BotonPanico
Your personal safety, one tap away
Lightweight offline Android app that sends emergency alerts via SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram, and phone call — with GPS location, fall detection, and PIN protection. No cloud APIs. Your privacy, your control.
Key Features
Everything you need in an emergency, offline and private
Multi-Channel Alerts
Send emergency alerts via SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram, and phone call simultaneously or per-contact. Each contact can have its own notification methods enabled.
GPS Location
Sends your precise GPS coordinates in the alert message. Waits up to 10 seconds for a fresh GPS fix before falling back to the last known location.
Fall Detection
Built-in accelerometer-based fall detection triggers an automatic alert if a hard impact (8g threshold) is detected and no cancellation occurs within the countdown.
PIN Protection
Optionally protect alert cancellation with a PIN. Set it once in settings; any cancellation attempt requires the correct PIN, preventing accidental or unauthorized deactivation.
Per-Contact Settings
Add contacts from your phonebook and enable or disable SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram, or call individually for each contact. Full control over who gets notified and how.
100% Offline & Private
No cloud APIs, no servers, no accounts. Everything runs on your device. SMS uses the phone's radio, WhatsApp/Telegram use installed apps, and location is from the device GPS. Your data never leaves your control.
How It Works
Simple setup, instant activation
Grant Permissions
One-by-one permission requests with clear explanations
Add Contacts
Pick emergency contacts and choose notification methods per contact
One-Tap Alert
Tap the panic button to instantly notify all contacts simultaneously
Optional Cancel
Cancel with PIN during countdown if it's a false alarm
Tech Specs
App Screens
Clean, dark-themed UI built with Jetpack Compose
Panic Button
Location
Contacts
Settings
Required Permissions
SMS
Send alerts
Location
GPS coordinates
Contacts
Pick emergency contacts
Phone
Emergency calls
Download BotonPanico
Get the APK and install it on your Android device. No Play Store required.
Download APK (1.8 MB)Android 8.0+ • ARM64 / ARM / x86_64 • No root required
Privacy First
No accounts. No servers. No tracking. Your alerts go directly to your contacts — nothing passes through third-party infrastructure.
No Cloud APIs
Everything runs locally on your device. No Firebase, no servers, no accounts.
Direct Communication
SMS via phone radio, WhatsApp/Telegram via installed apps, calls via telephony. No middleman.
No Tracking
No analytics SDKs, no telemetry, no data collection. Your location data is sent only in your alert messages.