What happens if you accidentally call emergency SOS on iPhone and hang up?

[experience]

I accidentally called SOS while my phone was in my bag. When I realized it, I turned it off immediately and then turned off my phone completely. Do you think anything will happen? :((

[dustybiker]

If you hung up straight away they might assume what happened. If you turned your phone off then you killed their ability to use phone location. (AAA was able to find me in seconds after a bad accident, and I didn’t even have location on just on the line with them. I was impressed and grateful as I was out of it) They might had turned up to see if you were okay otherwise.

[LazerBean]

Wait and let them call you back if they want. Do not turn off your phone. They may just listen to you for a while and decide there's nothing wrong.

[WindAtMyBack]

Probably nothing. I imagine it happens all the time.

Is it really called "SOS"? Or is that just slang? If it's really called that I'm surprised that it'slegal. SOS has a very specific meaning by international agreement. I'm licensed by the FCC and those distress calls were part of the test. They are very strict on that sort of thing.

[AI Opinion]

What happens if you accidentally hit emergency SOS on iPhone?

If you accidentally hit emergency SOS on iPhone, don't worry!

Here's what will happen:

1. A loud alarm will sound, alerting anyone nearby that you're in trouble.

2. Your iPhone will call 911, and send a text message to your emergency contacts with your current location.

3. The screen will display "Emergency SOS" and a countdown timer. If you keep holding down the buttons, the timer will count down and eventually call 911. If you let go, the alarm will stop and no one will be notified.

So, if you accidentally hit emergency SOS on your iPhone, just remember that help is on the way!

How do I get rid of emergency SOS on iPhone?

If you accidentally trigger Emergency SOS on your iPhone, you can cancel the call by tapping the "Stop" button in the bottom left corner of the screen.

If you don't see the "Stop" button, it means the emergency call has already gone through and you'll need to wait for it to end.

To prevent accidentally triggering Emergency SOS in the future, you can disable the feature entirely. Open the Settings app and go to Emergency SOS. Then, toggle the switch next to "Call with Side Button" to the off position.

[bolverk]

Do not know as I've never dealt with Emergency services in the US, But in the UK I'd stay on the line and explain that it was a miss-dial, if you do not the police will try to backtrack the call just in case there is something untoward going on.

[Mangospacho]

Most likely nothing. If you call from a landline and hang up, they might send someone over to the physical address. If it’s from a mobile phone, probably nothing will happen unless there was a sound like distress. I called 911 by accident twice and hung up and when I called back to let them know there wasn’t an emergency, they sounded like they didn’t think anything was wrong in the first place.

[Crafteroon]

Probably not. If you accidentally call emergency services, they might call you back to check the situation. Turning your phone off is the dumbest thing to do. I understand you're embarrassed, but just own to it and admit an accident happened.

[Valso]

There's no chance ever that could happen with my phone. It's always locked with a password when I'm not using it, so accidental calls are simply impossible. For that reason I don't know what could happen in such a situation.

[andreasderjuengere]

FBI will soon turn up and torture you. You will lose your citizens' rights, and disappear from public for a decade or so.

[whereismyjohnny]

Nothing. I called it a couple of times accidentally, and nothing happened.

[Lynn2001]

I’ve accidentally called before. I just hung up and one time they called back and I explained it, they said it was okay

[maximumpower]

If you haven't heard anything by now, you likely won't.

[Phoenix98]

No clue never had it happen.

[Sarahplus2]

They might call back, if not don't worry about it

[Subarugirl]

Generally thy will call you back…

[driven159]

No, they don't have time to look into it

[legalboxers]

did the cops come?

[Anonymous]

Probably nothing.