What is Emergency SOS feature on Android? How to enable it

Emergency SOS feature in Android is a prominent tool that can help users if they enable it in times of crisis. Eventually, the respective capability lets you initiate a call to your important contacts by just pressing the power button of your smartphone a few times.

In any undesirable situation or an unknown location, the built-in Emergency SOS feature can come in handy to avoid negative outcomes. However, make sure that your device is running on Android 11 or newer operating systems to access the useful functionality.

How to enable the Emergency SOS feature on Android phones?

Emergency SOS has two points enabled by default. The first one triggers a loud alarm whereas, the second one calls the emergency services. Other elements like car crash detection and location sharing need manual activation.

• Open the Settings App
• Scroll down and select Safety & Emergency (You may find it as Advanced Settings in earlier Android versions)
• Click on Emergency SOS
• Turn on the toggle of the Emergency SOS slider

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