PowaOnLive power map for Africa

Help your area know when light comes

Install PowaOn on an Android phone and leave it on the charger. When power comes back or goes off, phones across your area notice at the same moment, and everyone gets told. Free, no account, no ads.

Make your area know when light don come

Put PowaOn for your Android phone, leave am for charger. When NEPA bring light or take am, all the phones for your area go feel am the same time, and everybody go hear. E free, no account, no adverts.

Download PowaOn for AndroidDownload PowaOn for Android Version 0.1.8 · 1.9 MB · Android 7 or newer
  1. DownloadTap the button above. If Chrome asks, choose “Download anyway”.
  2. Allow the installOpen the downloaded file. If your phone says installs from this source are blocked, tap Settings, turn on “Allow from this source”, then go back. Google Play Protect may warn that it doesn’t know the app yet: tap “More details” → “Install anyway”.
  3. Set up (one minute)Open PowaOn, agree to the terms, and set your home area. When Android asks about location, choose “Only this time”: PowaOn reads it once, and your exact spot never leaves your phone: only a location rounded to about 1 km is used to find your area (about 0.7 km²).
  4. Let it runFollow the battery step so your phone doesn’t put PowaOn to sleep, then do the quick plug-in test.
  5. Leave it on the chargerEspecially at night. That’s all: your phone is now a power sensor for your street.
  1. Download amPress the button wey dey up. If Chrome ask, choose “Download anyway”.
  2. Allow make e installOpen the file wey you download. If phone talk say e block am, press Settings, on “Allow from this source”, come back. If Google Play Protect warn say e never know the app, press “More details” → “Install anyway”.
  3. Set am up (one minute)Open PowaOn, agree to the terms, set your house area. When Android ask about location, choose “Only this time”: e go check am once, and your exact place no go comot your phone: na only location wey dem round reach about 1 km e dey use find your area (about 0.7 km²).
  4. Make e dey runDo the battery step so phone no go make PowaOn sleep, then do the small plug test.
  5. Leave am for chargerEspecially for night. Na so: your phone don turn light sensor for your street.
iPhone, or no spare phone?

You can still get alerts: open @PowaOnBot on Telegram, press Start and share your location once. Or watch the live map.

iPhone, or you no get extra phone?

You fit still dey hear when light come: open @PowaOnBot for Telegram, press Start, share your location once. Or check the live map.

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Share with neighbours Let them scan this, or send them powaon.com/get. The more phones on chargers, the faster and surer the alerts.

Share am with your neighbours Make dem scan am, or send dem powaon.com/get. The more phones for charger, the faster and surer the alert.

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