Oh! That makes total sense. You’re right, that was very smart thinking on Apple’s part. It’s kind of funny, I sort of freaked out when I sent out the SOS, but now I’m sort of glad that I did. It’s nice to know what will happen if I ever need to do that.
Thanks for all this info. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2020, at 10:58 AM, Jed Barton <[email protected]> wrote: > > So i found out the reason why you have to clear this, cause i called > apple accessibility to find out. > The idea is if you get transported to a hospital by ambulance, your > emergency contacts will know where you are if you can't communicate > with them. When i thought about it, i was like wow, brilliant move by > apple. > You just have to remember to clear it. > >> On 9/6/20, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Well, I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s managed to do this. Happily, my >> husband was sitting in the same room with me, so no problem there, but it >> did freak out my mother and sister-in-law. LOL >> >> By the way in case any of you wonder what happens when you send out an >> emergency SOS, all of your emergency contacts are sent a text with your >> location they then receive updates on your location every time you go >> anywhere until you turn it off, as Jed said, in settings. I guess it’s handy >> in case you’re ever kidnapped. lol >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Sep 6, 2020, at 10:35 AM, Jed Barton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Ah, i had the same problem. What you have to do is go into settings >>> and clear it. I think you go under emergency notifications, and clear >>> it. Don't feel bad, had the same problem. >>> >>>> On 9/6/20, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> This morning I accidentally sent out an emergency SOS, and now my >>>> emergency >>>> contacts are getting notified every time my location changes. 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