AI-powered safety monitoring that learns your parent's routines and alerts you to emergencies - without daily check-in calls
21-day free trial · Android 9+ · No credit card required
AI learns unique behavioral patterns in just one week
Continuous protection without any interaction required
Email notifications with GPS coordinates when needed
Your data stays on your phone — AI safety analysis via secure encrypted connection
Free to download. 21-day trial, then $49/year. Just $5/year after Year 1
Built by a small team using modern AI tools — no large departments needed. No servers to maintain, no hardware to manufacture. We pass the savings directly to you.
No intrusive notifications to your parent
Real emergencies the app is built to catch
Your parent falls and can't reach their phone. The app detects hours of unusual stillness and alerts your family with their GPS location.
A stroke or heart event leaves them unable to move. The app notices the sudden break from normal activity patterns.
It's 11 AM and they usually wake at 7. The app knows their sleep schedule and alerts you when something's off.
They've left their usual neighborhood at an unusual hour. The app learned their safe zones and notices the deviation.
No phone activity for hours. Could mean the battery died — or it could mean they can't reach it.
Your parent went on vacation. Instead of 7 days of false alarms, you get one "they appear to be traveling" notification and a "they're home" when they return.
When something seems wrong, your family gets a detailed email alert — no app install needed on their end
Clear alert header with detection details
GPS location, context, and recommended actions
Grant permissions, add family emails. Takes just 3-5 minutes.
Basic monitoring active from Day 1. AI personalizes thresholds by Day 7.
Anomaly detection with automatic family alerts when something seems wrong.
What protection looks like from your family's perspective
Elena wakes up at 7:15 AM, just like every day. The app notes this quietly. No alert. Her daughter Katya starts her workday without worry.
Elena walks to the neighborhood grocery store — a familiar route. The app recognizes her safe zone. Still no alert. Katya is in a meeting.
One Tuesday, Elena doesn't wake up by 10 AM. Then 11 AM. The app sends Katya an email: "Unusual sleep duration detected. Last known location: Home." Katya calls a neighbor who checks on Elena — she had a fever and couldn't get out of bed. She's fine now.
99 days of trusted silence. 1 day of life-saving attention.
Families in these situations find How Are You?! most valuable
No one is there to notice if something goes wrong. A fall at 2 AM, a medical episode during the day — the app watches when no one else can.
You can't drop by to check. Maybe you're in another city, or another country. The app bridges the distance with real-time safety awareness.
They see the pendant as a sign of weakness. They don't want to feel old. How Are You?! runs on their phone — something they already carry every day.
Not every family faces an emergency. Sometimes you just want the quiet confidence that if something did happen, you'd know. That's what this app gives you.
Your parent doesn't press buttons, wear devices, or answer check-in calls. They just live their life.
Try it risk-free for 21 days. Then $49/year for the first year, just $5/year after that. Cancel anytime.
All detailed data stays on their phone. Anonymous behavioral summaries analyzed securely — no tracking, no surveillance.
Not generic thresholds — the AI learns your parent's unique sleep times, activity levels, and favorite places.
Going on vacation? The app adapts automatically. No false alarms, just one friendly "they're traveling" notification.
No pendants, no base stations, no wristbands to charge. Their existing Android phone is all they need.
We built this because someone we love was in a difficult situation, and we wished something like this existed.
Traditional elderly monitoring vs. a smarter approach
Requires pressing a button. Useless if they're unconscious or confused.
Detects emergencies automatically. No button needed.
Needs daily charging. Many elderly find them uncomfortable or forget to wear them.
Uses their existing phone. Nothing new to wear or charge.
Your parent feels watched in their own home. Invasive and dignity-stripping.
Completely invisible. They just live their life normally.
Creates anxiety on both sides. They feel like a burden. You panic when they don't answer.
Zero interaction needed. You only hear from the app when it matters.
Traditional services cost $30-50/month — that's $360-600 per year, every year.
