From the course: iOS 16: iPhone and iPad Essential Training

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Emergency SOS

Emergency SOS

From the course: iOS 16: iPhone and iPad Essential Training

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Emergency SOS

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- iOS includes an emergency feature called Emergency SOS, which gives you the ability to quickly contact 911, or the equivalent emergency service in your country. On an iPhone 8, or later you do this by pressing and holding the side button and then one of the volume buttons. On an iPhone 7, or earlier press the side or top button five times in a row. On the screen that appears you can slide the SOS button to the right to automatically call emergency services. So in a scenario where you feel threatened, or have a genuine emergency, you have a way to quickly call 911 and get help. But this still requires two steps. Pressing the holding the side button and the volume button, and then sliding the SOS button across the screen. If you feel like you might be in a situation where you'll want to call 911 a little faster, you can customize your settings. (buttons clicking) Go to settings, to Emergency SOS, and here you can enable…

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