One of the many helpful features
integrated into Samsung's latest Galaxy S5 smartphone is Safety Assistance. As the name implies, this feature is primarily
aimed at helping users send a quick notice of the estimated location and visual
surroundings to the mobile device of an emergency contact that is set or
selected beforehand.
While Safety Assistance is deemed one of the phone's important features,
enabling of it is only for your convenience and is not really intended as nor
should it be considered as a replacement for emergency calls to the
authorities.
In case you want to give this feature a
try, you may refer to this quick guide we offer in this content. Read on to
learn how to use the Safety Assistance feature on your Samsung Galaxy S5
handset.
1.
Tap on the Apps menu from the Home screen to get started.
2.
Tap on Settings to proceed.
3.
Tap to select Safety Assistance
option.
4.
Configure the following Safety Assistance options:
a.
Emergency
Mode
- This option will let you save power on your device during an emergency. Enabling
of this feature will let you use a minimal home screen layout while limiting
the number of usable apps on the phone. To enable or disable this option,
simply touch the ON/OFF switch.
b.
Geo News - This option
will let you receive latest updates on extreme weather conditions that may
affect you. To enable or disable this feature, simply touch on the ON/OFF switch. Pop-up notifications can
also be enabled or disabled, either way you want.
c.
Send help
messages
- This option will let you send a quick message or notice of your estimated
location and visual surroundings to the mobile device of those in your
Emergency contact list. Here's how to get this done:
i.
Press the Power/Lock Key three (3) times in a row. Doing so will send an
emergency message to your emergency contact.
To enable or disable this feature,
simply touch on the ON/OFF switch.
Important
Note:
While you
are given this option on your phone, it is but highly recommended to still make
an emergency call to the appropriate authorities if necessary.
d.
Manage
primary contacts - This option will let you create and
keep primary contact information.
Other available options under Safety Assistance would include the
following:
·
Send
Pictures
- Besides sending a quick notice, you can also send photos from the front and
rear cameras to your emergency contact when you press the Power/Lock key 3
times in a row.
·
Send
Sound Recording - In addition to a quick notice and
photos, pressing the Power/Lock key 3 times on your device will also let you
send sound recording to your emergency contact.
More
Hints:
In order to use the Safety Assistance
feature on your Galaxy S5 phone, you
need to have at least one primary contact saved in Contacts.
To set up primary contact(s) on your
device, just follow the on-screen instructions or prompts for you to get it
done.
For more information about Samsung
Galaxy S5 Safety Assistance feature, you can tap on your phone's Menu icon and
then select Help option.
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