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Beacon - Personal Safety on Windows Pc

Developed By: Arjun A Rao

License: Free

Rating: 4,6/5 - 11 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	5.1
Size	21.8 MB
Release Date	March 18, 17
Category	Lifestyle Apps
App Permissions: Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (8)]
What's New: + Minor Bug Fixes+ Location Auto Updates [see more]
Description from Developer: Beacon is a location-based personal safety app which connects you with the people you love, at times you need them.During Emergencies, Beacon utilizes various network sources and s... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Beacon - Personal Safety and install on Windows PC. Beacon - Personal Safety is free Lifestyle app, developed by Arjun A Rao. Latest version of Beacon - Personal Safety is 5.1, was released on 2017-03-18 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of Beacon - Personal Safety is 4,6. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 11 users, 10 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Beacon - Personal Safety on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Beacon - Personal Safety on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Beacon - Personal Safety on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Beacon - Personal Safety using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Beacon - Personal Safety" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Beacon - Personal Safety on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Beacon - Personal Safety" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 5.1.

Download Beacon - Personal Safety 5.1 on Windows PC – 21.8 MB

Beacon is a location-based personal safety app which connects you with the people you love, at times you need them.During Emergencies, Beacon utilizes various network sources and sends Email and SMS Notifications to your trusted contacts. (Trusted contacts and email have to be set up).

* Why Beacon?

- No Buttons: On enabling Alert Mode, Just a hard shake of your phone triggers emergency mode, sending your location to your trusted contacts. Beacon eliminates the need of navigating to the app in case of an emergency

- Direct yourself to landmarks: Ever wanted to find the nearest ATM, Hospital, or police station without the added complexity of navigating and typing in dedicated apps? Beacon directs you the nearest ATM, click hospital, or police station instantly, with just click of a button.

- Multiple Sources: Is Your GPS too rusty, but mobile data works just fine? Not a problem! Beacon brings together GPS, network provider, and WiFi to give you an accurate location.

- Predefined SMS Templates: Informing parents/guardians when we've reached somewhere is quite common. Beacon enables you to send quick messages using SMS without having to type anything at all. Just Select the message and voila!

- Discrete Notifications: You can also send location notifications without ringing up an alarm. Just touch the send Location button, or disable the alarm in the settings panel to send quite, stealthy notifications to your loved ones.

- Responsive User Interface: Beacon pinpoints your location to an accuracy of 50 meters on the map. Change map themes to your liking!
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+ Minor Bug Fixes
+ Location Auto Updates

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to send SMS messages.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.