The Emergency SOS feature is pretty useful when you’re in a critical situation and need help like an accidental case, thief or thug case, any safety precaution, etc. Apple take this feature seriously and includes it on every iPhones those running on iOS 11 or later. As we all know that Apple has launched recently its latest flagship devices called iPhone 11‌, ‌iPhone 11 Pro‌, and ‌iPhone 11‌ Pro Max. So, if you’re an iPhone 11 series user then check out How to Activate Emergency SOS on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max.

Activating the Emergency SOS on your ‌iPhone‌ will automatically call the local emergency number and sends a text message with your location information to the emergency contacts. Make sure that you should only use this feature when you’re in deep trouble or need someone to help genuinely. For this reason, you should only use it when you’re in danger or facing a genuine emergency. Now, check out the steps below to activate this feature.

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In some of the countries and regions, you may have to choose the service that you prefer to keep under the Emergency SOS alert. For instance, if you’re an iPhone user in China mainland, you can choose services like Police, Fire, or Ambulance. As these are one of the most important services for anyone, you can choose any of these services in other countries as well.

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Meanwhile, you add emergency contacts as well for the Emergency SOS system. As we already mentioned that if you add emergency services or contacts, they will get a call from you. After the call ends, they will also receive a text message containing your current location. Additionally, if you enter into the SOS mode periodically after enabling it, your emergency contacts will get notified with your location changes.

  • Press and hold the Side/Power button and one of the Volume buttons until the Emergency SOS slider comes out.
  • Slide the Emergency SOS slider from left to right side to activate the feature.
  • Now, if you don’t want the Emergency SOS to automatically call emergency services or contacts when you slide the button, make sure to disable the auto call option.
  • Go to the device Settings > Emergency SOS > Disable Auto Call.

Stop Sharing Emergency Location

When you activate the Emergency SOS feature on your iPhone, it reminds you to stop location sharing in every 4 hours for a full day (24 hours). In order to do this, tap on the Status bar > select “Stop Sharing Emergency Location”.

  • Now, if you don’t want the Emergency SOS to automatically call emergency services or contacts when you slide the button, make sure to disable the auto call option.
  • Go to the device Settings > Emergency SOS > Disable Auto Call.

Cancel Emergency Calling

If you’ve placed the emergency call by mistake and want to stop calling, you can tap on the Call End button. Next, you have to confirm to stop calling.

That’s it, guys. We hope you’ve found this guide really useful for your iPhone 11 lineup device. If you’ve any queries, let us know in the comments below.