Personal Home Support Centre Device Guides Apple iPhone 16 Pro Calls & contacts Turn on Crash Detection

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

iOS 18
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Turn on Crash Detection

You can set your phone to automatically make an emergency call when the phone detects that you've been in a severe car crash.

Press Settings.
Press Emergency SOS.
Press the indicator next to
Press Set up Emergency Contacts in Health and follow the instructions on the screen to key in your emergency info and emergency contacts.
Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.
  • 1
    Find "Emergency SOS"
    • Press Settings.
    • Press Emergency SOS.
  • 2
    Turn on Crash Detection
    • Press the indicator next to "Call After Serious Crash" to turn on the function.
  • 3
    Set emergency contacts and info
    • Press Set up Emergency Contacts in Health and follow the instructions on the screen to key in your emergency info and emergency contacts.
      If you've added emergency contacts, they will automatically be notified if you've been in a severe car crash. If you add your emergency info, it will be displayed on your phone's lock screen.
  • 4
    Return to the home screen
    • Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.