Here is how to set up Emergency SOS, medical ID, and crash detection tools on the three most common types of smartphones: iPhone, Google Pixel, and Samsung Galaxy.

Here is how to add emergency contacts and health information to your phone so anyone can call for help if you need it, even if your phone is locked.

Your smartphone can do much more than text, take photos, and check the weather. In an emergency, it can call 911, notify your ...

Your smartphone can do much more than text, take photos, and check the weather. In an emergency, it can call 911, notify your ...

Go to Settings > Notifications > Government Alerts. Make sure Public Safety Alerts, Emergency Alerts and Always Play Sound ...

Your smartphone can do much more than text, take photos, and check the weather. In an emergency, it can call 911, notify your family, and share your location, even if you cannot press a single button.

If you have an Android phone, you'll head to the Settings app by clicking the gear icon on your phone's home screen or app ...

Samsung Galaxy users will head to Setting, then Safety and Emergency to get to the right place. From there, tap Wireless ...

Residents say Kerr County’s use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions ...

If you have an Amazon device, you can sometimes use it to initiate calls. But can your Alexa call 911 for you?

Colorado emergency response crews from the American Red Cross and Colorado Task Force 1 (CO-TF1) Urban Search and Rescue ...

If you don't want that, there's a simple way out of this: Long-press on an empty area of your home screen and tap Settings.