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How to use Facebook Safety Check to warn you that you are safe

Facebook announced that the Safety Check feature now has a permanent tab in the social networking app for mobile phones. Previously, the appeal appeared only in specific cases, such as in large forest fires, natural disasters and terrorist attacks. "Safety Check-In", as it is called in Portuguese, allows you to offer help and inform your friends and family that you are safe.

Check out, in the following tutorial, how to use the feature to ask for and offer help in emergency situations. The step by step is the same for users of Android smartphones iPhone (iOS).

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Step 1. Open Facebook and touch the menu icon next to the notifications globe. Then in the "Explore" section, select "See more" and open the "Security Check in".

Open Facebook Security Check-in

Step 2. Now tap on the event that applies. If necessary, go to "See more" to see the complete list.

Select event to view information on Facebook

Step 3. Tap "Learn More" just below the name to see more information about when the event occurred and which cities were affected.

Viewing event details on Facebook

Step 4. If you are in the area, you can let your friends and family know that you are safe. To do this, touch "Tell your friends that you're safe" and then "I'm sure." Below you can find out which friends are in the region.

Telling you're safe on Facebook

Step 5. Tap "Find Help" to see the publications of people in the area who offer some help. Then choose whether you need food, shelter, water, transportation, etc.

Seeking Facebook help

Step 6. If you are in the area and can offer some help, tap on "Offer help". Now, choose the type of assistance you can provide to view the publications of people who need help.

Viewing Facebook help requests

Step 7. You can also tap on the map to see the exact location of the people who need it and the ones that offer some kind of help. The red dots indicate the requests for help and the green dots show the people who are offering some type of assistance.

Viewing requests and help offers on the Facebook Safety Check map

Step 8. Touch the "..." button in the upper right corner of the screen, and go to "Edit notifications". From there, you can enable or disable notifications of your friends' posts or people requesting or offering help.