Over the past few years, Apple has focused on improving its products to assist users in emergencies. Be it fall detection on the Apple Watch or notifying the user of an irregular heartbeat. The iPhone also has an Emergency SOS feature that can come in handy in unfortunate situations.
If you can’t dial or call for help, you can use your iPhone’s Emergency SOS feature to notify your loved ones and call the police or paramedics for help. You’ll need to press the power button a few times on your iPhone to call for help, and that’s pretty convenient.
Here’s how you can set up and use Emergency SOS on your iPhone and those of your loved ones.
What is Emergency SOS feature on iPhone?
If you get stuck in an emergency and can’t manually dial a phone number or you want to call for help, the Emergency SOS feature will be very helpful. It allows you to press the side button on your iPhone multiple times to trigger an SOS action, which then alerts selected contacts about your situation. It also dials emergency contacts like 911 for help.
There are other parameters that you can enter, such as your health data, which may be useful to the authorities about your health condition while treating you. In short, Emergency SOS can be a lifesaver in adverse situations, so it’s best to set it up on your iPhone. It’s good to see health features and some security features on iOS.
How to set up Emergency SOS on iPhone
All iPhone modes support emergency SOS setup, and basic functionality is enabled by default. If you bought your phone from another country or none of the options work, you can turn it on.
Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone and scroll down to find the Emergency SOS option. Touch it.
Step 2: You will see that there are two ways to enable the Emergency SOS feature. The first option is ‘Call with Hold’, which requires you to press and hold the power/power button and volume up button to activate the slider. Swiping on the slider will initiate the Emergency SOS service.
If you cannot use the slider, continuing to hold the button combination will automatically activate the SOS feature after a few seconds. Turn on the switch next to this feature if this is how you want emergency SOS to be activated.
Step 3: The second option is ‘Call with 3 taps’. This is a simpler way to enable the Emergency SOS feature. But you can also accidentally activate it if you press the power/power button three times.
Turn on the switch next to this feature if you want to enable it. Note that you can both enable emergency SOS activation and use whichever is more convenient depending on the situation.
Step 4: Next, select ‘Set Up Emergency Contacts in Health.’
Step 5: iPhone will ask you to create a Medical ID. This will include your health data like blood type, allergies, any medications you are taking, etc. Click Create Medical ID to continue.
Step 6: Enter all relevant details.
Step 7: Scroll down to the Emergency Contacts section. Add the contacts you want to notify in case of an emergency. This could be your family member or close friend. Select ‘add emergency contact.’
Step 8: Select the contact you want to add. Once done, select your relationship with the contact. Your iPhone will then add your emergency contact number.
You can add multiple emergency contacts by tapping the green ‘+’ button.
Step 9: The toggle at the bottom decides whether your emergency data shows up when your iPhone is locked. It is best to enable this.
Step 10: After entering all the information, tap Next.
Step 11: Verify the information that appears on this screen and tap Done.
Step 12: Return to the Emergency SOS menu in the Settings app. You will see the information you entered. That completes the Emergency SOS setup on the iPhone.
Step 13: Scroll to the bottom of this page and you will find another switch called Countdown Sound. This is an important choice. When turned on, your iPhone will sound a loud alarm during a countdown to alert someone nearby each time you activate the Emergency SOS feature. Enable it depending on whether you want this sound or not.
You can enable it and test the sound to verify how the details appear. Only then should you decide if you want to enable that feature.
How to use Emergency SOS on iPhone
Now that you’ve set up this feature, here’s how to call for help and notify your contacts in an emergency.
Step 1: Depending on the triggering mechanism you selected during feature setup, use a button combination to activate the Emergency SOS.
Step 2: The countdown timer will start. You’ll also hear a sound if you’ve enabled it from the options. If you accidentally activate SOS, press the Stop button at the bottom to end the process.
Step 3: After the timer expires, iPhone will make a call to emergency services and will share and share your location with them.
Step 4: After the call ends, there will be another countdown timer, then your emergency contacts will receive a notification with your location.
Step 5: At the end of this process, your Medical ID will appear on the screen with all the details you added earlier.
Step 6: If you do not want to activate Emergency SOS but only want to show your Medical ID, hold the side button and the volume up key simultaneously for a few seconds. Then use the Medical ID slider to access detailed information.
Call for help with Emergency SOS on your iPhone
In an unexpected situation, the Emergency SOS feature on your iPhone can save your life. It’s the easiest way to call for help and keep your loved ones informed of your crisis situation and location. After you set up Emergency SOS on your iPhone, be sure to share this article with your family and friends so they can do it too.
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