GADGETS

How to Use the Emergency SOS Feature on Your Smartphone

By : Quick Insurance Guru

Sunday, 28 August 2022

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No matter the make and model of your phone, it’s likely to have an emergency SOS feature built in

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something you will hopefully never have to use but should make yourself aware of, just in case.

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Its main purpose is to let emergency services and your trusted contacts know that you're in trouble and where you are.

Apple iPhone

If you use an iPhone, the Emergency SOS feature allows you to quickly call the emergency services in whatever country...

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First you’ll need to set those contacts up. From the Health app, tap your profile picture, then choose Medical ID.

Apple iPhone

Tap Edit, and then under the Emergency Contacts heading select Add emergency contact to pick one or more names from your address book.

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These people will get a message when you’ve used the Emergency SOS feature,  and they’ll be sent your current location. Tap Done when you’ve finished.

Apple iPhone

There’s one other options screen to look at in advance. If you go to Settings, and then Emergency SOS, you can enable both Call with Hold and Call with 5 Presses

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 In both cases, you’ll see a short countdown before the call is made. To actually access the Emergency SOS feature, press and hold the side button and one of the volume buttons

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Use the Emergency SOS slider, which will call the emergency services in your region. You can also keep holding the side button & volume button if you’ve previously enabled Call with Hold.