About 10 days ago we told you about the AT&T DriveMode, the carrier’s mobile app that makes sure drivers keep their hands behind the wheel. Now Sprint has launched a similar offering, which too starts to work when the phone detects any kind of movement faster than 10 M.P.H. Once started, user can only access three apps (i.e. navigation, music playback and so on) and dial up to 5 phone numbers, plus 911. Those who call you in the meantime we’ll get a text message explaining them you can’t respond while you’re driving. Then once you’re stopped, Drive First will unlock the device and let you use it regularly.
And that’s not all – the application also comes with parent controls, which allows them to monitor and tweak the Drive First features and usage from the web.
Sprint’s Drive First app is available now for Android smartphones, while the BlackBerry version will be released soon. It is free to download though it requires a $2 per month subscription fee. The app will be pre-installed on all future Android smartphones from Sprint.
[Via: MobileBurn]