Instructions for adding emergency contacts to iPhone or Apple Watch

To easily inform your loved ones about unexpected incidents, add their contacts to the Emergency contacts (contacts in case of SOS use).

Recently, Apple has equipped the SOS feature (named after morse code) for both iPhone and Apple Watch to assist users in emergencies. When SOS is activated it will call the nearest emergency service or notice attached your location to the close contacts. (You should only use this feature in real emergency situations, do not use it for joking calls.)

Both iPhone and Apple Watch have the ability to automatically find the phone number of the nearest emergency service department by determining your current location. However, they cannot automatically select close contacts. If you want to notify any family member or friend, you must manually add them to your contact list. And here are the steps.

Instructions for adding emergency contacts on iPhone

The emergency contacts in the Health app will automatically be selected as the contact list when you activate Emergency SOS on the iPhone. Individuals on the list will always be notified of your current location.

1. Open the Health app on your iPhone.
2. Select Medical ID card.
3. Select Edit in the upper right corner.
4. Select Edit Medical ID .

5. Scroll down to Emergency Contacts and click Add emergency contact .
6. Select the contact you want to add to the emergency contact list from the phonebook
7. Select a related relationship from the Relationship page.

If you want to add more contacts, you can follow the same steps.

See more:

1. How to use iMessage on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac and Apple Watch
2. How to set up a new Apple Watch
3. Find the lost Apple Watch with the Find My iPhone app