How to Silently Call Emergency Services on iPhone or Apple Watch

This wikiHow will show you how to call emergency services without anyone knowing, from your iPhone and Apple Watch.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Go to "Settings" > "Emergency SOS" and make sure "Play countdown sound" is toggled off.
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You do not want anyone suspicious to know that emergency services have arrived. Your location will continuously be sent to emergency services until you hang up or until the call is disconnected.
Make sure that speakerphone is enabled. You will not hear anything, but emergency services will hear the situation and send the police.
If you have to remain silent, you can use the number pad to alert emergency services whether you need the police, fire department, or ambulance. Check with your local city or county the extension codes for police, fire and ambulance.
Emergency contacts will be notified of the emergency, and your location will continue to be sent to contacts until you cancel.

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Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Go to "Settings" > "Emergency SOS" and make sure "Play countdown sound" is toggled off.
You do not want anyone suspicious to know that emergency services have arrived. Your location will continuously be sent to emergency services until you hang up or until the call is disconnected.
Make sure that speakerphone is enabled. You will not hear anything, but emergency services will hear the situation and send the police.
If you have to remain silent, you can use the number pad to alert emergency services whether you need the police, fire department, or ambulance. Check with your local city or county the extension codes for police, fire and ambulance.
Emergency contacts will be notified of the emergency, and your location will continue to be sent to contacts until you cancel.

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Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Silent calling does not work on Apple Watch.
You do not want anyone suspicious to know that emergency services have arrived. Your location will continuously be sent to emergency services until you hang up or until the call is disconnected.
You will not hear anything, but emergency services will hear the situation and send the police.
If you have to remain silent, you can use the number pad to alert emergency services whether you need the police, fire department, or ambulance. Check with your local city or county the extension codes for police, fire and ambulance.
Emergency contacts will be notified of the emergency, and your location will continue to be sent to contacts until you cancel.

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Prank calling emergency services is a crime. Additionally, make sure you know what to do if you accidentally call emergency services.

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If you accidentally call emergency services on your iPhone or Apple Watch and you notice it, do not hang up without saying anything. Speak to the operator and explain that it was an accident. Answer any further questions they have.

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Panic apps, such as Noonlight and ADT Go, are more likely to send reliable information about location than location-enhanced emergency calling, which is not available globally.

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