The SOS function of the iPhone has been able to save a woman after an assault
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Various applications of Apple Watch and lately of the AirTag are valued among users for their ability to protect them in dangerous situations. But clearly they are not the only ones and the testimony of a user has reminded us another function that should not be missing from our list of options in emergency situations.
As they have shared since 9t05mac A woman managed to save herself from an attack, thanks to the SOS application of the iPhone. At the end of a day at the beach, the woman identified as ** Kelli Worst decided to collaborate with a man who asked for her help to find her iPhone **. It was 2:00 am and she was about to go home in her Lyft, when she decided to ask the driver who was waiting for her and fulfill the request.
Emergency function at hand
To his surprise, the man had other intentions. Worst repeatedly called his iPhone to see if they could hear a ring. by not responding tried to use Find My because it found the number to be invalid. Thinking that he might have misspelled the number, she handed her iPhone to the man, who started making sexual gestures towards her.
“I turned around and walked away and I probably walked about five steps away from him and that’s when he came up to me and covered my mouth and nose and knocked me to the ground and laid me face down in the sand.”
Fortunately, Worst recovered the iPhone and went to the S0S option of the iPhone, who calls the authorities. Upon dialing 911, the operators heard the situation and they sent the police to help him.
“My phone in my hand and knowing how to activate the SOS function is what saved my life”
How to activate the SOS function of the iPhone
There are several ways to activate the iPhone SOS function. One of them allows contact emergency services by quickly pressing the side button five times. Doing this starts a countdown and sounds an alert if you have “Countdown Sound” turned on in the Emergency SOS settings.
You can also contact a private number. This feature is accessed by holding down the side button and either volume button. There too there is the option to slide “Emergency SOS” to make an automatic call with namethat this function can be configured by going to Settings, Emergency SOS and activating “Call with waiting”.
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