In Case of Emergency (ICE) on Smartphone’s Lock Screen

by Chris Guld, www.GeeksOnTour,com

Do you have a phone number in your contact list identified as ICE for In Case of Emergency?

You should. But, that’s not all. If you are in an accident and emergency personnel look at your smartphone, they probably can’t see your contact list because they need to know your password to get beyond the “Lock” screen. There are a couple of techniques for adding the emergency contact number to your Lock screen

Android:

It’s very easy to add a contact number to your Lock Screen:

• System Settings
• Lock Screen
• Owner Information: Whatever you type here will appear at the top of your Lock Screen. e.g. In Case of Emergency, call my husband Jim at 555-555-5555

There are also several Apps:

• ICE In Case of Emergency by Clusor for Free. In addition to contact info, medical conditions and medications, this App includes an Alarm feature where you can send a text message to all your emergency contacts and include your current location.
•  ICE: In Case of Emergency by Appventive for $3.99 This app allows you to put emergency contacts on your lock screen and their numbers can be dialed right from that screen. It also provides places to enter insurance info and medications and conditions.

iPhone:

If you have an iPhone and you have iOS 8 installed, then you have an App called Health. If you open that and tap the Medical ID option, you can enter your name, an emergency contact, and any medical conditions that may be important. Turn on the option to Show When Locked, then this information will be displayed when someone taps the Emergency link on your Lock screen.

 

There are also some Apps to check out:

• ICE (In Case of Emergency) By Minute Apps LLC Free 
• ICE Standard with Smart911™ - The Official In Case of Emergency Standard Card App for iPhone
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Do It Yourself!

Here’s a little trick … you can take a picture of an existing ICE card, or simply write the information on a card and take a picture of it. Then use that picture as the wallpaper on your lock screen!

To set Lock screen wallpaper on Android:

• Settings –> Walpaper –> Lock screen –> From Gallery –>Tap the picture of your ICE card –> Set as Wallpaper

To set Lock screen wallpaper on iPhone

• Settings –>Wallpaper –>Choose a New Wallpaper –> Tap on Photos –> Tap the photo of your ICE card –>Set Lock Screen
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There you have it! Several different choices for adding your Emergency information to the lock screen of your smartphone. Just pick one and do it. It could save your life!