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Technical Permissions

The flow related to technical permissions is shown on the first access by the user and involves requesting the user’s consent for the use of phone functions such as:

  1. Notifications
  2. Bluetooth Low Energy
  3. Location
  4. Microphone
  5. Camera
  6. Contacts

All permissions are necessary for the correct functioning of the service and, in particular, Notifications for sending and receiving emergency reports from assisted contacts, Bluetooth Low Energy and location for interaction with the device and for sending the user’s current location when voluntarily activated by the user or in case of emergency, as well as the permissions for Microphone and Camera, the emergency video call service and Contacts, allowing new emergency contacts to be contacted in case of need to be created. As illustrated in the following images, all screens are accompanied by a system popup, both in the case of the Android and iOS operating systems.

Notifications​

Bluetooth e Location​

Continuous Location​

Microphone​

Camera​

Contacts​

Android Battery Optimization​

Only for Android devices.

Once consent is given as indicated by the red arrows shown on each of the previous images, the user will be taken to the app’s homepage, the Home section, initially devoid of any physical FutureAge device, as illustrated in the following images:

As you can see, the emergency button has now changed from grey to orange, which means it is active and functioning. The manual emergency function will be detailed later.