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Let paramedics see your medical details
Medical info, step by step on Samsung, Pixel and Xiaomi phones.
Why it helps
Allergies, medicines and blood type can be read from the lock screen by whoever is helping you, without unlocking the phone.
What you'll notice
Tapping "Emergency call" on the lock screen shows your medical details and emergency contacts.
How to set it up
Pick your phone.
Samsung Galaxy
- Settings
- Safety and emergency
- Medical info
- Open Settings, then "Safety and emergency"
- Tap "Medical info" and fill in what you are comfortable sharing
- Add "Emergency contacts" on the same screen
Based on reports from owners and the tech press. We have not yet checked it on a phone ourselves.
Google Pixel
- Settings
- Safety & emergency
- Medical information
- Open Settings, then "Safety & emergency"
- Tap "Medical information" and fill in what you are comfortable sharing
- Add emergency contacts on the same screen
Based on reports from owners and the tech press. We have not yet checked it on a phone ourselves.
Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO
- Settings
- Safety & emergency
- Medical information
- Open Settings, then "Safety & emergency"
- Tap "Medical information" and fill in what you are comfortable sharing
- Add emergency contacts on the same screen
Based on reports from owners and the tech press. We have not yet checked it on a phone ourselves.
How to undo it
Clear the fields in the same screen.
Labels can differ. Menu names and their order vary between models and can change with a system update. If a step doesn't match your phone, search Settings for the feature name or one of its other names: emergency information, ice, allergies, blood type, medical id.