Settings 186Safety AssistanceSafety assistance is intended to help users send a quick notice of their approximate location and visualsurroundings to the mobile phone of an emergency contact chosen in advance.Important: This feature is only for your convenience and is not intended as, nor should it be treated as, asubstitute for emergency calls to the authorities.1. From home, tap Apps > Settings.2. Tap Safety assistance and follow the prompts to assign at least one primary contact.3. Configure your Safety assistance options: Emergency mode: Save power during an emergency by using a minimal Home screenlayout and limiting the number of usable apps. Geo News: Get news about extreme weather conditions that may affect you. You can enablepop-ups notifications as well.• To use Geo News, follow the prompts to download and install the Geo News app. Send help messages: Send a quick notice of your approximate location and visual/auditorysurroundings to the mobile phone of the Emergency contact that you have created. Press thePower/Lock key 3 times in a row to send an emergency message to your emergency contact:You should still make an emergency call to the appropriate authorities if needed. Tap theON/OFF switch to turn the option on or off. The following additional options are available:• Send pictures: Send pictures from the front and rear cameras to your emergencycontact when you press the Power/Lock key 3 times in a row.• Send sound recording: Send a sound recording to your emergency contact when youpress the Power/Lock key 3 times in a row. Manage primary contacts: Create and maintain emergency contact information. To useSafety assistance, you must have at least one emergency contact saved in Contacts. Followthe prompts to set up emergency contact(s) if you do not already have them.Note: Tap More options > Help for more information about using the safety assistance feature.
