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Safety Assistance
Settings
Safety Assistance
Receive real-time information
about emergencies and severe
weather conditions.
You can also enable Emergency
mode: a power-conserving mode
that restricts certain apps and
functions while allowing access
to Messages, Contacts, and
emergency calls.
Emergency Mode
Use Emergency mode to conserve battery
power during emergencies. Power-hungry apps
and functions are disable, but you are still able
to send messages, use Contacts, and make
emergency calls.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Safety assistance
.
2. Tap
Emergency mode
.
3. Tap
ON/OFF
to turn the feature on.
Geo News
Receive information about weather, environmental
situations, and geological information for your
location during emergencies.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Safety assistance
.
2. Tap
Geo News
.
3. Tap
ON/OFF
to turn the feature on.
•
Geo News notification pop-ups
: Receive
popup alerts.
Send Help Messages
Send a quick alert to your primary contacts when
you are in an emergency situation.
To enable this feature:
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Safety assistance
.
2. Tap
Send help messages
.
3. Tap
ON/OFF
to turn the feature on and configure
the following options:
•
Send pictures
: Send photos taken with the
front and back cameras to your emergency
contacts.
•
Send sound recording
: Send a short audio
message to your emergency contacts.
To send a help message:
►
Press the
Power
key quickly three times.