1. First of all, the emergency SOS only works for phones with iOS 11. This means any phone older than 5S or that haven’t upgraded to iOS 11 DON’T HAVE THIS FEATURE. 2. How you bring up the emergency SOS is different depending on your phone and country.
iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus: press and hold lock button and one of the volume buttons
iPhone 7 or earlier: press lock button 5 times (in India, you only need to press it 3 times)
3. It does NOT send an alert to the police station, and it does NOT dispatch an officer!!!!!! The emergency SOS contacts the people you put ON YOUR EMERGENCY CONTACTS. IT DOES NOT CONTACT THE POLICE. IT DOES NOT CONTACT THE HOSPITAL. IT WILL NOT BRING AN AMBULANCE. IT WILL NOT DISPATCH A POLICE OFFICER. YOU CANNOT ADD EMERGENCY SERVICES AS AN SOS CONTACT. IT IS A PERSON YOU HAVE IN YOUR CONTACTS THAT YOU PUT AS ONE OF YOUR EMERGENCY CONTACTS.
READ THIS AGAIN.
IT DOES NOT CONTACT THE POLICE.
IT DOES NOT CONTACT THE POLICE.
IT DOES NOT CONTACT THE POLICE.
IT DOES NOT CONTACT THE POLICE.
IT DOES NOT CONTACT THE POLICE.
IT DOES NOT CONTACT THE POLICE.
IT DOES NOT CONTACT THE POLICE.
IT DOES NOT CONTACT THE POLICE.
There might be more countries or regions as exceptions, but Apple has only mentioned China as an exception where you can choose to contact police, firefighters, or request an ambulance.
4. It only contacts your emergency contact AFTER YOUR CALL ENDS. It does NOT contact them before or AS you call. ONLY AFTER YOUR CALL ENDS. All it does is send them a text message of your location. THAT IS ALL.
Holy god this misinformation can be SO detrimental in a REAL emergency situation. THIS IS WHY YOU FACT CHECK. DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ WITHOUT CHECKING YOURSELF.
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