Hold Side+Volume

Emergency SOS on iPhone

iPhone · Handy Extras
ActionEmergency SOS
ShortcutHold Side + Volume
PlatformiPhone
CategoryHandy Extras

About this shortcut

On iPhone, you can emergency sos with Hold Side + Volume. Hold both until the Emergency SOS slider appears. It sits in the Handy Extras group and is one of the iPhone shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard iPhone conventions.

How to use it

1

Get ready

Open the app or screen where you want to emergency sos.

2

Press the keys

Press Hold Side + Volume.

3

Done

Hold both until the Emergency SOS slider appears.

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