Samsung 2022 A Series User Manual page 62

If you ever experience a true emergency, such as a flood or earthquake, you may not have the time to make a phone call or send out a text.
Because of this, you should set up the SOS messages feature on your phone. It will send out an SOS alert to emergency contacts, so they will
know something is wrong. All you have to do is press the Side key or Power key a couple times to send out the alert.
To set up SOS messages, first navigate to and open
1.
Tap the switch at the top of the screen; read the information and then tap
2.
Review the required permissions, and then tap
3.
Make or choose your emergency contact - they will be the one who receives the SOS alerts. If desired, you can add multiple contacts.
4.
Tap Back , and then adjust the different settings. For example, you can adjust how many times you need to press the Side key or Power
5.
key before an alert is sent. Or, you can decide if you'd like to attach images or an audio recording to the SOS message.
If you are ever in an emergency and want to send an SOS message, press the
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send an SOS message to your designated contact(s).
Note: The phone must have an active SIM card in order to send an SOS alert. When using the SOS feature, your location, photo, and voice
recording will be sent the first time a call is made. It will send updated locations (every 30 minutes for a span of 24 hours) until the alert is
stopped. This also applies to Galaxy watch devices.
Settings . Tap Safety & emergency
Continue
Start . From here, select either
, and then tap Send SOS messages
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Create contact or Select from contacts
Side key or Power key three or four times rapidly. This will
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