# SOS Alert | Emergency & Safety

> Always feel safe with the SOS Alert app on your phone

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.rghvsapp.android.sosalert](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.rghvsapp.android.sosalert)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.rghvsapp.android.sosalert`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Raghav Maheshwari
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 755,628
- **Rating:** 4.62 / 5 (5,893 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.11
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-06
- **First published:** 2020-06-27
- **Publisher country:** NP
- **Size:** 2.91 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rghvsapp.android.sosalert)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/Raghav9906/SOS-Alert-Emergency-Safety-App/blob/master/Privacy%20Policy](https://github.com/Raghav9906/SOS-Alert-Emergency-Safety-App/blob/master/Privacy%20Policy)

## Description

SOS Alert is a user-friendly emergency app designed to enhance your safety by quickly notifying your emergency contacts with your live location via SMS. Featuring a simple interface, dark theme, and no ads, it ensures privacy by storing information locally on your device. With the SOS Widget, users can send alerts in one tap, allowing a 3-second countdown to cancel if needed. This reliable tool helps your loved ones locate you accurately during emergencies by sharing a Google Maps link and a customizable SOS message.

## Rankings

- #80,083 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.SEND_SMS`
- `com.rghvsapp.android.sosalert.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise SOS Alert as a useful emergency safety tool backed by police and government, and feel it improves women's safety and overall reliability. However, a few recurring issues are reported: occasional app opening failures, login/account problems, and data loss after updates that require re-entering contacts and messages. Some users also want an extra safety step (confirmation) before sending alerts and the option to attach a voice message with SMS. Overall, it is valued for safety benefits, but stability and feature refinements are needed.

### Pros

- Useful emergency SOS functionality that quickly alerts saved contacts
- Trusted by authorities (police/government), boosting credibility
- Generally reliable and effective; users report it works
- Perceived safety benefits for women, supported by awareness programs

### Cons

- Occasional issues where the app does not open or start
- Login/account creation may be blocked or not possible for some users
- Updates can wipe saved contacts and emergency messages, requiring re-entry
- Lack of an extra safety step or confirmation before sending alerts (risk of accidental alerts)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.rghvsapp.android.sosalert)