Emergency SOS On Mobile
Learning how to use your emergency sos function on your mobile. Is vital for our safety as we live in a very unpredictable world, where anything is possible. I hope there that you will never be a day that you have to use this function, however it could save your life one day. Here’s a complete guide of everything you need to know.
WHAT IS THE EMERGENCY SOS FUNCTION?
Activating the Emergency SOS feature on mobile, this enables for you to quickly call to 000 or your country’s emergency services. Also allowing you to share your location with your emergency contacts. When setting up this feature you will need to select the emergency services that is required including the police, fire department or ambulance. Each country will be different. iPhone 14 and over have the ability to connect with emergency services via satellite when mobile network or Wi-Fi coverage is not available.
This vital service will help save the lives of people in life-threatening situations such as being lost, domestic violence, car accidents, heart attacks or self defence.
How to use Emergency SOS on iPhones
As that famous saying goes “it better to have a skill and not need it, than need it and not have it” So just because you may have no use for the Emergency SOS right now. So you can operate it without worry should you find yourself in danger.
How to call for help with Emergency SOS
iPhone 8 models or above can call emergency services using the Emergency SOS feature by using one of the two methods below:
The slide method:
- Press and hold the side button and one of the volume buttons.
- When the Emergency Call (or Emergency SOS) slider appears, drag it to the right to call emergency services.
The hold method:
- Press and hold the side button and one of the volume buttons.
- Continue to hold the buttons to activate a countdown and alert sound.
- Hold the buttons until the countdown ends to automatically call 911.
To use the Emergency SOS iPhone service on iPhone 7 or earlier, follow the steps below:
- Quickly press the side (or top) button five times. The Emergency Call slider will appear.
- Drag the slider to the right to call emergency services.
Once the call with emergency services ends, your emergency contacts will receive a text message with your current location, unless you choose to cancel the call. Your iPhone will temporarily turn on your location setting if it is turned off and update your contacts if your location changes too.
The slide method:
- Press and hold the side button and one of the volume buttons.
- When the Emergency Call (or Emergency SOS) slider appears, drag it to the right to call emergency services.
The hold method:
- Press and hold the side button and one of the volume buttons.
- Continue to hold the buttons to activate a countdown and alert sound.
- Hold the buttons until the countdown ends to automatically call 911.
To use the Emergency SOS iPhone service on iPhone 7 or earlier, follow the steps below:
- Quickly press the side (or top) button five times. The Emergency Call slider will appear.
- Drag the slider to the right to call emergency services.
Once the call with emergency services ends, your emergency contacts will receive a text message with your current location, unless you choose to cancel the call. Your iPhone will temporarily turn on tracking your location it is turned off and update your contacts if your location changes too.
How to text emergency services using satellite
With iPhone 14 or older you can use the Emergency SOS via satellite service. This feature will activate if you are in a remote or rural location without a mobile or Wi-Fi connection.
- Press and hold the side button and one of the volume buttons.
- When the Emergency Call slider appears, drag it to the right.
- If your iPhone is unable to connect to cellular or Wi-Fi coverage, a notification will appear asking you to take a short questionnaire. Answer each question by tapping on the response that best describes your current situation, then submit your questionnaire.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to point your iPhone in the correct direction. When your phone connects to a satellite, it will send a message to a 911 dispatcher or Apple-trained specialist with your responses and additional information, including your location, iPhone battery level and iPhone Medical ID information.
- From there, you will be able to correspond with the dispatcher, who can ask for additional information and call for help on your behalf. Since a rescue operation could take up to a few hours, depending on your location, consider putting your phone on airplane mode tin order to save your battery. This allow you to stay in contact with the dispatcher and your emergency contacts.
How to add emergency contacts
Your emergency contacts will be your spouse, parents or close friends, you wish to alert when you’re in a dangerous situation. When you activate the Emergency SOS, your emergency contacts will receive notifications about your location.
Here’s how to add new emergency contacts:
- Open the Health app.
- Tap on your profile picture.
- Select Medical ID.
- Tap Edit (in the upper-right corner).
- Scroll down to “Emergency Contacts.”
- Tap the “+” icon (you’ll see “Add emergency contact”).
- Select a contact and enter their relationship.
- Tap “Done.”
How to change your iPhone’s Emergency SOS settings
iPhone 8 and above will automatically begin a countdown and call emergency services when you press and hold the side button at the same time as one volume button. But you can adjust these settings to call when you press the buttons five times instead or to call emergency services with either command. To change these settings, follow these instructions:
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Tap Emergency SOS.
- Adjust the settings by toggling the sliders next to “Call with 5 Presses” and “Call with Hold” to the right (“on”) or left (“off”). You can still use the Emergency SOS slider to make a call even when the two settings are turned off.
FINAL THOUGHTS
It is very important the importance of how to setup this function and how it works in order to help keep you and your family safe. As they say “It is better to be safe than sorry “. Emergency SOS on mobile will safe your life.
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