in real-time. And even better, today you can build and customize your own weather app using a weather API.

 

Weather apps all have a variety of features as well. So if you’re the type who spends a great deal of time outdoors–whether for work or for pleasure–having the right weather app that displays the details you need to reference the most becomes ideal.

 

A few features weather apps can offer are:

• Forecast models
• Water temperature
• Wind speed and direction
• Relative humidity
• Temperature
• Rainfall totals
• Visibility
• Air quality
• UV index

 

With the right weather app customized to suit your needs, you’ll have real-time actionable information that you can access whenever you need it. And often, this can help you to make calculated decisions while out in the elements that could potentially save your life.

 

Vital Sign Apps

Personal health has become much more of a concern in 2022. And this has a lot to do with the huge health scare that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused since 2020. But aside from catching a virus, those who have significant health issues can benefit from a vital signs app.

 

Vitals apps can perform a variety of functions. But if you’re considered high risk for a heart attack, believe it or not, there are apps that can keep track of your heart rate, pulse, respiratory rate, blood-oxygen levels, and the like.

 

For example, if you've recently suffered from a stroke and your doctor has told you that you're at high risk for developing worsening health conditions, or for having another stroke if you don’t adjust your lifestyle, having vital apps that can send alerts to medical professionals could be a literal life-saver.

 

Walking Apps

Perhaps one of the more popular apps on the market for keeping safe today are walking apps such as Red Panic Button, Kitestring, and Walksafe just to name a few. And these apps all have a variety of features that you may find useful when walking home from work, or if you’re out for a jog around your neighborhood.

 

Many studies have shown that even with the prevalence of cameras at nearly every street corner and on just about every smartphone, there are still criminals brazen enough to harm individuals in broad daylight, even on a crowded street. But with app technology, you have the power to send alerts and notify the authorities in the event of an emergency.

 

For example, some of these apps even alert you when you begin to near areas where high crime is prevalent. And these apps can even suggest alternate routes and alert a safety contact when you deviate from your route.

 

Walking apps are quite popular on college campuses where students often have to walk home to their dorms late at night from the library, and for those who commute to work on foot.

 

Staying safe has always been a concern for every human being. After all, it’s a part of our survival instinct to keep ourselves out of harm’s way. And with the latest app technology, we have an added layer of defense for keeping ourselves safe in the modern world.