Travel8 min read
Emergency preparedness checklist for travellers
Travel removes the things you normally rely on without noticing: knowing the emergency number, reading the signs, having a working data plan.
Read the full guideEmergency preparedness, without the doomsday shopping list
Practical guides about what actually helps: the preparation worth doing, the techniques that work on a weak signal, and honest limits on what a phone can do.
Preparedness7 min read
Emergency preparedness: what should you actually keep on your phone?
Most phone preparedness advice is a list of apps. The things that actually help are smaller, duller and take about ten minutes to set up.
Outdoors8 min read
Essential emergency tools for hiking
A phone is a useful part of a hiking kit and a dangerous thing to rely on entirely. Here is the honest division of labour.
Preparedness7 min read
First aid basics everyone should know
A short list of the things that genuinely change outcomes, with a clear warning about the limits of learning this from a screen.
How-to7 min read
How GPS can help during an emergency
GPS is the most misunderstood tool on a phone. It works without a data connection, and knowing how to use it changes a search into a collection.
Everyday6 min read
How to prepare for a roadside emergency
The first minute of a breakdown matters more than everything you keep in the boot. Most people get the order wrong.
How-to8 min read
How to prepare your Android phone for an emergency
A concrete setup walkthrough rather than a list of principles. Twenty minutes now, and most of it never needs revisiting.
How-to7 min read
How to use your phone as an emergency toolkit
Your phone already contains most of a decent emergency kit. Knowing what it can and cannot do is the difference between a tool and a false sense of security.
Preparedness6 min read
What information should you give your emergency contacts?
Naming someone as your emergency contact does almost nothing on its own. The value comes from a conversation most people never have.
Everyday7 min read
What to do when you lose cell service
Losing signal is not the same as losing your phone. A surprising amount still works, and there are specific things worth trying before you give up on getting a message out.
Get the Emergency Toolkit
Free on Google Play. No account, no subscription, and the core tools keep working when the signal does not.
- 4.8 MB download
- Android 8.0+
- No account required