4 cell backup turns you probably did not know

You never know if any of these tips could come to your help in times of crisis.


Most of us have a mobile phone, right? But most of us know how to use our mobile phones in urgent crisis situations? Probably not. In the middle of thecoronavirus pandemicThis helps to stay very informed and ready to use each tool available. Here are five easy and neglected tips to know how to use your mobile phone in case of emergency.

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Iphones have special warning signals.

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If you have an iPhone 7 or earlier, quickly press the side (or top) button five times in a rowInitiate a call for emergency services. If you have an iPhone 8 or later, press and hold the side button and one of the volume buttons until the EMERGENCY SOS cursor appears, then drag the SOS Emergency cursor to call 911 . If you continue to put on the side button and the volume button. And do not slide the cursor, a countdown begins and an alert will sound. If you keep the buttons down to the end of the countdown, your iPhone automatically calls emergency services.

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And Androids will send messages to four emergency contacts.

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For Android devices, the service is different. The SOS Android feature will not call 911 for you, but the phone will capture photos and audio.send text messages up to four people you designate. The only thing is that you must define all this before the urgency occurs.

3
You can test the signal of your phone without these bars.

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The bars present themselves, but you can not go through a text or call? Really youcanSee specifically how strong your signal is with this easy tip: Call * 3001 # 12345 # *, which will launch something called theTest tool on the ground. At the top on the left side of your screen, you will see a sign '-' tracking of a number, which indicates if you have a signal where you are. A score of -50 is ideal, with a -120 being very poor.

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Always keep your phone in case of emergency.

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You can not make a call? Keep your phone on! If you are in an emergency situation, there is a chance that someone comes to search for you. Smartphones are all delivered with GPS services, which can be relatively easily followed by the authorities looking for your position.

Want to know more about how to be ready in the case of an emergency? To verifyPrepared uncomwinished: your guide go to-to-to to to sery safe in a dangerous worldthroughBill Stanton.


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