Setting and Emergency Contact Info in Android

Android now makes setting Emergency Contact Info a breeze, no need to dig deep into Settings anymore.

Commonly referred to as ICE info, In-Case of Emergency, this info is easily set by holding your Power button (or maybe volume+power, if power by itself is now your assistant button) and choosing the ✳ Emergency option. That’s it!

This ✳ Emergency option in the power menu (or volume+power menu) is also how you can open up and view stored emergency info on someone’s android phone, even if their phone is locked (provided they went here and set the info first, so you should do it!)

This opens the emergency dialer, which is restricted to only call emergency contact numbers. The point being if someone was to use your phone while you were incapacitated, they could contact emergency services or people you’ve designated as emergency contacts on your phone.

To set those emergency contacts, choose the Emergency Information button at the top of the dialer:

I’ve cropped my information out of view, although rest assured that if you were to find me unconscious, you’d be able to see the details without unlocking my phone.

In addition to the emergency contact info, I’ve also set a lock screen message on my phone with alternate contact info (email, twitter), so that if my phone was to become lost, a good Samaritan would be able to contact me and let me know.