Wake up my phone in an emergency!

Have you ever missed an important call because your phone was on silent? Or been reluctant to turn your phone to silent because you were afraid you’d miss an important call? NO LONGER! With Tasker (for Android phones only) and a few scripts I wrote, you can put those worries to rest.

Read on for all the instructions…

This idea originally came from a Lifehacker post that I read. However I tried to install their scripts on my phone to no avail. So I did what any developer would do. I wrote my own. The key difference between MY solution, and the one feature by Lifehacker is that mine doesn’t require you to list specific phone numbers that receive this privilege. It will work for anyone in your phone’s favorites list.

SO HOW DOES IT WORK?
When you get a missed call from someone on your favorites list while your phone is on silent, your phone will automatically send a text message to the number that called. This text message will instruct the caller to send you a text message that says “911” and then try their call again. When your phone receives the 911 text message, it will take your phone off silent. Your phone will remain un-silenced until you view the text message.

HOW DO I SET IT UP?
In order for this to work, you need to be running an Android phone and you will need to acquire the Tasker application. Once you are running Tasker, all you need to do is download the following tasks and profiles, and import them into Tasker by tapping your option key at the main Tasker screen and selecting “Profile Data”. Then you will need to choose “Import One Profile” or “Import One Task” and select the files that you downloaded. I would suggest importing the tasks first.

FILES

• TASK: Send 911 Instructions
• TASK: Wake Up My Phone
• PROFILE: Watch For 911 Message
• PROFILE: Send Sms When Silent
• Everything in a ZIP