How to Turn Off Emergency SOS on Apple Watch and iPhone

If you've accidentally triggered Emergency SOS on your Apple Watch or iPhone, don't worry, it's easy to turn off.

To turn off Emergency SOS on your Apple Watch, press and hold the side button until the Apple Watch screen goes black, then release the button. This will cancel the Emergency SOS alert.

On your iPhone, you can turn off Emergency SOS by pressing the Sleep/Wake button five times quickly, which will also cancel the alert.

You can also disable the Emergency SOS feature altogether by going to Settings > Emergency SOS on your iPhone, where you can toggle it off.

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If you're consistently accidentally making emergency calls, you can turn off the shortcut buttons.

You can disable the shortcut buttons for emergency SOS by going to "Settings > Emergency SOS" and toggling off both "Call with" switches. This will prevent accidental emergency calls.

If you're seeing "SOS ONLY" in your status bar, you don't have cell signal and can only make emergency calls.

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To disable Emergency SOS on your Apple Watch, you'll need to go to the Watch app on your iPhone. Tap the My Watch tab, then select General and Emergency SOS. From there, you can turn off the Hold to Auto Call slider. This will prevent your Apple Watch from automatically calling 911 when you press and hold the side button.

If you're worried about accidentally triggering Emergency SOS, you can also consider disabling the Fall Detection feature, which can initiate an Emergency SOS call even without pressing the side button.

Disabling Emergency SOS completely removes the automatic call feature, but you'll still be able to call 911 using the Emergency SOS slider on the watch screen. Simply hold down the digital crown until the slider appears.

Here's a step-by-step guide to disabling Emergency SOS:

Note that even after disabling the Hold to Auto Call feature, you can still manually initiate an Emergency SOS call by holding down the digital crown until the slider appears.

It's easy to accidentally trigger an Emergency SOS call on your Apple Watch.

You can disable the automatic call feature by turning off the "Hold to Auto Call" slider in the Watch app on your iPhone.

If you accidentally trigger an SOS call, you can hard-press the watch face and select "End Call" to cancel it.

However, it's better to remain on the line and let emergency services operators know you called by mistake, rather than having them spend more time calling you back.

Emergency responders often get frustrated with false 911 calls from Apple Watch users, which can delay response times for legitimate emergencies.

If you're not careful, you can accidentally hit the wrong slider when trying to power down your Apple Watch, triggering an SOS call.

To prevent this, you can disable the automatic call feature and use the Emergency SOS slider on the watch screen instead.

Here's a step-by-step guide to disable the automatic call feature:

Even after disabling the automatic call feature, you can still call 911 using your Apple Watch by holding down the digital crown until the Emergency SOS slider appears.

If you're an Apple Watch owner who's accidentally called 911, you're not alone. Emergency services dispatchers in Connecticut have reported a deluge of false emergency phone calls from Apple watches.

You can disable the Apple Watch feature that dials 911 when you press down the watch button for too long. To do this, open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap the My Watch tab, select General, tap Emergency SOS, and turn off Hold to Auto Call.

If you make a call by accident, it's better to remain on the line and let emergency services operators know you called by mistake, rather than having them spend more time calling you back.

To prevent accidental calls, you can also press the side button, and then use the Emergency SOS slider on the watch screen to contact emergency services. This requires you to intentionally press the side button and then the slider, rather than just holding down the side button.

You can also use a screen protector on your Apple Watch, which can protect the side button and prevent accidental calls.

To turn off Emergency SOS on your Apple Watch, you'll need to access the Emergency SOS settings.

First, go to your Apple Watch's Settings app. From there, tap on "Emergency SOS."

In the Emergency SOS settings, toggle off the switch next to "Call with Side Button." This will prevent accidental calls when you press the side button.

You can also change the settings for Emergency SOS to be more customizable. For example, you can set it to require a countdown before making an emergency call.