SkieIs there an emergency or SOS button on my child's phone?
Yes. Skie has an SOS button for the child. When it is pressed, the phone calls the number you saved and shares its location. It is meant for a moment when a child is scared or lost and cannot work out who to ring. Set the number and test it once with your child.
The SOS button is part of the Skie parent setup. You choose the number it calls, usually a parent's mobile, and the child learns to press it when something is wrong.
When pressed, the phone places the call and shares its location, so you do not have to ask where they are. Because calls and location are controlled by Skie rather than by an app the child can turn off, the button does not depend on settings the child may have changed.
It needs a working mobile connection to place a call. A Wi-Fi-only tablet does not have a mobile network, so it cannot place an ordinary phone call, and on that device you would choose other ways to reach you.
Test it once. Press the button together at a quiet time so your child knows what happens, and so you know your phone rings. Tell them it is for real worry and that nobody will be angry if they press it by mistake once or twice.
Pair SOS with the safe zones feature, which lets you see on the dashboard when the phone leaves a place like school. SOS is for a child who reaches out. Safe zones help when they cannot.
Skie does not replace an emergency service. For immediate danger, the child should ring the local emergency number, which works from the phone at all times.