How to add medical info and emergency contacts on a Samsung Galaxy

By Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 3 steps · Published 6 October 2026

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Safety and emergency: Emergency contacts

Real screenshots

3 of 3 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Add an emergency contact

   Open Settings, Safety and emergency, Emergency contacts and tap Add emergency contact.

   Done

2. 

   Show them on the lock screen

   Show on Lock screen is on on ours, so the contacts can be reached from the lock screen's Emergency call.

   Done

3. 

   Add medical info

   Tap Medical info. The phone first explains that the information will be visible on the lock screen to anyone, and that Samsung does not store it. Tap Confirm, enter your details and Save. We did not.

   Done

About this guide

This takes two minutes and can matter a lot. Anyone can read lock screen information, so add only what helps in an emergency. We only looked at these screens on our phone and changed nothing.

The screenshots are from a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with One UI 8.5 and Android 16, in Dark mode. Other Galaxy phones on One UI 8 use the same menus; on older One UI versions a few names and positions differ.

Good to know

Share during emergency calls and texts, under Emergency contacts, sends your medical info and contacts to emergency services when you call or text them. It is off on ours.

Emergency SOS, on the same Safety page, calls for help when you press the side button five times: Emergency SOS calling by accident.

In short: Settings, Safety and emergency: Emergency contacts, add, Show on Lock screen; Medical info, Confirm, fill in, Save.