howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-add-medical-info-and-emergency-contacts-on-a-samsung-galaxy/ · Checked October 2026 · Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (One UI 8.5, Android 16) and Samsung Galaxy A57 (One UI 9, Android 17 (build A576BXXU6BZIE))

In this guide

Add an emergency contact
Show them on the lock screen
Add medical info
Fill in the form
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Quick answer

Open Settings, Safety and emergency. Tap Emergency contacts, Add emergency contact, and keep Show on Lock screen on. Tap Medical info to add allergies, medicines and blood type. Paramedics can then see both from the lock screen without unlocking the phone.

4 of 4 steps with real screenshots · 2 official sources below

Device: Android
Shown on: Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16, Samsung Galaxy A57 (SM-A576B), One UI 9, Android 17 (build A576BXXU6BZIE)
App: Settings
Path: Settings › Safety and emergency: Emergency contacts
Real screenshots: 4 of 4 steps
What we did: Observed: looked at each screen, changed nothing
Our phone: Shown on Galaxy A57, One UI 8.5
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 2 official, linked below

Step by step

Add an emergency contact
Open Settings, Safety and emergency, Emergency contacts and tap Add emergency contact.
Done
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
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
Fill in the form
After Confirm, a form asks for Name, Medical conditions, Blood type, Allergies and current medications, with Cancel and Save at the bottom. We tapped Cancel without entering anything.
Done

If you do not see this option

The button reads Add member Samsung's Latin American guide, written for an earlier One UI, calls the button Add member. Pick one of your existing contacts and tap Done. Source: How to use Galaxy device in an emergency to contact emergency contacts and view important medical information
Medical info has its own lock screen switch In Samsung's guide for earlier One UI versions, Medical info has a separate Show on Lock screen switch. Turn it on after you tap Save, or the details stay hidden. Source: How to use Galaxy device in an emergency to contact emergency contacts and view important medical information

If this does not work

You cannot find the info from the lock screen Samsung says to wake the phone, tap Emergency call on the lock screen, then View medical info. Source: How to use Galaxy device in an emergency to contact emergency contacts and view important medical information
The contacts do not show From Emergency call, Samsung says to tap the green Dialpad icon to see the emergency contacts. If the list is empty, check that Show on Lock screen is on under Emergency contacts. Source: How to use Galaxy device in an emergency to contact emergency contacts and view important medical information

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.

Step 4 is from the same phone after its One UI 9 update (Android 17).

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.

Sources

Links checked in October 2026. Menus and features can change after software updates. These steps match the version named at the top.