The Problem with “Stay on the Phone With Me” or "Text me when you get back" – And How 3rd-i Solves It

We’ve all heard it—or said it ourselves:

“Can you stay on the phone with me?” “FaceTime me until I get home.” “I’m just going to share my location—just in case.” “Text me when you get back so I know you’re safe.” (Which we can all agree that texts almost never happens and someone ends up falling asleep)

These moments happen when we feel vulnerable. Walking alone at night. Getting into a rideshare. Meeting someone new. What these actions have in common is a simple truth: we’re trying to stay safe using tools that were never designed for safety.

Let’s break it down:

Phone calls and FaceTime They’re helpful in the moment, but once the call ends, everything disappears. There’s no recording, no way for others to check in if they miss the call, and certainly no integrated emergency response nor integrated location sharing. So if something does happen how would someone communicate to emergency dispatchers where the emergency is?

Location sharing It’s passive and one-dimensional. It shows where you are, but not what’s happening around you. There’s no audio, no video, and no real-time context.

Together, these methods are patchwork solutions. They’re manual, inconsistent, and lack the tools you’d want in a real emergency.

3rd-i: All-in-One Safety, Built for Real Life

That’s exactly why we created 3rd-i—to combine the best parts of all those systems into one seamless app:

✅ Live video and audio streaming Show exactly what you’re seeing and hearing in real time.

✅ Location + route sharing (Trip Mode) Friends and family can follow your journey, not just your dot on a map.

✅ Automatic recording Everything is saved and stored in case you ever need it later. When recording is toggled on

✅ Integrated emergency features With one tap, alert your squad, emergency contacts and dispatchers. Dispatchers receive your livestream, profile information and live location and communicate first over text. Discreet emergency dispatch at its finest. Made for situation in which calling for help may not be possible or put you at further risk and discreetness is necessary. We’re building patent-pending tools to ensure help is never out of reach.

With 3rd-i, friends and family are more connected than ever before.

Your Squad Sees What You See. Even If They Can’t Watch Live. Because safety shouldn’t feel formal. It should feel simple, seamless, and always within reach.