How to use the emergency feature on Samsung Galaxy Watch and other smartwatches

The Samsung Galaxy Watch and other smartwatches already have built-in life-saving features in case of emergencies. Here's how to use Emergency on Samsung Galaxy and other smartwatches .

Smartwatch or smart wristwatch is a flexible and easy-to-use device. They contain many great and useful features in life. If you are injured or feel unsafe, the emergency settings on your device can help. Here's how to set up emergency features on your Samsung Galaxy Watch or other smartwatch.

To get started, download and install the Galaxy Wearable or Wear OS app on your device. Instructions in this article use Samsung Galaxy Watch 4.

• Download Galaxy Wearable for Android | iOS (Free)
• Download Wear OS for Android | iOS (Free)

How to use emergency features on Smartwatch

• Set up SOS alerts with Home Key
• Detect falls and high-impact actions
• Set up health records
• Get low/high heart rate alerts

With a smartwatch, you will be able to activate an SOS alert if you are in a serious situation. However, the default emergency setting is not enabled on smartwatches and may vary across devices.

Set up SOS alerts with Home Key

The SOS feature on your smartwatch allows you to send emergency alerts to friends and family members. Here's how to set it up:
On the connected Samsung phone, open the Galaxy Wearable app.

1. Go to Watch settings > Safety and emergency .
2. Turn on the slider button for SOS with Home key . You need to grant permissions like location and contacts. Tap Continue .
3. Tap Send messages to . You will be prompted to create an emergency contact or choose from a list of available contacts. You can select up to 4 contacts.
4. Tap Make SOS call to , and tap emergency contact to enable SOS settings.

Next, you need to enable this feature on your smartwatch. To do this, follow the instructions below:

1. On a Samsung smartwatch, swipe down from the top to access the Quick Settings panel .
2. Tap Settings (sawtooth icon) > Safety and emergency .
3. Next, tap SOS with Home key and turn on the slider button. Choose how many times you need to press the Home key (above) to turn off SOS.

Once done, now you just need to press the Home key to send SOS. At this time, a red bell icon will appear on the left side of the watch face. You will hear a beep during the alarm, and the device will call or text an emergency contact number with your location data.

For all of the above features to work, you need to be nearby and constantly connected to the companion app.

Detect falls and high-impact actions

Smart watches can detect if you fall in an accident or participate in some extreme sports activity. If that happens, the watch will emit an alert, sound, and vibrate so you can respond quickly.

You need to install the latest version of Wear OS on your smartwatch. Here's how to set it up:

1. On your phone, open the Galaxy Wearable app and navigate to Watch Settings > Safety and emergency .
2. Tap Hard fall detection and enable the slider button. To detect other high-impact activities more frequently, click your desired option from the list - Always , During physical activity , or Only during workouts .
3. You need to add an emergency contact if you don't already have one.

To complete setup on your smartwatch, follow these steps:

1. On the connected smartwatch, swipe down from the top to access the Quick Settings panel .
2. Go to Settings > Safety and emergency.
3. Turn on the slider button for Hard fall detection .

In case the watch detects a painful fall, a warning will appear for one minute. If it doesn't respond to the notification, it will immediately send SOS to the emergency contact number in the Galaxy Wearable app.

Set up health records

The Medical Info feature allows you to save medical information on the watch, including activity history, allergies, device type, etc. This is an invaluable source of information when you are away and unfortunately get injured or encounter problems. about health. It will help you receive appropriate medical care.

First, you must set up your profile first via the companion app. Here's how this works:

1. Open the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone, go to Watch settings > Safety and emergency > Medical info .
2. Enter details like health conditions, blood type, and more.
3. Tap Save to create profile.

To access health information on the watch:

1. Swipe down to open the Quick Settings panel .
2. Press for a while on the Power icon .
3. Tap Emergency call . Select the profile icon on the right.

3. Tap Medical info to view details.

Get low/high heart rate alerts

1. On the smartwatch, open the Samsung Health app . Scroll down to Heart rate > Settings .
2. Select Measure continuously .
3. Scroll down to the heart rate warning section. Set high and low heart rate limits. Turn on the slider buttons for High HR and Low HR .

Above are ways to use the emergency feature on smart watches . Hope the article is useful to you.