Emergency SOS iPhone - Demonstration

[@Blindonthemove]

Everyone who owns an iPhone should know how to access this feature!

[@johnadams8371]

why is the “power off” on the same screen? that’s like the worst thing you can accidentally do during an emergency and it’s on the same screen?! 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@johnadams8371]

btw great video. thank you. will make my family watch. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@johnadams8371]

why is the “power off” on the same screen? if you accidentally hit that instead of SOS, you’re screwed.

[@cuberquint6598]

Fax

[@lemondollx6249]

I accidentally clicked it and I’m about to cry my dads gonna whoop my ass if the cops actually come omfggggg 😭😭😭

[@user-zq1gb3cx5e]

@@lemondollx6249 update?

[@uncoldn]

@@lemondollx6249 update

[@Sonny2299]

@@lemondollx6249what happened!!! Did the police come??? Update plea

[@mithrilwitch]

thank you for this, i go for runs around my neighborhood a lot, so its good to have this knowledge in case i come across any danger

[@GiovanniMalausa]

You forgot to mention some things that are actually quite important to know. On iPhones without a home button: - you can enable direct Emergency call with 5 clicks on the side button (skipping the slider thing) - you can toggle the countdown sound (while holding the side button and the volume button) on/off depending on your preferences. If I’m not wrong, the default for this is ON. So keep it in mind and understand the risks of having such a thing enabled, thinking of all the different situations in which you could NOT want to have someone around you know you’re calling emergency services.

[@jordanc1803]

Thank you so much for posting this. I was in a situation once where I couldn't let on the fact I was notifying police. Very important feature in my opinion.

[@mi-yi2lu]

Thank you this is really helpful!

[@BelairGreek]

Anyone else here after the Sarah Everard case?

[@juniorsilvabroadcast]

If you own a Android, Holding the power button should open a Emergency button. It's cool how the companies started adding emergency buttons and shortcuts for their OS/Smartphone

[@VolvoBrad007]

Excellent title with NO DEMONSTRATION of the feature. A tutorial, yes, but the title does read “Emergency SOS iPhone - Demonstration”. A demonstration would have been nice. Otherwise use a title that accurately describes your content, otherwise you’re clearly using it for “click bait” to get more views.

[@valkyriav]

Same here. Came to see it in action, so I know what to expect in an actual emergency, not to learn how to access it (which I already do). I think it may be illegal to use it without any emergency, and you lose your "whoopsie, didn't mean to" excuse if you then post a video of it happening. So we're unlikely to find such a video :(

[@GangreneSerenity]

Get him Volvo don’t let him off the hook!

[@ChessInstructorSF]

@@valkyriav not really! If you read my post you would know that I an a retired paramedic and I did volunteer to work several shifts when someone needed time off. It’s a high stress job and NOT EVERYONE can do it. 9-1-1 dispatchers are trained and if you do end up talking to a GOOD ONE, they will pick on clauses very quickly. There is a video here on KZbin where a caller called 9-1-1 pretending to order a pizza, and the dispatcher first did not taker her seriously but then with some questions he understood the whole situation. She was rescued from an abusive partner and all was great. So, always call even if you are not sure, and most people have not had the chance to call (a very good thing) but when the times come are you ready willing and able to call and give exact information? Or are you going to panic and not be able to say coherent sentences? The three most important questions to know how to answer are A) where are you? B) what is going on? And C) what is your phone number to call back if… For A, know the cross streets not just the address of where you are. Know the ZIP Code of where you are, there are times where a city may span two counties, so the zip code will give the dispatcher what jurisdiction should be involved. Know the color of the house, and any distinctive features. At night and for that matter any time you are expecting first responders turn on the porch light, and unlock the door. Put any pets away. For B know details if you don’t it’s OK, but try your best. Describe things with less emotions as possible and be as factual as you can be. For C know your phone number and the number you are using. Say it slowly it’s not a sprint you need to convey the information once and done. Slow down! And always remember the first responders are on their way, these questions are not delaying anything in fact they are enhancing the situation by knowing more. Make sure that the address number if well visible from any direction and from a far distance, first responders, delivery and ride share will love you for it. And my number one message is IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING! Do not reply on oh he’s calling. People have different perspectives on what they see and your details might be totally different from my details. You are not consuming a line, you are adding to the Situational Awareness of the first responders. Be brave… and don’t quit.

[@dirkdiggler9482]

wtf are you talking about?? He showed exactly how to do it.

[@hardcoregaming7467]

Pressed it accidentally thought I clicked screenshot but bruh it started beeping early in the morning probably good to call 911 cuz that made my heart dropped my parents are in the side of a thin wall...

