How to Enable Emergency SOS on iOS Devices?

Enabling the Emergency SOS feature on iOS devices is also simple. Here are the steps:

Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone

Step 2: Tap ‘Emergency SOS‘ option

Step 3: Enable one of the following options: Call with Hold and Release, Call with 5 Button Presses, or Call Quietly

Step 4: Now, you need to create your Medical ID. Once its done, the device will ask you to ‘Set Up Emergency Contacts in Health.’ As you click on this option, it will ask you to enter all the details related to your health.

Step 5: You will see another option in the same menu, ‘Add Emergency Contact.’ You can add the preferred contacts you want to contact in emergencies using this option.

If you continue to hold down the power and volume buttons instead of dragging the slider, a countdown begins, and an alert activates Emergency SOS. If you release the buttons after the countdown, your iPhone automatically calls emergency services.

The above steps will activate Apple Emergency SOS.

Note: You must select the ‘Call Quietly’ option if you do not want your alarm to remain turned off when emergency SOS is activated.

The era in which we live is highly dominated by technology, and the most significant proof of this is the smartphone, which is far more than a device used for communication.

Smartphones have become essential tools to ensure our safety. These devices use biometric authentication, remote locking, and emergency SOS.

In this article, we will discuss the emergency SOS functionality and illustrate the steps to set up this feature on Android and iPhone.