Not to mention, Emergency SOS only gives you five seconds to cancel call to 911 on the Pixel. While understandable in an emergency situation, it is a very short period of time.

Besides SOS, here are a few other emergency and safety features you can use on your Android device. Medical Info: You can record your allergies, current medications, and other medical information.

Apple added the “SOS” indicator to the status bar in iOS 16. The move was likely inspired by its work on Emergency SOS via satellite for that year’s iPhone 14 lineup.

SOS with slider: Press and hold the side button until you see the power-off screen, then use the SOS slider The auto SOS call feature is turned on by default in the Apple Watch app settings.

To use Emergency SOS via satellite, you first need to try to make an emergency call, like 911. If no networks are available, then the Emergency Text via Satellite option appears on screen.

While the Galaxy Watch 5 has an SOS mode, it doesn’t necessarily follow the same protocol. Rather than calling 911 or emergency services, the Galaxy Watch 5 only calls a single emergency contact.

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