[@oalgnoix]

I had my iPhone in my pocket, and I had my AirPods in my ear. My father started talking to me, so I tried to turn down the volume… turns out I was pressing the power button, and I accidentally called the cops. Almost did the same thing again. Today, I had a dream that it happened again, but in my dream the cop told me to turn it off by the settings. I woke up and turned off the 🆘. Crazy how my dream told me how to turn it off, and I didn’t even know…

[@Ari_gatcha_gamergirl]

my daughter accidentally did it had to have siri turn phone off

[@izabelburton4902]

Thank you so much as a Type 1 Diabetic was wondering how emergency services or ambulance drivers would access my medical ID ? Used to be a green button on the locked screen long ago which was easy for anyone to see if you where unconscious. Wish apple would bring this back, would feel much, much safer

[@ishcasam]

Theres an option in health or settings i believe that enables you to set this up, holding the power and volume buttons bring a slider for it to be accessed, too.

[@Orange56222]

@@ishcasam yes it’s in the health app when you go to your profile it allows you to set emergency access to your info from the Home Screen

[@Brotato612YT]

Who else came here for the sound?

[@hounddog57]

Yup. I was expecting a demonstration of it actually being used

[@abbyj7164]

It’s loud. It begins after 3 seconds if you wanna try it out on your phone.

[@Brotato612YT]

@@abbyj7164 I know

[@Brotato612YT]

@@abbyj7164 I did it before on accident 2 times

[@mehreenzaman6329]

I have accidently turned on and called to emergency number. But i cannot turn off this what can i do?

[@marianepabelona2231]

Thank you.but what to do when I accidentally pressed sos :( my iPhone is now locked. I can’t open anything in my phone.thank you

[@cvisconti4568]

Not only does it call emergency services of this might be updated… I have the iPhone 13. It also makes an emergency sound so your iPhone… Very loud.

[@chris.twentyeightt]

Would that emergency service call also appear on your ‘recent calls’ list on your iPhone?

[@Ari_gatcha_gamergirl]

how do i turn it off i had to have siri power off my phone my daughter accidentally called 911 and phone was stuck on sos

[@KysonWells]

Do not let go if you acdenly press it

[@flippy08100]

Recently walked through a sketchy neighborhood at night completely alone and actually somehow accidentally activated the sos alarm with my leg while my phone was in my pocket (?), scared the shit out of me

[@khlvrq]

Can i ask you something what happenes when you call it without a SIM card because I accidentally called it twice today...

[@jesslabrunette]

Nothing smh🤦🏽‍♀️ and stop calling if you’re not in an emergency.

[@_J.B.S._]

Ok so I have a question, but first I need to explain the scenario I was in. Sorry I’m advance cause this will be a lot of text. Ok so my phone had for some reason started lagging real bad, the screen was entirely frozen and there was no sound coming out even though I had turned it on and all. In order get it fixed o tried several things, holding down the side button, exiting the app I was using by tapping the home button and so on. Eventually I tried a trick my mom had found by searching on how to turn of the phone in cases like these, only it didn’t work either (I was supposed to push one of the volume buttons fast three times and then holding down the side button) so I initially thought I did it wrong and tried holding in the sound and side button together. And this is where I made my mistake. I managed to by mistake call sos alarm by doing this, but I could neither hear nor see anything f, the only thing giving it away was that the phone started to vibrate when I did this, so I released the buttons and took a screenshot (I don’t know why since the screen was frozen but it was as if the phone still answered to some commands despite this so I thought maybe “behind” the screen everything still worked as it should) and then just waited. I couldn’t really do anything since nothing I did made the phone go back to normal again, the only thing I could do was wait for the battery to run out which luckily wasn’t long after. When it was out of energy the phone finally shot itself down so I plugged it into the cable and waited for it to restart. When I had enough energy I managed to restart in without hiccups. Later when I checked my photo album I saw the screenshot I had taken and it was a screenshot of that red sos alarm circle that you slide, a “turn of the phone” circle as well as a cancel button, just like how he showed here. How this picture was taken even though the screen was frozen I don’t know. But here’s my question: do I have to actually pull/slide the sos alarm circle to make the call or does it make the call anyway? Cause I never touched the screen while doing this and since the picture showed the sos and the “shut down the phone” circles I figured maybe I didn’t call anyone after all. This “call” was by pure accident and since I not only was unable to see nor hear anything of what the phone did “behind the screen” as well as it had so little battery there was very little I was able to do. If the sos circle must switched then that’s great cause try at would mean I didn’t call anyone but if not than I’m really worried if what to do since I don’t know I called anyone or not.

[@gladiator_games]

Nice. I like it on iPhone 6. Where I just push one button many times than the new iPhones where you have hold two buttons.

