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Set up phone
Prepare for emergencies
Set up emergency information
You can set up emergency information for first responders or others to view from your lock screen, such as
your emergency contact and medical information (blood type, allergies).
To set up your emergency information:
1.
Go to
Settings
> About phone.
2.
Touch Emergency information.
3.
Set up your information.
Note: Anyone who picks up your phone can
View emergency information
1.
From the lock screen:
•
Swipe up and touch Emergency call below the keypad.
•
Or, press & hold the Power button, then touch Emergency.
2.
Touch Emergency information twice.
Add message to lock screen
To add your name or a short message to your
1.
Go to
Settings
> Display > Advanced > Lock screen.
2.
Touch Add text on lock screen.
3.
Type the text to display and touch Save.
Tip: Don't put your mobile number as contact info on your lock screen unless you can access your
voicemail from another device.
Send your location to emergency services
Not all carriers and countries support this feature.
If Android Emergency Location Service (ELS) works in your country and on your carrier's network and if you
haven't turned off ELS, when you
emergency responders to help them locate you.
If ELS is off, your carrier might still send the phone's location during an emergency call. For more
information, check with your carrier.
To turn ELS on or off:
1.
Go to
Settings
> Location > Advanced.
2.
Touch Emergency Location Service.
see your emergency info
lock screen
call or text an emergency
without unlocking your phone.
for anyone who finds your phone:
number, ELS sends your location to authorized
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