New ttrumpet feature lets your friends, family follow your trips

Over the top (OTT) messaging service ttrumpet has joined a growing list of apps that allow people’s family and friends to follow them on their journey home after a night out or while they’re out on a run or bike ride.

The feature, called ‘Tag Me’, allows individuals to ‘pin’ or ‘mark’ their journey home while on their way back from a specific location, allowing personally selected people to identify their exact location and whether they have gone off route, as well as allowing the user to alert their ‘followers’ in cases of distress.

“We are focused on making things simpler, effective and more convenient for consumers – applying our expertise to areas that can enhance everyday activities,” says ttrumpet co-founder Grant Theis. “South Africans are very active and enjoy the outdoors and spending time with family and friends however, safety is always a key concern. We understand this and have therefore embarked on developing a safety outreach feature, offering consumers a means to use their mobile device for peace of mind”.

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According to ttrumpet, the feature leaves a ‘bread crumb trail’ via blue dot navigation, which route they have taken – updating tracking sessions every 10 seconds – showing total distance and time covered and indicates lost connectivity or stops longer than 10 minutes.

“Our aim was to create a feature rich platform enabling customers to feel secure, and we believe we have done just this through the inclusion of ‘Tag Me’. The ttrumpet roadmap over the coming months is packed with unique and innovative offerings within the home and safety environments, for now, enjoy the comfort of knowing that a safer community is at the touch of a button,” Theis says.

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The next update of the ttrumpet app meanwhile will provide a feature whereby ‘fences’ can be set up. Parents’ biggest concern is their children’s safety, whether they have arrived home safely from school or if they are in fact where they say they are. Well, this feature then is great news for parents as they can set up ‘fences’ – for example: parents will be able to create a ‘fence’ around a school or home notifying them that their child has left or arrived safely -it also identifies safe zones, alerting them in the event that they move out of the set restricted areas.

Ttrumpet isn’t the only app maker introducing this kind of feature. Just this year, South African insurance giant launched an app which includes the ability to track people’s journeys. The MySOS emergency app meanwhile also includes a similar feature.