1. The safety check app The Safety Check features WHAT DOES
SAFETY CHECK DO How the SAFETY CHECK work
2. Facebook rolls out Safety Check for natural disasters:
Facebook is to roll out a new feature that can inform friends and
loved ones of your well-being during and after a natural
disaster.
3. The Safety Check features: The service lets you input
whether you are safe or not in the affected area. Users can see how
other friends and family in an affected area are doing and can mark
people as safe.
4. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced 'Safety Check' while
in Japan. If you are in a zone affected by a natural disaster it
asks if you're okay. By tapping 'I'm safe' the app will send
notifications that you are fine. Friends and family can see a list
of friends in affected areas who are safe
5. WHAT DOES SAFETY CHECK DO? If Facebook notices that you are
using a device in an affected area during a natural disaster like
an earthquake, it will ask: Are you safe? Let friends and family
know youre safe Check on others in the affected area Mark your
friends as safe
6. 1. Your location is determined by the city listed in your
profile, you last location if you use the Nearby Friends product or
the city where you are using the internet. 2. It can be used around
the world on Android, iOS, feature phone and on computers. 3. If
youre not in the area, you can select Im not in the area. 4. And if
youre in the area but are okay, you can select Im safe.
7. 5. This will send out a notification and News Feed story
with your update. 6. Friends can then also mark you as 'safe', so
they know they dont have to worry. 7. The tool can also be used to
keep track of friends in an affected area. Once the tool has been
activated, a notification will be received each time a friend
checks in as being safe.
8. The service is available now for iOS, Android, feature
phones and desktops (shown). Your location is determined by the
city listed in your profile, you last location if you use the
Nearby Friends product or the city where you are using the
internet
9. If Facebook notices that you are using a device in an
affected area during a natural disaster like an earthquake, it will
ask: Are you safe? If youre not in the area, you can select Im not
in the area. And if youre in the area but are okay, you can select
Im safe. This will send out a notification and News Feed story with
your update
