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Re:Are our phones becoming too smart to do dumb stuff? by Allezxandre on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @07:02PM (#32076909)
On iOS, just hold the button you would use to turn the phone off, but hold longer, it will loudly count down to 0 and call emergency services. You can also press the side button 5 times and it will call without you having to hold the button pressed. Works on iPhone and Apple Watch.

More info here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208076

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Re:Are our phones becoming too smart to do dumb stuff? by dankwizard on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @09:04PM (#32077825)
And as well, if the FaceID doesn't work & the PIN is prompted for, "Emergency" is available in the bottom left.
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Re:Are our phones becoming too smart to do dumb stuff? by jdsully on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @08:18PM (#32077511)
Press and hold doesn’t work if you have Siri enabled.
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Re:Are our phones becoming too smart to do dumb stuff? by Allezxandre on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @09:54AM (#32082752)
It does, just hold the buttons you would hold to turn the phone off, not the button you would use to trigger Siri.

On FaceID phones that means holding both the Lock and Volume Up buttons.

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