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PopAlerts - Community Safety
Stay informed. Stay safe. Stay connected.

PopAlerts is a community-driven safety awareness app designed to keep you and your loved ones informed about what is happening in your area. Whether you want to stay updated on local incidents, document personal encounters, or quickly alert your emergency contacts, PopAlerts gives you the tools you need.

COMMUNITY FEED
Browse real-time community reports shared by users near you. Posts are categorized as News or Personal Experience and go through a moderation review before being published. Create your own posts with text, photos, and location to contribute to community awareness.

INTERACTIVE MAP
View all approved community reports on a color-coded map. Blue pins represent news reports and orange pins represent personal experiences. Tap any pin to read the full details.

ENCOUNTER MODE
Activate Encounter Mode during an emergency with a single tap. The app sends an SOS message with your live location to your pre-set emergency contacts, starts recording video with your front camera, and shows a fake lock screen so your phone appears off while recording continues. Double-tap the lock screen to deactivate.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
Access a state-by-state guide to your legal rights. Select your state to see relevant information including the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney, the right to refuse a search, and more. Ask questions through the built-in assistant for general guidance.

PERSONAL LOG
Keep a private journal of your experiences. Create text notes, document encounters, or make voice recordings. Entries stay private to you. Export your entire log as a PDF for your records.

EMERGENCY CONTACTS
Set up trusted contacts from your phone book. During an encounter, these contacts receive an SOS text message with a Google Maps link to your location so they can find you immediately.

FREE FEATURES
• Browse the community feed and read all posts
• View reports on the interactive map
• Access the Know Your Rights guide
• Set up emergency contacts

PREMIUM FEATURES
Unlock full access with PopAlerts Premium:
• Create and submit community posts
• Activate Encounter Mode with video recording, SOS alerts, and fake lock screen
• Add personal log entries, including voice recordings
• Export personal logs as PDF

Premium is available as weekly, monthly, or yearly subscriptions, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled. You can cancel anytime in the Google Play Store under Payments & subscriptions.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
This app does NOT display real-time law enforcement locations. All content is user-submitted information shared for awareness purposes only. Posts are reviewed before publication. Posts sharing real-time locations of law enforcement are strictly prohibited and will be rejected.

Recent changes:
Bug fixes and improvements.