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The new Verizon Family app makes your family safer. It includes a safety feature called Safe Walk with SOS, which allows users to share their location with emergency contacts and send SOS alerts if needed. 63% of parents surveyed feel anxious when their location is unknown Verizon Family offers peace of mind to Verizon customers, free to Verizon customers with postpaid plans through the App Store and Google Play. Now available.
NEW YORK – Verizon has long been a partner for parents as they navigate the digital world with their children. Today, we’re taking that a step further and launching Verizon Family, a new app that’s a digital service to help families stay connected and safe. With Verizon Family, you can monitor your family’s location, set up new features like Safe Walk with an SOS button to contact your family in an emergency, and monitor your child’s Verizon calls and texts. You can also do this2.
Verizon already offers a variety of tools and resources designed to promote online safety and responsible technology use, including the Gizmo Watch series of children’s smartwatches and “Parenting in a Digital World” resources. Masu. And now, we’re helping you and your family navigate the digital world safely with the new Verizon Family app.
“The safety and security of my family is of the utmost importance to Verizon and to me personally,” said Soumya Narayan Sampath, CEO of Verizon Consumer Group. “Our mission is to empower and empower the way people live, work, and play, and together with the Verizon family, we empower parents with the knowledge and tools to support healthy relationships between kids and technology. The Verizon Family app gives parents (including myself) the peace of mind that they can easily stay in touch with their loved ones and stay safe.”
Location awareness for peace of mind
Verizon Family makes it easy to monitor your family’s location. The app displays a map showing real-time locations, and users can set location alerts to receive notifications when family members arrive or depart from specified locations.
The app also allows you to see your child’s Verizon call and text message history, providing insight into their communication patterns and helping you identify potential concerns2. This feature fosters a sense of connection and allows for proactive intervention when needed.
Increase safety with Safe Walk with SOS
The Verizon Family app offers a new safety feature called Safe Walk with SOS, providing an additional layer of security for children, youth, and adults. Enabling Safe Walk with SOS allows users to share their real-time location with designated emergency contacts, providing reassurance when they feel in danger and direct contact to seek assistance from emergency contacts. Means will be provided3.
Research shows that nearly three-quarters of parents are more likely to give their dependents more freedom if they have access to real-time location information1. Caregivers can rest easy knowing their loved one has the tools at their fingertips to seek help when they need it. This feature effectively acts as an advanced panic button and provides additional benefits of location sharing.
The Verizon Family app is free to all Verizon mobile customers on postpaid plans from both the App Store and Google Play. It also offers a paid tier for $14.99 per month with additional support such as parental controls, online activity monitoring, driving insights, and roadside assistance. For more information about Verizon Family, visit verizon.com/verizonfamily or check out our parenting portal, Parenting in a Digital World, for additional resources.
1 This poll was conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of Verizon from September 20-24, 2024 among a sample of 2,000 parents or caregivers. Interviews were conducted online, and data were weighted to approximate the target population based on gender, age, education, race/ethnicity, and region. Results have a +/- 2 percentage point error across all samples.
2 Verizon Family provides information about calls and text messages sent and received on the Verizon cellular network. We do not monitor your activity through iMessage, Google Messages, WhatsApp, or other third-party messaging and calling apps.
3 In the event of a serious emergency, users should call 911.
