Auggie Personal Safety 2.0.96

Auggie is a personal safety and navigation application tailored specifically for the low vision community, providing a user-friendly experience for a wide range of users. Its comprehensive features cater to everyday safety needs as well as emergency situations, positioning it as an essential tool for personal safety.

The app exemplifies inclusive design principles, ensuring that users with varying degrees of vision impairment, from low vision to complete blindness, can utilize its functionalities effectively:

• Inclusive Design - Auggie prioritizes accessibility, allowing a diverse audience to engage with the app while ensuring usability for all.
• Design with Accessibility in Mind - The app is developed not only for users with disabilities but for anyone, focusing on simplicity and perception. Every design element is scrutinized to accommodate various abilities and interaction methods.

Accessibility Features

• Fully accessible with VoiceOver and Dynamic Text.
• Dark Mode Support.
• Apple Voice Control Support.
• Large menu buttons.
• Voice Control menu option.
• Auggie Speak - Talking alerts and notifications.
• Optimized for users with color impairments.
• Streamlined navigation for Alert and Accessibility settings.
• Voice recognition searching eliminates the need for a keypad.
• Augmented Reality (AR) enhanced search results.

Personal Safety and Emergency Features

• Alert Contacts
  • Create a list of trusted individuals, including family, friends, and coworkers.
  • Select the types of alerts to be sent to your contacts via text or email, including your location on a map snapshot and additional motion details if applicable.
  • Attach photos, videos, or audio recordings to alerts as needed.
  • The app uses GPS sparingly to ensure it does not heavily impact battery life while providing location accuracy when required.
• Not Safe or Need Help - This feature is invaluable for situations where one feels unsafe, such as walking alone in poorly lit areas or during uncomfortable encounters.
• Health or Medical Emergency - Available during critical health situations while alone or active, ensuring help can be summoned promptly.
• On My Way - Notify contacts when leaving a location or traveling alone, providing reassurance of one’s safety during transit.
• Here I Am - Communicate safe arrivals to loved ones or share one’s location effortlessly.
• Mark Location - Leave digital breadcrumbs to easily navigate back to key places like hotels or vehicles parked in large lots.
• Find Way Back - Utilizes turn-by-turn GPS directions or straightforward instructions to retrace steps to marked locations.
• Get Me There - Explore nearby locations by category (e.g., restaurants or emergency services) or by name/address. Features include direct calling, access to websites, GPS directions, and AR-powered maps within the application.

Please note: Auggie is not a substitute for contacting emergency services. Additionally, prolonged use of GPS in the background can significantly affect battery performance. There are no subscription fees associated with using Auggie.