# SOS Guardian - Panic Button > Silent panic button: one press sends your location and calls your loved ones. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hitec.sos](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hitec.sos) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.hitec.sos` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Samir Shora - **Category:** TOOLS - **Downloads:** 3 - **Version:** 1.2 - **Last updated:** 2026-09-29 - **First published:** 2026-08-08 - **Publisher country:** SA - **Size:** 2.23 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-10-26 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hitec.sos) - **Privacy policy:** [https://samirtwf.github.io/sos-privacy](https://samirtwf.github.io/sos-privacy) ## Description SOS Guardian is a personal panic button (SOS) that protects you in emergencies when you can't speak or ask for help.

The moment you trigger the alert β€” by pressing the power button 5 times, shaking the phone, tapping the SOS widget on your home screen, or the Quick Settings tile β€” the app instantly:

β€’ πŸ“ž Calls your contacts one after another in the order you set, and keeps retrying until someone answers. You choose how many rounds in Settings.
β€’ πŸ“© Opens a ready-made SMS to every emergency contact, carrying your message and a map link to your location β€” one tap on Send and it goes. (Google Play does not allow any app to send SMS on its own, which is why that tap is needed.)
β€’ πŸŽ™οΈ Silently records audio of your surroundings as evidence.
β€’ πŸ“· Silently captures photos from the front and back cameras.
β€’ πŸ”‡ Stealth mode: the screen stays black and silent so nobody knows you called for help. (No SMS is sent in this mode β€” opening the messaging app would give you away.)

More features:
β€’ πŸ”΄ An SOS widget on your home screen: one tap fires the alert without opening the app at all β€” and you add it with a single button inside the app. This is the fastest and most dependable way to trigger it.
β€’ Up to 5 emergency contacts in priority order (police, dad, mom, siblings…).
β€’ πŸ–€ Invisible calling: a black screen during the alert so an attacker can't see the call if they grab the phone.
β€’ ⏱️ Safety check-in timer: if you don't confirm you're safe in time, an SOS is sent automatically.
β€’ πŸ“² Auto-answer: if a contact calls you back, the phone answers on speaker so they hear your surroundings.
β€’ A voice message in your own voice, played on the loudspeaker during calls.
β€’ A PIN so only you can stop an active alert.
β€’ A short safety countdown to cancel a false alarm.
β€’ A loud siren when you need it.
β€’ Runs reliably in the background, with guidance to enable auto-start.
β€’ 19 languages (Arabic, English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Turkish, Russian, Chinese, Hindi, Urdu, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Bengali, Persian, Malay, Pashto, Swahili), selectable inside the app.

βš™οΈ Important for reliability:
Inside the app, grant "Display over other apps" and the battery exemption. Without them an alert raised while the screen is off may not complete β€” Android blocks apps from starting a call or a message while they are in the background.

Great for:
Women, elderly people, children, lone workers β€” anyone who could face theft, kidnapping, or a sudden medical emergency.

⚠️ Note: SOS Guardian is a helper tool and is not a replacement for directly calling official emergency services whenever you are able to.

Developed by HiTec. ## Rankings - #3,304,609 β€” Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS` - `android.permission.CALL_PHONE` - `android.permission.CAMERA` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE` - `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS` - `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED` - `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO` - `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS` - `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM` - `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW` - `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT` - `android.permission.VIBRATE` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.hitec.sos.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [SOS Alert | Panic Button](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.solvaday.panic_alarm) β€” 315,163 users, 4.18 / 5 - [Panic Button](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.slinnovar.panicbutton) β€” 12 users - [Bouton SOS – Guardatron](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.guardatron.app) β€” 22 users - [Panic button | SOS Safety App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.iggy.newPB) β€” 6,657 users - [Panic button | SOS Safety App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.iggy.panicbutton2FreeVersion) β€” 23,240 users, 3.30 / 5 - [Silent Emergency Alert](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ailemsos.app) β€” 133 users - [Tip-Off SOS](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gabriel.communitysos) β€” 142 users - [Button: SOS Panic Button](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.buttonsos.app) β€” 4,216 users - [PanicButton SOS - Emergency](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.atseacode.panicbutton) β€” 1,358 users - [SOS Button](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.emergency.sos.button.v2) β€” 340 users - [AlertSOS](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.alertsos.alert_sos) β€” 101 users - [SOS Safety Alarm](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.flflie.sossafetyalarm) β€” 26 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hitec.sos)