To turn off the Emergency SOS feature on your iPhone, follow these steps:
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Scroll down and tap Emergency SOS.
- Toggle off the options:
- Call with Hold and Release (or Call with Side Button)
- Call with 5 Button Presses
- Call After Serious Crash (if available)
This will disable the automatic emergency call triggers on your iPhone
. If you want to stop your iPhone from sharing your location when SOS is activated, you can also:
- Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services.
- Scroll down and tap System Services.
- Toggle off Emergency Calls & SOS to stop location sharing during an SOS event
If your iPhone is stuck in SOS mode or showing "SOS" in the status bar, you can try:
- Turning your cellular line off and on: Settings > Cellular > Your Number > toggle off/on.
- Restarting your iPhone by holding the side button and a volume button until the power-off slider appears, then turning it back on.
- Resetting network settings: Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset > Reset Network Settings
Disabling these SOS features will prevent accidental emergency calls but note that it also disables automatic emergency calling functions, which might be critical in real emergencies
