Useful 'App' for those heading to France

ValDa
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edited June 2016 in Overseas Campsites & Touring #1

The French Government have launched a smartphone app which people going to France may find useful. It is called SAIP, (Système d'alerte et d'information des populations) and you can download it onto your phone. If you have it running in the background on your phone whilst in France it will alert you to any terrorist incident, natural disaster or industrial accident in the area you are in, and provide you with instructions (in English) saying what you should do to maintain your safety. The screen will turn red, but it won't vibrate or ring you (in case you are in hiding from attackers!!!)

Link to article about the App in the Guardian Newspaper.

 

 

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  • Bakers2
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    edited June 2016 #2

    Another very useful post ValDa. ? Hope you're having a good summer?

  • ValDa
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    edited June 2016 #3

    The app can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play Store, and apparently you get an audio alert (sound and vibration) for all other alerts, but just a screen change in the event of a terrorist situation.

  • Oldgirl and Staffy
    Oldgirl and Staffy Forum Participant Posts: 414
    edited June 2016 #4

    HERE is the link for Google Play

    INSTRUCTIONS in French which you can translate with Google Translate if you wish

    Link for Apple

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