How To Add Emergency Contact Information On Android Phone
Many people do not like to envision themselves in a precarious situation that would translate to an emergency. But, stuff happens. So there is bound to be a moment in life where you need help for one reason or another.
Thankfully, that Android Phone can be helpful in enhancing your safety. This blog post disintegrates Android’s emergency information tool while showing you how to set it up and finally use it on different phones. Well, it only takes a few minutes to have it up and serving you.
It is worth noting that some phone manufacturers have the ability to place the information as a note on the lock screen. Therefore, it can easily be accessed via the lock screen emergency button. Your devices may vary. Therefore, you should often check to see where the information can be found.
Password Protecting Your Phone
You need to password-protect your Phone in order to prevent sensitive information from getting into an intruder’s hands. This means creating a viable ICE number in the contacts would not be enough since the person with your Android Phone would need to understand what it takes to unlock the Phone and find the information.
A police officer in dire need of contacting your family during an emergency will not be in a position to hack into your Phone.
Luckily, most of the current smartphones come with specific features that allow you to enter ICE data easily accessible from the lock screen, including emergency contacts and relevant medical information.
And if it does not, there is always one easy way around the whole thing.
Show Your Emergency Contact On Your Pixel Phone
- Open the Settings app of the device.
- Tap on ‘About Phone’ followed by ‘Emergency Information.’ In case you do not see ‘Emergency Information,’ scroll back to ‘Users and Accounts’ where there is emergency information.
- Enter details of the information you would like to share
- For anything to do with medical information, tap ‘Edit Information’ followed by ‘Info.’
- In order to clear the information, tap on More followed by Clear all.
Using The Contacts App
Perhaps you do not know this, but there is a setting page in that Android Phone. You can always input different emergency information about yourself- particularly medical details, as well as emergency contacts. Gaining access to these settings and then getting then configured is simple.
Begin by opening the contacts app. This app has an icon that resembles people. It can also resemble an address book. If your Phone has the Google Contacts app, then you should add an emergency contact in the setting system.
Tap The Menu. This is the icon with about three horizontal lines in the left corner of the contacts app.
Setting Up Emergency Contact On A Blackberry Cell Phone
- Add the owner’s information to the lock screen. Here, you may add your name, a personal message, or any information displaying on the device when your screen is locked.
- Glide two fingers from the top of the screen to the bottom. You can do this twice.
- Tap on ‘Security Lock’ then tap on the ‘Lock Screen Message.’
- Enter your name
- You can also enter the message you wish to have displayed on the lock screen before tapping on ‘Save.’
Setting Up Emergency Contact On Your Motorola Smart Phone
The lock screen of your Motorola Smart Phone is one of the most critical spaces on the device. One of the ideal ways to utilize it would be incorporating emergency contact information. Here is how to go about it.
- Tap on ‘Settings’ and then Users and Accounts
- Proceed to Emergency Information and then set up the vital information
- To view the information, the first responder would first swipe up on that lock screen.
- Right below the keypad of the Android Phone, you can touch ‘ Emergency.’
- Go ahead and touch the Emergency Information twice.
Likewise, with other Motorola phones, ranging from 6 and above, i.e., Moto g7 and Moto e6, you should first go to Settings and then System, and About Phone
- Touch the Emergency Information
- Set up the information
- In order to view the information, as the first responder would, swipe up on your lock screen
- Right below the keypad, tap ‘Emergency’ then Emergency Information two times.
Adding Emergency Contact To Your Huawei Phone
Open ‘Contacts’ and then tap on ‘My Card’ followed by ‘Emergency Information’ and then add personal information, emergency contacts, in addition to medical information. Now that you have added emergency contacts, you can go ahead and choose a preferred emergency contact.
Adding An Emergency Contact To That Samsung Android Phone
Start by opening Contacts and then go to ‘My Card’, followed by ‘Emergency Information’ and then add personal information, emergency contacts, and finally, medical information.
- Now that you have added emergency contacts from your lock screen, you can head to ‘Emergency and then ‘Emergency Information’ and finally ‘Emergency Contacts.’
- Select that emergency contact
Unlike with most emergency information apps that are built directly into your Phone, the lock screen will not allow emergency responders to dial indirectly. And even so, it would be better to have such information than none at all. This should mean the difference between life as well as death.
Bottom Line
When it comes to health and safety, you can’t be too careful. Accidents happen often. People fall ill all of a sudden. There is that need for personal help. It could be by ambulance or passers-by.
Having an emergency contact is essential, especially if the person is unconscious or unable to answer crucial medical questions. Because your smart Phone is typically one of the leading devices that you carry around often, the information can be made available from your lock screen. The guide above shares insight on how to successfully add this emergency information to your smart Android Phone.