Tech Mahindra had long back developed an application called
FightBack which was being used only by the staff members of Mahindra
Group.After the gang-rape of a woman in New Delhi, Mahindra’s has now
thrown open this smart phone application for public use, beyond Mahindra
employees.The FightBack application tracks a user’s location and sends SOS messages to selected contacts in case of an emergency.This application is now available for download on the company website for free & IS ONLY FOR INDIAN MOBILE NUMBERS.The FightBack app allows the user to press on a panic button whenever he/she feels unsafe.It tracks the location using GPS and alerts chosen contacts about the location map and is available on Android and Blackberry.
You can download India's first Mobile application for women safety for free. FightBack, the women's safety application, sends SOS alerts from your phone. FightBack uses GPS, SMS, location maps, GPRS ,email and your Facebook account to inform your loved ones in case you are in danger. The app is developed by mobile value added services provider CanvasM.
User Guide
1. Press panic button, the center ([fB]) to send SOS.
2. Stop/Start button works as a toggle button to control GPS and sending your locations to
server at a particular interval.
3. By clicking on map button, you can see your current location on Google map.
4. By clicking on exit button or back key, you can exit from application.
5. By clicking on Home key, application can be sent in background.
6. An exclamation mark (!) will appear on the mobile application screen if SOS alert is raised
successfully. Click “!” (exclamation mark) to cancel the alert if it has been sent by mistake.
Download Links
Nokia : Ovi store
Visit http://www.fightbackmobile.com for Blackberry and Android apps.
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