Rescuers will find emergency contacts from your locked cellphone!

In modern times almost all of us have a mobile phone with us phone. In the event of an accident, everyone would like to be able to alert their own people as well as inform rescuers of their situation. Earlier phones had a list of emergency contacts, but today we have gone one step further. Spend some time and adjust it mobile you, with your own emergency contacts, and any medical details that would be prudent to know.

iPhone

The users of iPhone should adjust one Medical ID, which will provide necessary information for medical personnel as well as emergency contacts so they can contact your loved ones. If you've never opened it Health app on your iPhone, you'll be prompted to enter this information the first time. However, if you have missed the setting or forgotten what you entered, these are the steps to follow.

1. Open the Health app and select the Medical ID tab.
2. If you are prompted, click create Medical ID.
3. Otherwise click Edit.
4. Enter any information you think will be needed for the rescuers.
5. Make sure show when locked is enabled. This will allow this information to be available even on the lock screen.
6. At the bottom of the screen with the Medical ID, there is the emergency contact setting. These contacts must be part of it application of your mobile contacts. As you select a contact, you will be asked by the Health app about your relationship with this person.

Now, in the unlikely event that something happens to you, a passer-by, a police officer or even a rescuer would be able to see all of the information reported.

If you are this passerby, you can find the iPhone Owner's Medical ID by sliding your finger over the lock screen. If this is an older model, press the home button twice and the screen asking for the PIN will appear. Below the keyboard on its left side screen the emergency option will appear, then press and then the Medical ID.

Android

The process to add emergency contacts to a mobile Android, differs depending on the company that made it. For example, users Samsung will use their mobile contact app, and Google Pixel users must use the Google app.

Android mobile except Samsung

Open the Settings app, scroll to the bottom, and select About phone> Emergency Information. If you do not see emergency information, try this: Open Settings> Users & accounts> Emergency information.

So no matter how you got to the emergency display screen, tap the pencil icon to edit it and enter your medical information and your emergency contacts.

If the above instructions do not apply to your cellphone, lock it, slide your finger over the lock screen to display screen Enter the pin or pattern and press the button for emergency call. Similarly rescuers can view your information.

Samsung

Samsung phones are based on app contacts, for all of the above described. The setup is quite simple. Open the app and press your name at the top of the screen.

Browse to the end of it Profile where you will find the section referring to emergency situations. The first option would be to enter medical details, possible allergies, medication and blood type.

Tap save when you're done. Select emergency contacts to add up to three people to this list. In the lock screen and in the manner mentioned above you can also see the corresponding information in this case.

So setting up your emergency contacts is a very simple way to provide those who want to help you with all the information you need. However we hope you never need it.