Is my safety net working?
The safety net badge tells you whether an alert would reach anyone. Open it from the dashboard to see your status and what to fix.
The three levels
Level | Meaning |
|---|---|
Healthy | Your contacts would be told if you went quiet. |
Needs a look | Alerts would still go out, but something is worth sorting soon. |
Not covered | An alert would reach fewer people than you think, or nobody. |
What it checks
- You have no safety contacts. Nobody would be told. Add one.
- None of your contacts can be reached. They have the app, but no phone of theirs would ring. Ask them to open Chillswitch and allow notifications.
- Only some contacts can be reached. The rest need to open the app and allow notifications.
- A key replacement did not finish. Finish it in Settings.
- A contact's security key changed. Usually a new phone. Confirm with them somewhere other than the app, then accept it.
- Somebody left a group. Until you replace the group key, they could still read what is sent.
- No recovery code. Without one, a lost phone ends your account. Save a recovery code.
Text coverage
If a contact is covered only by text, the app says "Covered by text for now." Daily text limits depend on your plan. Contacts with the app are never limited.