How to make an Emergency SOS call on iPhone
Here is the easiest way to make an SOS emergency call on your iPhone in just a few simple steps.
The iPhone has tons of security features to protect its users, including Emergency SOS.
And while it’s a feature we hope not to use too much, it’s worth knowing how to turn on, if at all. It is also important to note that you need to enable Emergency SOS beforehand, which you can learn from our previous article.
To make sure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency, read on to find out the easiest way to make an SOS emergency call from your iPhone.
What you will need:
The short version
- Press and hold the lock and volume buttons for up to three seconds/quickly press the lock button five times
- Slide the emergency SOS button
- Wait to speak to the emergency services
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Step
1Press and hold the lock and volume buttons for up to three seconds/quickly press the lock button five times
The first step depends on what settings you have on your iPhone, which you can find in our How to Enable Emergency SOS on iPhone.
If you chose the first option, you need to press the lock and volume down buttons at the same time to bring up the Emergency SOS screen.
Otherwise, quickly press the lock button five times to bring up the screen. You may have one or both of these settings enabled. We recommend you remember which method you chose so that you know how to access Emergency SOS.
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2Slide the emergency SOS button
Once you have activated Emergency SOS, a notification screen will appear. Slide the SOS button to activate it. Otherwise, you can press and hold the lock and volume buttons to automatically start a countdown after countdown emergency services are automatically called.
If you have pressed the lock button five times, the countdown will also start automatically.
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3Wait to speak to the emergency services
Wait for the call to be answered.
Troubleshooting
If you want to find out how to enable Emergency SOS on your iPhone, check out our guide for easy instructions.
There is no set time for how long Emergency SOS lasts, although activation should take less than 15 seconds.
Emergency SOS calls emergency services and calls your emergency contacts if you have previously set one up.