[@artdeleon71]

Emergency number for the area you’re in?? Is 911 different in other states???

[@user-wr4yl7tx3w]

Is it not volume down button and on/off button?

[@DanielQwerty]

Can you use emergency SOS(on cellular) without a plan?

[@okedokie]

Don't quote me, but last I've seen is no. Emergency services is required to work regardless of service. You would need it connected to wifi or a nearby cellular device though.

[@thewafflemonarch2703]

“Don’t quote me, but last I’ve seen is no.” -Tyler Smith

[@okedokie]

@@thewafflemonarch2703 lol you just had to

[@thewafflemonarch2703]

@@okedokie yep

[@ishcasam]

Emergency SOS uses any and all nearby celluar towers regardless of a plan to call emergency services

[@chris-kq1xb]

when i hold my power button down the only slider that pops up is the power off mine doesn’t show the emergency sos option. can someone please help? i have the iphone se 2020 btw

[@mariacheaptanariu4777]

I have the same phone. Hold power off and top volume one

[@kevinmcdonald2286]

Hello, I’m legally blind and use voice over on my iPhone 12. My phone always says “SOS in Progress.” How do I stop it from doing that without calling 911?

[@mixmastermike2128]

when u need to watch 6 minutes to find 2 buttons...

[@grandimations7309]

It's a feature you hope you'll never have to use, but I always keep it on, I hope others do too

[@LeeHur_Low]

Press the home button 5 times works on all the iPhones, not only the iPhone 7 and earlier, but ALL and EVERY iPhone.

[@Archzed]

You talked about yourself more than the sos itself

[@Kubas2]

You don't need to press two buttons on 8 and newer, you can also press the sleep button 5 times 🤦‍♀️

[@trashypud8659]

Well you have to turn that setting on to do that

[@steven.h0629]

@@trashypud8659 Mines enabled without a way to turn that off.. The 5-clicks toggle is for Calling Emergency Services.. on the fifth click IF Enabled, a call is automatically made.

[@Engineer9736]

I think that facepalm smiley was quite much overboard

[@greencypress2]

My wife keeps calling 911 by accident. How do I disable this buttons so she can just call them the old fashioned way? HELP!!~!!!!!!

[@IsabellasLittleGachaCorner]

I reccomend to add a password to your phone to easily call the cops as when you're typing your phone password then there will be a emergency SOS button on the bottom right of your screen.

[@jasonkesser]

Whoever starts a ‘how to emergency’ video with an intro and music should be called an accomplice in someone’s murder or accident 😂

[@devinpeirce7152]

I accidentally pressed it and I hung up when it called 911

[@martinandreaskruse4446]

You should show how to set up and view Emergency info

[@mikewolf5367]

You’re gonna want to update this video since it’s been changed as of today January 23rd 2023 with iOS 16.3

[@flames6627]

When you slide it does it do a countdown?

[@lildeezn]

yes, it's for about three seconds I believe

[@scenicjax6402]

I didn’t have a SIM card in my phone, so I slid it thinking there’s no way it would call 911, but it immediately did call. I didn’t get a countdown on my new iPhone 13 Pro. Not sure why.

[@dirkdiggler9482]

Okay, but how many people don't know that the universal emergency phone number is 911? And if you're blind, wouldn't it be faster and easier to just verbally tell siri to call 911?

[@infinityzer054]

I accidentally got stuck on the switch control (sliding etc) and I accidentally slid it halfway and stopped it on the 7, I got a notification

[@chasenielsen8993]

Bro this feature scared my pants off I called emergency services I’n my sleep it was quite the wake up

[@anniejeyaraj4966]

Is there anything like this for Android phones?

[@linda1541]

Should you turn on share my location?

[@hussainanoof]

If SOS is enabled, your iPhone will automatically turn on location sharing even if you have it turned off in the privacy settings.

[@casig4484]

It’s cool until you accidentally trigger it. Thank God for the countdown and siren so I had time to cancel it before it dialed. Then I turned off the feature in the settings so it doesn’t happen again. 😳

[@jamesjames6601]

How do you do that?

[@stpstp7963]

Thanks

[@ngsch]

that intro music is used to blow up some dirty buds

[@Jimmy_Cavallo]

💥✨💥 3:43 voiceover.?? Double tap.?? Sorry but I didn’t understand any of those parts. Thanks for the great video.

[@Blindonthemove]

Thank you! Voiceover is an accessibility feature for people who are blind and visually impaired. A majority of my content is designed for that population. They can use gestures like double tap to access information on an iPhone

[@Jimmy_Cavallo]

@@Blindonthemove sorry but I didn’t understand any of those things. What is voiceover and what are you saying to double tap? This is a very important feature to understand how to properly use but I can’t figure it out based on how you explained it. Thanks again.

