{"id":427565,"date":"2022-04-06T20:50:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T17:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/my-iphone-saved-my-life-everyone-needs-to-learn-the-5-click-trick\/"},"modified":"2022-04-06T20:50:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T17:50:25","slug":"my-iphone-saved-my-life-everyone-needs-to-learn-the-5-click-trick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/my-iphone-saved-my-life-everyone-needs-to-learn-the-5-click-trick\/","title":{"rendered":"#My iPhone saved my life \u2013 everyone needs to learn the \u20185 click\u2019 trick"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38492939ec4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38492939ec4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/my-iphone-saved-my-life-everyone-needs-to-learn-the-5-click-trick\/#%E2%80%9CMy_iPhone_saved_my_life_%E2%80%93_everyone_needs_to_learn_the_%E2%80%985_click_trick%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;My iPhone saved my life \u2013 everyone needs to learn the \u20185 click\u2019 trick&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/my-iphone-saved-my-life-everyone-needs-to-learn-the-5-click-trick\/#How_to_make_an_SOS_call_on_iPhone\" >How to make an SOS call on\u00a0iPhone<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMy_iPhone_saved_my_life_%E2%80%93_everyone_needs_to_learn_the_%E2%80%985_click_trick%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;My iPhone saved my life \u2013 everyone needs to learn the \u20185 click\u2019 trick&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A Brit who plunged into a crevasse while snowboarding has told the incredible story of how his iPhone saved his life.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Blakely, 41, was boarding 10,000 feet up a Swiss mountain off-piste and alone when he fell 15 feet down a hidden gap in the ice.<\/p>\n<p>He would have dropped further and likely died had he not landed on a fragile snow bridge below.<\/p>\n<p>Writing on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CbmrP3CIDQY\/\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0on March 27, Tim described how his iPhone\u2019s Emergency SOS feature came to his rescue.<\/p>\n<p>Activated using a few quick button presses, the tool automatically calls the local emergency number and sends them your location.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis past week has been a wave of emotions and introspection and I\u2019ve not really known what to do with this experience,\u201d Tim wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to @<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>le, their side button five click to emergency services \u2013 especially great when your screen is constantly being dripped on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite finding himself several feet below the surface of the ice, Tim said he still had a 3G connection.<\/p>\n<p>His mobile was able to alert Swiss rescue services to his position even though he only had three percent of his battery power left.<\/p>\n<p>It apparently took him 20 minutes to get hold of someone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/timblakey-07.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tim said that he has now returned to London &quot;relatively unharmed.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21801817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/timblakey-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/timblakey-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/timblakey-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tim said that he has now returned to London \u201crelatively unharmed.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@mrtimblakey<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They told him not to move and, following the call, the New Zealand-born adrenaline-junky gingerly took photos of what could have easily been his final resting place.<\/p>\n<p>Forty-five minutes later, rescuers were able to haul the personal trainer out of the crevasse and he escaped the ordeal with only an injured ankle li<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>nt.<\/p>\n<p>Tim said that he has now returned to London \u201crelatively unharmed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Tim said that his phone saved his life and the thought of not having access to it at the time has been \u201ckeeping me up at night\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He advised others not to be so careless.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeventeen years snowboarding, and the majority of those times spending a lot of the time solo and off-piste. Never solo again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter how experienced you think you are, it is no joke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was lured into a false sense of security which also led me to be very blas\u00e9 about researching the areas I snowboard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cIt\u2019s not fair to say \u2018my luck ran out\u2019 because the circumstances of my survival clearly show I\u2019ve cashed in every last luck token at my disposal.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-make-an-sos-call-on-iphone\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_make_an_SOS_call_on_iPhone\"><\/span>How to make an SOS call on\u00a0iPhone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"503\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/timblakey-12.jpg?w=503\" alt=\"After the call ends, your iPhone will ping the emergency service with your current location, unless you choose to cancel.\" class=\"wp-image-21801816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/timblakey-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1006 1006w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/timblakey-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=754 754w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/timblakey-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=503 503w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/timblakey-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=251 251w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/timblakey-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\"\/><figcaption>After the call ends, your iPhone will ping the emergency service with your current location, unless you choose to cancel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>On iPhones without a Home Button.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press and hold the side button and\u00a0one of the volume buttons until the Emergency\u00a0SOS slider appears.<\/li>\n<li>Drag the Emergency\u00a0SOS\u00a0slider to call emergency services. If you continue to hold down the side button and Volume button, instead of dragging the slider, a countdown begins and an alert sounds.<\/li>\n<li>If you hold down the buttons until the countdown ends, your iPhone automatically calls emergency\u00a0services.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>On iPhone 7 or earlier:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Rapidly press the side button five times. The Emergency SOS slider will appear.<\/li>\n<li>Drag the Emergency\u00a0SOS\u00a0slider to\u00a0call emergency\u00a0services.<\/li>\n<li>If you started an emergency call by accident, press the Stop button, then tap Stop Calling.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After the call ends, your iPhone will ping the emergency service with your current location, unless you choose to cancel.<\/p>\n<p>If Location Services is off, it will temporarily turn on.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/timblakey-08-1.jpg?w=819\" alt=\"His mobile was able to alert Swiss rescue services to his position even though he only had three per cent of his battery power left.\" class=\"wp-image-21801863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/timblakey-08-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1638 1638w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/timblakey-08-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1229 1228w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/timblakey-08-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819 819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/timblakey-08-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 409w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/timblakey-08-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><figcaption>His mobile was able to alert Swiss rescue services to his position even though he only had three per cent of his battery power left.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@mrtimblakey<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If your location changes, your contacts will get an update, and you\u2019ll get a notification about 10 minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>To stop the updates, tap the status bar and select \u201cStop Sharing Emergency Location.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you keep sharing, you\u2019ll get a reminder to stop every four hours for 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/5062118\/iphone-saved-life-learn-5-click-trick\/\">on The Sun<\/a> and was reproduced here with permission. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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