Set up Emergency SOS

With your Apple devices you can get help when you need it

REQUIRES

An iPhone, an Apple Watch (optional)

YOU WILL LEARN

How to set up and manage Emergency SOS on your iPhone and Apple Watch

IT WILL TAKE 10 minutes

NO ONE WANTS to be in an emergency, but if things wind up that way, your iPhone and Apple Watch can offer a lifeline in the form of Emergency SOS. This calls the emergency services when you really need them and provides vital information like your location and medical details. It’s easy to activate and could save your life.

Emergency SOS usually needs a signal. If you do not have any, you must be connected to a Wi–Fi network and have

Wi–Fi calling enabled in Settings > Phone > Wi-Fi Calling. Make sure this is sorted before you need it.

Emergency SOS gets even more useful with an Apple Watch. If you fall, it can call the emergency services with an automated message that explains your situation, gives your location and, if you have enabled it, shares your Medical ID info. If you have an Apple Watch Series 5 or later or an Apple Watch SE and are travelling abroad, the Watch can even call emergency services for you. ALEX BLAKE