Your iPhone is more than just a device for communication and entertainment; it includes several features that can potentially save your life. Here are five essential iPhone functionalities you should know about:
1. **Check In**: This feature allows you to notify friends or family if you haven’t arrived at a planned destination or if you go missing during a meeting with someone new. You can set it to alert your contacts when you reach your destination or after a specified time. It can share your location, network signal, and battery life, and allows your contact to track your journey.
2. **Emergency SOS**: This crucial feature lets you quickly call for help and alert your emergency contacts. You can activate it by pressing and holding the Side Button with a volume button or by using the Call with 5 Presses option. On iPhone 14 or later, it also offers Emergency SOS via Satellite, enabling contact with emergency services without a phone signal.
3. **Car Crash Detection**: Available on iPhone 14 or later, this feature detects severe car crashes and automatically alerts emergency services if you don’t respond to the alarm within 30 seconds.
4. **Dead Phone Trick**: Even if your iPhone battery dies, you can still make transit payments using Express Mode in Apple Pay, which retains enough reserve power for this purpose.
5. **Fire Alert**: The Recognise Sounds feature listens for specific sounds like fire or smoke alarms and alerts you with a pop-up. It’s beneficial for the hearing impaired or when using headphones. You can customize which sounds to listen for, and if you have a HomePod, it can send alerts to your iPhone for smoke or carbon monoxide alarms.
These features enhance your safety and provide peace of mind in various situations.
