Help! Your phone's emergency features

The questions

1. Question 1 of 6How many presses of a Galaxy's Side button start Emergency SOS?

   • 2
   • 3
   • 5
   • 10

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   Answer: 5

   Pressing the Side button 5 times calls for help. Samsung says it is on Galaxy phones with One UI 5.0 or later.

   Source: Samsung Latin: How to turn off Emergency SOS function?

   Samsung Emergency SOS calling by accident?

2. Question 2 of 6Your Galaxy keeps calling SOS from your pocket. Which switch on this real screen stops a press dialling straight away?

   

   • Require swipe to call
   • Emergency number to call
   • Send SOS to emergency contacts

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   Answer: Require swipe to call

   With Require swipe to call on, 5 presses only show a Call button you must swipe. It was on on ours.

   Source: Samsung Latin: How to turn off Emergency SOS function?; Samsung UK: How to turn off Emergency SOS on your Galaxy phone

   Samsung Emergency SOS calling by accident?

3. Question 3 of 6You called emergency services by accident. What should you do?

   • Hang up quickly
   • Stay on the line and tell the operator it was an accident
   • Turn the phone off
   • Call again

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   Answer: Stay on the line and tell the operator it was an accident

   Stay on the line and explain. Hanging up can make them call back or send help to check.

   Source: Samsung UK: How to turn off Emergency SOS on your Galaxy phone

   Samsung Emergency SOS calling by accident?

4. Question 4 of 6A paramedic finds your locked Galaxy. How can they see your medical info?

   • They can't
   • Emergency call on the lock screen, then View medical info
   • Only with your PIN
   • Through Samsung Cloud

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   Answer: Emergency call on the lock screen, then View medical info

   Samsung says to wake the phone, tap Emergency call on the lock screen, then View medical info. The phone warns that the info is visible to anyone on the lock screen.

   Source: Samsung Latin: How to use Galaxy device in an emergency to contact emergency contacts and view important medical information

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5. Question 5 of 6Pixel Car Crash Detection thinks you crashed. What happens first?

   • It calls the police straight away
   • It vibrates, sounds an alarm and asks if you need help
   • Nothing
   • It texts your boss

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   Answer: It vibrates, sounds an alarm and asks if you need help

   The Pixel vibrates, sounds an alarm at maximum volume and asks if you need help; if you confirm or don't respond, it starts the actions you chose. Google says some features depend on your country and phone.

   Source: Google Android Help: Get help in an emergency using your Android phone

   Emergency SOS on a Pixel

6. Question 6 of 6On an iPhone, what does Safety Check's Quick Exit button do?

   • Deletes everything
   • Closes Settings at once and returns to the Home Screen, keeping changes made so far
   • Calls the police
   • Locks the phone forever

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   Answer: Closes Settings at once and returns to the Home Screen, keeping changes made so far

   Apple says Quick Exit closes Settings at once and returns to the Home Screen, and the changes you made up to that point are kept.

   Source: Apple Support: Safety Check for an iPhone with iOS 16 or later (Personal Safety User Guide)

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