Emergency SOS - Explained

An explanation of Emergency SOS mode on iPhone devices.
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Intro & Outro by Yorge Abbott
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[arushiku]

Has anyone else ever accidentally triggered the alarm and then got absolutely terrified?

[Erik-ctkh]

"You might want to call this person to see if they're not dead."

[alejandracaballero]

Imagine That siren sound when a strangers in your house and you’re hiding

[mandyads]

The sound being on is a tricky topic. Personally, I keep it off in case I am in a situation where I am trying not to be heard. For example, if I am abducted and I don't want my predator to quickly get away from the crime scene (because they may now know that I sent my location to someone). Or if I am hiding from a predator.

[deputydrip]

It’s 5 am and my sos sound went off, for no reason. Then it said dialing 911. Literally the most scary noise I’ve ever heard.

[dylanbates]

android users: okay but atleast we have a headphone jack

[sammi]

Okay what if you’re underneath your bed while armed robbers are in your house..
Swipes the button and all the house hears is:

...

...

...

_WOOP_

[xiomaragonzalez]

I accidentally discovered this feature today! I had several text messages and missed calls from my emergency contacts. I was terrified when I saw that. I thought someone died!! Turns out my phone sent an emergency sos alert with my location.

[Bojackk]

I took like 8 screen shots rapidly and it popped up scarred the crap outta me

[meagan]

I literally just set mine off trying to take off my phone case lmaooo

[amber_Forever]

*idk why he didn’t say this but You can set off a SILENT sos on iPhones by hitting the power button 5 times in a row and 3 times for Android!!! Try it, it will pull up the screen with the swipe for sos* so if you’ve been kidnapped and don’t want the perp to take your phone and smash it You can do that instead!

[blueberrysavers]

I accidentally did it in school meaning that my teacher took away my phone

[gammondog]

I hate it! I unintentionally activated it while trying to turn off my phone. I wish I could remove it. "911 send button" is good enough for me in an emergency.

[CravingCakes.]

I accidentally did this once and thought the sound was an EAS test on my phone because it was a new phone, and then it started dialing 911. I thankfully managed to cancel the call before it called them.

[ethanpatchen]

I activated mine in my pocket one time. Good thing I had that sound on or I wouldn't have known I was calling 911. The dispatcher was pretty cool about it, she said it happens all the time.

[ppproductions]

Tip: if you are on iphone7 or below if you want to activate sos 🆘 click the power button 5 times

[ha]

If you want, you can turn off that countdown sound in settings. Look up emergency sos in settings.

[whaleoilbeefhooked]

I think the reason why they disable biometric unlocking after emergency sos is because maybe someone can try to unlock your phone via your fingerprint when you’re passed out

[cierracereal]

Idk if that is for the older iOS but the newer one you can turn off the warning sound for the SOS countdown on your iPhone if you scroll all the way down passed your emergency contacts

[christinewest]

Thank you for posting this video. I accidentally called 911 last night and had no idea how I did it. This is my 1st iphone so I’m still learning.