THERE are lots of ways your phone can keep you safe online but what about in the real world?
Samsung has a host of emergency features available these days, such as medical info and even earthquake alerts.
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But one particularly useful tool is SOS messages.
This is a quick and easy way to let loved ones know you’re in danger and need urgent help.
It sends them a message, as well as photos from the camera and a five second audio recording.
A Google Maps location is also shared.
You have to press the power button quickly three times to kick it into action.
Hopefully you’ll never need it, but if you do, it needs to be set up first.
How to turn on emergency SOS messages
Go to Settings, then Safety and emergency.
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Look for Send SOS messages.
Switch Send SOS message on, then agree to the terms and conditions.
Next, you need to decide who will receive the emergency message – you can choose up to four numbers.
Tap Select from contacts if you have their number saved already, or Create contact.
It’s automatically set to attach a photo and audio clip, but if you’d rather not include those you can switch them off too.
While these instructions are meant for Samsung smartphones, some rivals have similar features, such as the Google Pixel.
Have a look around in the settings.
If it doesn’t, not to worry, there are other safety features available to everyone.
A popular option is sharing your live location via Google Maps.
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