[@jorrala0307]

OK

[@lindalawson7400]

What would you do if you have a fall and cannot get to your phone 📲

[@lewisgodfrey1664]

The same thing they did before phones your just fucked

[@danial_jabbar]

@@lewisgodfrey1664 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheFortyAnomaly]

Don't own an iPhone, but i do have an android. Emergency Mode is just as bad. Imagine you're stuck in a home invasion, hiding under the bed when: ... ... ... *aaAAaaAAaaAA*

[@LovesDavidCassidy]

I accidentally pressed it but I canceled it quickly

[@danielworrell3438]

Does it work on iPads ?

[@smithlima5549]

Thank you for sharing. It’s good to know.

[@crazydude9502]

Real apple fans find it annoying but it is spelled iPhone X but it’s pronounced iPhone T E N

[@swantonnoodles]

Video starts at 2.00

[@aboveeesoon]

ty

[@Engineer9736]

Imagine feeling not good and you want to have this emergency function going asap in case it really goes wrong, having to listen through 2 minutes of rambling ..

[@reginaanderson9379]

thank you!

[@ColonelLucario]

Having an android phone where calling for SOS is really basic Just tap the Emergency call on the lock screen No shortcut, no sound, no location sending Nothing And people say android is better than iOS ? I doubt that

[@savedki]

- A man who doesn’t have the money for a iPhone

[@savedki]

In a Emergency you have to send location so they know where you are

[@camallen1895]

I called the emergency services 2 times today 😭 I had to turn this feature off lol

[@chonkaaa7473]

video is lagging behind the sound

[@unstable0520]

or you could just click power off button 5 times fast

[@joshuarainey6137]

Samsung kinda faster u just click power 3 times

[@HousePlant9]

I think if you spam the power button 5 times it activates a countdown

[@shadowscar9004]

Bro what about ipad I guess apple dose not care about us

[@archivushka]

iMac don't have it too... I carry whole 27" iMac in my pocket all the time and don't want to be in danger

[@lildeezn]

@@archivushka I know right? Apple is so inconsiderate!

[@Archzed]

Until a person tries to do that, a kidnapper would take the phone

[@mazhenyingdinh664]

Oh on

[@andijviie]

Are you the gay guy from modern family?

[@cookies23areyum]

Dude

[@hazelEve05]

Djamal “Malakai”

[@pazzoboy8548]

Tanzania

[@xashhcarti]

I accidentally called emergency sos in French class

[@ruinsaneornot]

As if only iPhone has this feature 😂

[@Tuberex]

3:04 3:59

[@grouphelpdigi728]

Sos calling

[@ChickenChannelBawkPog]

Apple watch

[@mariafrancescacercone5590]

All' anm e kitemmuort

[@LCL25]

TO SOS

[@Chiefab22]

I disagree it’s horrible!

[@Engineer9736]

@GreenJordan 30 A fire is still a relatively slow hazard. Medical emergencies are a lot worse, if you feel like going out then this quick shortcut can save your life.

[@ChessInstructorSF]

It would have been nice to go through the whole process. Now I know you did not want to call, but did you know that if you called ahead of time and explained what you were trying t9 do, the dispatcher would gladly go through the whole process with you and that would,d have made it a real cool video. After all we are all here to help save a life. Try it, call 9-1-1, tell them who you are, and what you are trying to do, and then say I’ll call in x minutes give them time to set it up, and for you to get set up. Record the whole thing. And the just say wow that is going to be an awesome video. You know, I was a paramedic for 33 years, (now I’m retired but still active) and part of that was volunteering to man the 9-1-1 dispatchers chair when someone needed time off longer than their allowance. And I had to coach many on what to do and how to do it to save a life. Good job! 👏👍👏👍👏

[@millanferende6723]

I am here because my GF does not feel safe on certain streets. I am disappointed to see that this feature is more focused towards "stuck in the wilderness," rather than an actual quick response, in case somebody is "assaulted".

[@millanferende6723]

"It will alert your emergency contacts, AFTER you are done with a call." 😂🤡

[@ChessInstructorSF]

@@millanferende6723 I hear you loud and clear! I at (many) times feel that the new crop of software developers who work at massive multibillion dollar corporations still lack the resources of a good research BEFORE building a product. This is so true of Chinese made products it comes so close and boom fails in a feature that would have made the product stellar. But to directly answer your question it’s because in most urban locations today cell towers are so ubiquitous that any cell phone could reach a near by tower. And there are still some wilderness areas with very spotty cell coverage due to not having the population.