Keep Alive

Keep Alive Dev

About this app

Keep Alive will send a custom message via SMS to one or more people if you haven't used your device in a given period of time. Intended to be used as a failsafe for those living alone in case of an accident or other emergency. Once the settings are configured, no further interaction is required.

- 100% Device-based, no cloud services or accounts required
- Free with no ads or trackers
- Open Source (https://github.com/keepalivedev/KeepAlive)
- Minimal Battery Usage
- Multiple SMS Recipients
- Custom Alert Message
- Optional: Include Location Information in SMS
- Optional: Place a phone call with speakerphone enabled
- Optional: Send an HTTP request to a custom URL

Requirements
Keep Alive requires that your device has an active cellular plan. WiFi calling and messaging will be used if the device supports it.

How it Works
Keep Alive uses either your device's lock screen or another app(s) to detect activity. If your device hasn't been lock or unlocked for a set period of time, or if you haven't accessed the selected app(s), you will be prompted with an 'Are you there?' notification. If this notification is not acknowledged an Alert will be triggered. Based on the configured Emergency Contact Settings, one or more SMS messages and/or a phone call will be placed to notify others that you may be in need of assistance.

Main Settings
- Monitoring Method - Choose between using the lock screen or another app(s) to detect activity. If using another app(s), you will be prompted to select the app(s) to monitor.
- Hours of Inactivity Before Prompt - how many hours since your phone was last locked or unlocked before you are prompted with an 'Are you there?' notification. Defaults to 12 hours
- Minutes to Wait - if the prompt is not acknowledged within this time, an Alert will be sent based on the configured emergency contact settings. Defaults to 60 minutes
- Rest Period Time Range - a range of time during which inactivity will not be counted. For example, with 'Hours of Inactivity' set at 6 hours and a Rest Period of 22:00 – 6:00, if the device is last used at 18:00, the 'Are you there?' check would not be sent until 8:00. Note that an alert can still be sent during a rest period if the 'Are you there?' check was sent BEFORE the start of a rest period.
- Auto-Restart Monitoring After Alert - If enabled, monitoring will be automatically restarted after an Alert is sent.
- Alert Webhook - Configure an HTTP request to be sent when an Alert is triggered

Emergency Contact Settings
- Phone Call Number (Optional) - when an Alert is triggered a phone call will be placed to this number with speakerphone enabled

One or more SMS recipients can be configured with:
- Phone Number - the phone number to send the Alert SMS to
- Alert Message - the message that will be sent when an Alert is triggered
- Include Location - if enabled, your location will be included in a second SMS

Privacy/Data Collection
No data is collected other than the configured settings. This data is not shared with the developers or any 3rd parties. The only data transmitted is to the configured emergency contacts. This app does not request network or storage access and no data is sent to the developers or any 3rd parties.

Disclaimer
- Not responsible for SMS or phone call charges incurred by the use of the Keep Alive app
- The operation of the Keep Alive app is dependent on the device, software, and network connectivity. The developers are not responsible for any failure due to device malfunctions, software incompatibilities, or network issues.

Ratings and reviews

I love the idea. I have a problem though. When I push "test alert call" it makes the call, and I can see it set it to speaker phone, but it turns back off. I tried it with my default phone app, and the one from Google. My default app (Motorola Phone) starts with speaker phone turned on, but it turns off when the call answers. The Google phone app starts with speaker phone turned off, then I see it turn on for an instant then turn back off.

Simple and a life saver. Excellent work. One of the best interactive permissions setups I have seen so ensuring it works when needed; hopefully never 👍

don't use this app kill your wifi bad app 👹👹👹👹👹👹

What’s new

* Updates for Android 15
* Fix issue with Rest Period alarm time
* Adjust translations