Samsung phones have an emergency mode that can extend your battery and let you access important features when you're in trouble. Here's how to use it.

Despite the massive advancements in smartphone technology, smartphones can be unreliable in emergencies. This problem mainly arises due to the unreliability of batteries which barely last a day.

What would you do when in a situation like an extended blackout, natural disaster, or stranded in unfamiliar territory? Samsung Galaxy phones come with a feature to help you through such situations called Emergency mode. Let's take a look at how it works.

Emergency mode is an inbuilt Samsung Galaxy setting that allows you to buy extra time in emergencies. This setting will optimize your device to save battery power for as long as possible while you seek help.

It’s almost identical to Samsung’s maximum power-saving mode but with the ability to send a distress signal with one touch. You can send an emergency alarm, have quick access to the flashlight, send your coordinates as a text message, and make emergency calls.

When you activate the Emergency mode, your phone cuts out or tones down activities that may drain your battery. It will reduce the screen brightness, change your theme to dark mode, reduce the screen resolution, and only allow you to use specific essential apps.

You’ll be limited to the following apps: Emergency alarm, Phone, Messages, Samsung Internet, Maps, Clock, Calculator, Torch, and some messenger apps like Facebook and WhatsApp. Emergency calling will also be quickly accessible in this mode.

The Emergency alarm is quite loud once you activate it, as any SOS alarm should be. If you have any emergency contacts saved, you or someone else can access them without having to unlock your phone.

Setting up Emergency mode is possible within seconds. Here’s how to go about it:

Once you’re in the clear and don’t need Emergency mode anymore, you can turn it off as easily as you turned it on in one of these two ways:

Emergency mode on your phone could save your life in difficult situations. You can squeeze out a couple more hours even if your battery is about to die as you wait for help. This setting isn’t only useful in real emergencies but could also buy you some time if you don’t have a charger nearby, and you’d want your phone to stay on for as long as possible.

Born and raised in Kisii, Kenya, Brian holds a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science. He's been writing tech tutorials since 2017 on his own publication prior to joining MUO as a Staff Writer.

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