Google Pixel phones have an Emergency SOS function enabled in the Personal Safety app. Here's how to use it: Go to Settings, Safety & Emergency, Emergency SOS, and choose Start setup.

Recent news has made women worry about safety. Here's how to use emergency SOS on iPhone or Apple Watch, and how to call 999 from the lockscreen of a Google Pixel.

Google’s Emergency SOS function can only be triggered by rapidly pressing the power button at least 5 times. Like iOS, there is an option to enable or disable an alarm tone.

Apple's new feature allows you to quickly and quietly make an emergency call to 911, according to MacRumors. Within the "Emergency SOS" function, your phone instructs you to "Rapidly click the ...

The iPhone SOS App Saved My Thru-Hike—and Possibly My Life Our hiking columnist lost contact with his spouse in Colorado’s remote San Juan Mountains.

Testing the SOS function safely Before relying on the SOS emergency feature in a real crisis, it's wise to familiarize yourself with how it works through a safe demonstration. Android 15 includes ...

Users can also cancel false alarms, if needed. Besides Crash Detection, the iPhone 14 lineup has Emergency SOS via satellite. This means you can get help in remote areas without cell service.

A snowboarder has credited the iPhone for helping save his life, with its Emergency SOS function putting him in touch with emergency services after falling into a crevasse.