Free to download with a 21-day trial. $49/year, then just $5/year. Cancel anytime. Same protection, fraction of the price.
Your privacy, your choice - always
Your detailed data stays on the device — only anonymous behavioral summaries are shared securely for AI analysis
View exactly what the app has learned about your patterns
Reset Learning button instantly deletes all data - your choice
No notifications bother you during normal operation
The app detects unusual stillness (potential falls or medical emergencies), abnormally long sleep periods, and location deviations from established safe zones. It learns what's normal for YOUR parent specifically.
During the first 7 days, the AI observes daily patterns - when they wake up, typical activity levels, regular locations. Basic monitoring is active from Day 1, but personalized thresholds are refined by Day 7.
Yes. All detailed data is stored on the device. For safety analysis, behavioral summaries and general location context are sent securely to Google's AI — similar to what any maps or weather app uses. No names or personal identifiers are ever shared. Emergency alerts are sent via encrypted email to family members.
The AI continuously learns and adapts. False alerts decrease over time as the system better understands individual patterns.
The app is free to download with a 21-day trial. After that, $49/year for the first year, then just $5/year (auto-renewing) to keep AI safety analysis active. Cancel anytime. No hardware, no call center — just intelligent software on the phone your parent already has.
You can cancel anytime from Google Play Store > Subscriptions. Your access continues until the end of the current billing period. No questions asked.
We believe in transparency — like IKEA shares why their prices are low, here's ours: modern AI development tools let a small team build and maintain what used to require large departments of developers, testers, designers, and managers. And because everything runs on your parent's phone, we don't pay for servers, cloud storage, or data centers. No hardware to manufacture, no call center to staff. We pass those savings directly to families.
Any Android phone running Android 9 or higher.
Yes, absolutely. The "Reset Learning" button is easily accessible and instantly deletes all learned data. They can also uninstall the app anytime - no questions asked.
The app cannot monitor when the phone is off. However, an extended period without any data can itself trigger an alert to family members, indicating something may be wrong.
Core monitoring (motion detection, stillness tracking) works offline. However, internet connection is needed for AI safety analysis, weekly recalibration, and sending emergency alerts via email.
The app monitors the phone's location. If your parent frequently leaves their phone at home, this will be learned as normal behavior. Unusual patterns (phone stationary for too long) may still trigger alerts.
Android tries to kill apps that run in the background to save power. For a safety app, this is dangerous because it stops monitoring. "Ignoring optimizations" tells Android that this app is critical and must not be killed.
Some manufacturers (Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Honor, OPPO) aggressively kill background apps. The app includes multiple self-healing layers that automatically restart monitoring. If it cannot recover, it sends your family an email and shows a "Tap to fix" notification on the phone. To prevent this: open the app, go to Settings → Device Reliability → tap your phone brand for step-by-step instructions. On most phones, one or two toggles cover it for the long term. Major Android updates can occasionally reset these settings — if that happens, the app detects it and emails your family with a 2-step fix.
Yes! The app runs quietly in the background — the notification is intentionally silent and hidden while you use your phone, so you're not bothered. To verify: open the app — if you see the dashboard, monitoring is active.
This warning is normal for a 24/7 safety app. It means the app is working correctly by keeping sensors active to detect emergencies. The app works perfectly with this warning. On Honor/Huawei devices, you can optionally silence it in Settings > Battery > Power-intensive prompt.
The app uses an adaptive heartbeat that reduces sensor activity during stillness. Typical battery usage is less than 1% per day. WiFi-assisted location helps reduce GPS battery drain.
Yes — and version 2.171.0 added one-time setup steps specifically for Pixel and other stock Android phones (Nothing, Motorola, most carrier builds). On Android 13 and newer, two battery features are turned on by default that quietly stop monitoring apps after about three months of not opening them: "Pause app activity if unused" and Adaptive Battery. The setup flow walks you through disabling both, so monitoring runs reliably. Major Android updates can occasionally re-enable them — if that happens, the app detects the change and emails your family with a 2-step fix.
