Samsung Galaxy S8 - Manual (Page 101)

94 Apps
Send SOS Messages
Send a message with your location to designated
contacts when you are in an emergency situation.
To enable SOS messages:
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap Settings > Advanced features > Send SOS
messages, and On/Off to enable this feature.
3. Tap Send messages to > Add and add recipients by
creating new contacts or selecting from Contacts.
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To include a picture from your front and
rear camera in your SOS messages, tap
Attach pictures.
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To include a 5 second audio recording in your
SOS message, tap Attach audio recording.
To send an SOS message:
► Press the Power key quickly three times.
View New Messages
When you receive a new message, New message
appears on the Status bar.
To view the message:
► Open the Notification panel and tap the message.
For more information, see “Notification Panel” on
page 22.
– or –
From a Home screen, tap Messages, and then
tap the new message to view it.
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To play a multimedia message attachment
(audio or video), tap Play.
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To scroll through the list of messages, swipe up
or down the page.