The Follow My Battery App Notifies Your Friends When Your Phone Dies
Alyson Wyers — January 1, 2017 — Social Media
References: followmybattery & betalist
Follow My Battery is a great way to prevent communication-related arguments and keep friends and family notified in a potential emergency situation. Made by Appyfriends, the French startup alerts your friends when your battery is about to run out.
This could help manage scenarios where you are mid-conversation and your phone is about to die, or would otherwise need to let others know your battery status. As soon as your battery runs out, your friends are sent a notification, so there can be no confusion when they are left hanging. Promising to "improve your life in 60 seconds," the Follow My Battery app requires users to pick a friend and define a message and battery threshold. From there, they can relax.
This could help manage scenarios where you are mid-conversation and your phone is about to die, or would otherwise need to let others know your battery status. As soon as your battery runs out, your friends are sent a notification, so there can be no confusion when they are left hanging. Promising to "improve your life in 60 seconds," the Follow My Battery app requires users to pick a friend and define a message and battery threshold. From there, they can relax.
Trend Themes
1. Battery Life Monitoring - Opportunity for apps or devices that monitor battery life and send notifications to friends or family when the battery is low or about to die.
2. Communication Management - Potential for tools or platforms that help manage communication scenarios where the user's phone battery is about to die, keeping others informed and avoiding misunderstandings.
3. Personal Emergency Notification - Room for apps or services that automatically alert selected contacts in case of a potential emergency or critical situation, leveraging the phone's battery status as a trigger.
Industry Implications
1. Mobile Apps - Disruptive innovation opportunity for mobile app developers to create battery monitoring and communication management apps like Follow My Battery.
2. Tech Accessories - Possibility for tech accessory companies to develop devices or accessories that enhance battery life monitoring and communication management functionalities.
3. Personal Safety Services - Emerging sector for personal safety service providers to integrate battery status alerts as part of their emergency notification solutions.
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