How Hum keeps watch
From the people you trust to the neighbors around you — here's the full picture of how Hum helps you feel safer, wherever your day takes you.
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Build your network
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Set your status
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Help when you need it
Your People, In Place
Before anything else, you build your safety network: the people you trust, plus the wider community nearby.
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Invite the people you trust — send a connection request, add someone manually, or scan their QR code in person. Connections go both ways, so you can look out for those who are looking out for you.
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Beyond your personal circle, join trusted groups to follow local alerts and incidents, share community status, and get preparedness tips — all in one filterable feed. Join by name search or a quick QR scan from other members.
Help In One Press
If something goes wrong, help is only a simple gesture away.
Multifunction Panic Button
Hold for 1.5 seconds to alert nearby users with your status and location. A shorter hold raises a quiet "high alert," nudging only your circle to check in. Can't look at your screen? Use our shake-to-panic feature to trigger an alert.
Live Location Sharing
Share your location in-app so your circle can keep up with you in real time. Need to include someone who isn't on Hum? Send a secure, expiring link — no app required on their end.
Help From Nearby Users
Hum broadcasts your panic status to nearby Hum users, so the people physically closest to you know the moment you need a hand.
Protection For Every Journey
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Headed out solo? Run Mode passively watches your activity, shares your live location, and alerts your circle if you don't make it back on time — with a countdown, a panic button, and an "I'm Back Safe" alert always one tap away.
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Before you head out, set a timer to check in with some or all of your connections. If it expires before you mark yourself safe, they're given a heads up to make sure you’re ok.
Know What's Around You
Local safety, visible at a glance — so you can steer clear of trouble instead of stumbling into it.
Works When The Network Doesn't
Trouble doesn't wait for a good signal, so Hum keeps reaching your circle even when the bars run out.
No service? Using Bluetooth broadcasting and SMS fallbacks, Hum keeps working when the network won't — so help still gets through.
Built To Protect You — including your data
The app that guards you guards your privacy just as closely.
Your personal information is encrypted. Location links expire and can be revoked anytime. A safety PIN keeps anyone but you from canceling an active alert. We don't sell your data, and we never show ads.
A Safer You, One Download Away
Join the people who walk, run, and travel a little easier with Hum watching their back.