SOS is associated with phrases such as “Save Our Souls” which you find in every smartphone. Most of the guys don’t know about the SOS emergency feature in smartphones, basically, this feature sends your last location to an emergency contact. If you’re in a highly emergency condition where you can’t make a call then you can use this feature, just by pressing the power key simultaneously three times but for that, you need to configure this feature in advance. Once it is configured then you can use it any time in an emergency.
How to Configure SOS Emergency in Android
To configure the SOS emergency feature in the android phone, you’ve to follow the below given simple steps.
- Step 1) Open your mobile setting and Advance features.
- Step 2) Now you’ll find an option with SOS Messages or Panic Mode.
- Step 3) Click on the option and enable it.
- Step 4) In the next step add the recipient’s contact number from your contact list so that you can contact them in an emergency.
This feature sends your device location and address to the recipient’s contact number. You can use this feature in an emergency by pressing the three-time power button.
How to Configure SOS Emergency in iPhone
To configure the SOS emergency feature in the iPhone, you’ve to follow the below given simple steps.
- Step 1) To make the Emergency SOS call on iPhone 8 or later, press and hold the side button and one of the Volume buttons until the Emergency SOS slider appears.
- Step 2) Swipe the Emergency SOS slider to call the emergency services.
- Step 3) If you continue to hold down the side button and Volume button, a countdown will initiate and an alert will sound. If you do not release the buttons before the countdown has ended, your iPhone will automatically call the emergency services.
- Step 4) In the next step add the recipient’s contact number from your contact list so that you can contact them in an emergency.
Leave a Reply