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About BackcountrySOS
BackcountrySOS was a travel & local app developed by Teton County Search and Rescue Foundation Inc. It was removed from Google Play Jan 25, 2025.
Install Statistics
BackcountrySOS had been installed 3.5 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
The app had no ratings.
App Information
BackcountrySOS was free. The app size was 5.29 MB. The last available version was 1.38. The last update was on August 30, 2023.
Technical Requirements
BackcountrySOS required Android 5.0+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play since December 2018.
Description by Teton County Search and Rescue Foundation Inc.(from Google Play)
Even with the best preparation, skills and behavior, sometimes accidents happen. If they do, BackcountrySOS is a simple-to-use smartphone app that allows you to quickly get your status and location information to emergency personnel.
• Low power. It will only use your phone's GPS for the brief period where it fetches your location.
• High contrast. The app is easy to read in bright sunlight, and won't kill your vision at night.
• No setup. You don't need to setup an account or login. If it's on your phone, the app is ready to use when you need it.
• Data efficient. The app works as long as you have enough signal to squeeze out a text message. It will work in places where you can't get data access or make a voice call.
The app works wherever text-to-911 service is available. Almost 1,500 counties support text-to-911 with more added each month. Additionally, Teton County 911 specifically monitors for BackcountrySOS communications. If you'd like your search-and-rescue region added to the app, please contact us.
Free access to the BackcountrySOS app is made possible by the generous support of the Teton County Search & Rescue Foundation as part of their BackcountyZero project.
Recent changes: Updates to latest Android OS requirements.
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★★★★★
Good idea. Android version could use some polishing: the "Next" button to is halfway off the bottom of the screen, so it's hard to use with cold hands/gloves, especially since it's right next to this phone's "home" button. Critical buttons should be centered enough to push them with a nose and not worry about hitting off-screen buttons (commonly near the bottom). Also, if Location services are turned off when launching the app please prompt the user to turn them on, like Google Maps does.
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