Safety Assistance - Samsung Galaxy Note 4 User Manual

Safety Assistance

Safety assistance is intended to help users send a quick notice of their approximate location and visual
surroundings to the mobile phone of an emergency contact chosen in advance.
Important: This feature is only for your convenience and is not intended as, nor should it be treated as, a
substitute for emergency calls to the authorities.
1. From home, tap
2. Tap Safety assistance and follow the prompts to assign at least one primary contact.
3. Configure your Safety assistance options:
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Emergency mode: Save power during an emergency by using a minimal Home screen
layout and limiting the number of usable apps.
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Geo News: Get news about extreme weather conditions that may affect you. You can enable
pop-ups notifications as well.
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To use Geo News, follow the prompts to download and install the Geo News app.
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Send help messages: Send a quick notice of your approximate location and visual/auditory
surroundings to the mobile phone of the Emergency contact that you have created. Press the
Power/Lock key 3 times in a row to send an emergency message to your emergency contact:
You should still make an emergency call to the appropriate authorities if needed. Tap the
ON/OFF switch to turn the option on or off. The following additional options are available:
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Send pictures: Send pictures from the front and rear cameras to your emergency
contact when you press the Power/Lock key 3 times in a row.
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Send sound recording: Send a sound recording to your emergency contact when you
press the Power/Lock key 3 times in a row.
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Manage primary contacts: Create and maintain emergency contact information. To use
Safety assistance, you must have at least one emergency contact saved in Contacts. Follow
the prompts to set up emergency contact(s) if you do not already have them.
Note: Tap More options > Help for more information about using the safety assistance feature.
Settings
Apps > Settings.
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