Emergency Calls, Make an Emergency Call, Swipe Lock Screen, Secure Lock Screens

You can dial the emergency telephone number in your region regardless of the phone’s cellular service status.

Make an Emergency Call

You can dial the emergency telephone number from your phone whether or not cellular service has been activated. If your phone is not activated, you can only make an emergency call.

1.From a Home screen, tap Phone.

2.Enter the emergency telephone number (911 in

North America) and tap Dial.

3.Complete your call. During this type of call, you have access to most in-call features.

Call Emergency Services from a Locked Screen

The emergency telephone number can be dialed even if the phone is locked, allowing anyone to use your phone to call for help in an emergency. When accessed from a locked screen, only the emergency calling feature is accessible to the caller. The rest of the phone remains secured.

Swipe Lock Screen

If the Lock screen is set to Swipe, you can access the call screen in a couple of ways.

1. Drag Phone upward to open the call screen. - or ­

Swipe across the screen to unlock it, and then tap Phone.

2.Enter the emergency telephone number (911 in

North America) and tap Dial.

3.Complete your call. During this type of call, you have access to most in-call features.

Secure Lock Screens

You can make calls even if your phone has a secure lock screen.

Note: The first step differs depending on the device and Lock screen settings.

1.Drag Phone upward to open the call screen.

2.Tap Emergency call to display the Emergency dialer.

3.Enter the emergency telephone number (911 in

North America) and tap Dial.

4.Complete your call. During this type of call, you have access to most in-call features.