Re:I just lost my wallet on the way home from work
by tialaramex on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @10:01AM
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On a current Android (presumably iPhones are similar) you can set information and a list of contacts, when somebody picks up a locked phone they can pick emergency and then either:
Make whatever the local emergency phone call is (112 or 911 whatever) which will work if the phone can figure out any way to make that call (e.g. it works if you have no credit on a PAYG phone or the "right" network isn't available)
OR
Display the information and list of contacts, then make calls to any of the contacts just as if the phone wasn't locked by its owner.
I wouldn't expect a random person to necessarily know this will work, but I expect police lost+found departments know it exists and maybe other types of emergency responder would know or at least won't be scared of pressing "emergency" on somebody's phone.
Mine gives my first name, and contacts for some close friends.
Make whatever the local emergency phone call is (112 or 911 whatever) which will work if the phone can figure out any way to make that call (e.g. it works if you have no credit on a PAYG phone or the "right" network isn't available)
OR
Display the information and list of contacts, then make calls to any of the contacts just as if the phone wasn't locked by its owner.
I wouldn't expect a random person to necessarily know this will work, but I expect police lost+found departments know it exists and maybe other types of emergency responder would know or at least won't be scared of pressing "emergency" on somebody's phone.
Mine gives my first name, and contacts for some close friends.