I really like this app and the information it provides. However, the most recent update changed the notification sound to a weird ticking/sucking noise and I can't find any option to change it. I'd rather not have to turn notifications off completely as it defeats half the reason I have the app.
Cool idea. However, it pops up a notification every couple of minutes just to let me know that notifications are turned on. This is extremely annoying and completely unnecessary. The only way to get it to stop is to disable notifications, defeating the entire purpose of the app. This is the only app I've ever seen behave this way. Please fix this bug so I can use the app for incident notifications only. Then it will get 5 stars.
Update: The agency I follow and was offline, was contacted by Pulse Point. They were told they know of problems and were fixing. Sound came back on yesterday. Thank you for helping me. Update: Been told the agency I'm following must have cut the feed. Loved this app. Been using for months. Then all of sudden when sound button pressed it will not stay on. So no sound. I've checked all settings. Removed and reinstalled no sound.
Outstanding tool ! Allows for the nearest help be notified when it counts in rural areas. Need a way to select how far away it is, so you are not getting alerts for the entire county. Otherwise, I end up turning the app off because of too many alerts that are far away. That defeats the purpose of the app. IT is supposed to tell me as a trained resource,( pro vr not supported) in a remote area that someone needs help or there is an incident near me, that affect me, not ten miles away. Please fix
It notifies me of events happening in real time around me such as fires and other emergency situations. It eases my anxieties to not have to wait for someone to come knock on my door to evacuate if there's a fire danger because I'll probably already be alerted on this app. Now I just have to figure out how to adjust the notification sound to differentiate from other notifications. This app is easy for me as I am also a senior and not very tech savy.
Pulse point is pretty accurate with dispatched calls. The only thing that could improve is having and address to the call, so responders could respond effectively. Also there seems to be a Mic at the bottom for audio that doesn't seem to work, or I don't know how to turn it on. Otherwise I thing it is a great app... Just change those two issues and it will be on POINT!
Great app. Notifications sometimes go on a break despite battery settings on unrestricted, but otherwise, very informative. Also like the fact you can see the number of units dispatched, which provides a better idea of how serious an incident may be. I had no idea my county has as many incidents daily as it does. Also like the My feed option which you can build a perimeter or path of county incidents to keep you informed on a trip. Stay safe out here.
App keeps you alert to the area(s) of your choosing as far as traffic collisions or fires or what's up with that ambulance down the street. I would suggest that the radio scanner feature should stay on until I turn it off. I found this to be problematic while my neighborhood was watching a nearby fire and we were listening to the scanner and it would turn off after a period of time.
Since the last update, I don't get notifications for everything. I have all types of calls checked but only seem to get medical emergencies with a couple other things every once in awhile. When the news agencies are reporting fatal traffic accidents and structure fires at Walmart, but the app doesn't show them, it's obviously not working properly...
I'm glad to have the information this app provides, but I wish I could narrow down the area I get notified about. Maybe drawing an area on the map as you can do in Zillow? The only option in my area is a countywide agency, and this county is very large. Also, I'm in a small town miles from a big town that I never go to, where 90% of the problems occur. I'm getting many useless notifications every day, which is making me not bother to check them every time, and miss the ones I actually need.