Open the app and go to Settings → Device Reliability → tap your device name. The Pixel-specific guidance screen will walk you through the four steps. You may also see a one-time prompt on the dashboard after updating, which opens the same screen automatically. After that, no further action is needed — and if a future Android update resets the settings, the app detects it and emails your family with a 2-step fix.
The app has built-in self-healing. If your phone manufacturer stops monitoring, the app automatically tries to restart itself using multiple recovery layers. If it cannot recover on its own, it sends an email to your family members explaining that monitoring has paused and asks them to open the app on the phone to fix it. A notification also appears on the phone with a simple "Tap to fix" button. One tap restores everything.
Yes, the app uses silent push notifications approximately every 6 hours for monitoring survival. These are NOT regular notifications — your parent will NOT see anything on their phone. The push is a technical signal that helps the app restart itself if the phone manufacturer has stopped the background monitoring service. This ensures the app continues protecting your parent even if they never open the app for weeks or months.
Open the app on the monitored phone. You will see a recovery screen showing exactly what needs to be fixed, with step-by-step instructions specific to the phone brand. Tap the fix button, follow the steps, and monitoring restarts automatically. If you cannot access the phone yourself, ask the person who has it to open the app — one tap is all it takes.
Android can automatically stop apps that haven't been opened in about three months and revoke their permissions. For a safety app installed for someone who never opens it, this would silently stop monitoring. During setup, the app asks you to disable this feature in one tap. If it gets re-enabled after a system update, the app detects this and guides you through fixing it.
1. Open Android Settings > Location and ensure it's enabled. 2. Set location accuracy to "High accuracy" mode. 3. Open app permissions for "How Are You?!" and set Location to "Allow all the time". 4. Restart the phone and wait 5 minutes. 5. If outdoors, ensure clear view of sky for 2 minutes.
1. Verify all recipient email addresses are correct in Settings > Recipients. 2. Ensure the phone has active internet. 3. Try sending a test alert from Settings. 4. If it still fails, check the diagnostic export for error details.
The app includes self-healing layers that automatically restart monitoring in most cases. Additionally, silent push notifications arrive every 6 hours to help revive monitoring on dormant installations. If monitoring cannot recover, your family receives an email alert and a "Tap to fix" notification appears on the phone. To fix: 1. Open the app — if you see a recovery screen, tap the fix button and follow the on-screen steps for your phone brand. 2. If no recovery screen, go to Settings → Device Reliability → tap your phone brand and follow the steps. 3. Disable Battery Optimization: Android Settings → Apps → How Are You?! → Battery → Unrestricted. 4. On Xiaomi/Huawei/Honor/OPPO: check manufacturer-specific power saving settings and add the app to exceptions.
1. Ensure WiFi is enabled - GPS uses less battery with WiFi-assisted location. 2. The app typically uses less than 1% battery per day. Higher usage may indicate GPS issues. 3. If battery drain is severe, restart the phone. 4. The app automatically reduces sensor activity during periods of stillness to save battery.
This means the app detected that a critical permission was revoked or the phone manufacturer stopped the background service, and it could not recover automatically. Someone needs to open the app on the monitored phone. A recovery screen will appear showing what is wrong and how to fix it, with step-by-step instructions for that specific phone brand. One tap restores monitoring. This email is sent at most once per day to avoid repeated alerts for the same issue.
Pixel and other stock Android phones have two battery features that can quietly stop monitoring: "Pause app activity if unused" and Adaptive Battery. Open the app → Settings → Device Reliability → tap your device name and follow the four steps: (1) disable "Pause app activity if unused", (2) set battery usage to "Unrestricted", (3) confirm "Background restriction" is OFF, (4) reconfirm battery optimization is disabled. The dashboard banner should turn green within a few minutes.
