Tech Tip: 3 Steps to Make Your (or Family’s) Phone More Secure

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1. Turn on emergency and health settings

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In the event of a health problem, emergency responders can access the iPhone Health app even when the phone is locked. Add details such as your or your loved one’s name, age, medical conditions, allergies, and emergency contact information to give first responders more information.

How to set up emergency settings on iPhone

The first time you open the Health app on your iPhone, you’ll be asked to enter some basic health information. You can always come back and update your health details. Image from Apple.com.

After completing the Health details section, set up your Medical ID.

• Open the iPhone Health app and tap your profile picture.
• Select Medical ID > Start or Edit. Enter your health information.
• [緊急連絡先]to add information about the person you trust.
• [完了]Tap.

One more step: Allow emergency services access to your Medical ID, even when your phone screen is locked. Here’s what you should do:

• Open the Health app and tap your profile picture.
• [メディカル ID]>[編集]Tap.
• [緊急アクセス]in the section[ロック時に表示]When[緊急通話中に共有]Slide the toggle next to to the right to enable it.

First responders can now see important medical information.

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How to set up emergency settings on Android

If you or someone you love has an Android smartphone, follow these steps. The steps are different depending on the phone you’re using.

• [設定]>[安全と緊急事態]Go to.
• Select Medical Information to enter details such as name, blood type, allergies, and medications.
• At the bottom of the screen, toggle this setting on. You can view this information without unlocking your device to help in an emergency.

Finally, set up your emergency contacts. Just go to Safety & Emergency settings > Emergency contacts > Add contact.

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2. Always have a backup

If your phone is stolen or broken, you or your loved ones can lose everything in an instant. That’s why automatic backups are so important.

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To enable iCloud data backup on your iPhone:

• [設定]> [name] iCloud > iCloud Drive.
• Toggle Sync this iPhone to on.

iCloud gives you 5 GB of free storage. If you need more space, you’ll have to pay 99 cents for 50 GB, $2.99 ​​for 200 GB, and $9.99 for 2 TB.

To set your Android to automatically back up, follow these steps:

• Open the Google One app.
• [ストレージ]then tap[バックアップ]Scroll down to
• [表示]>[データ バックアップの設定]>[バックアップの管理]Tap.

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From there, you can choose your backup settings.

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3. Silence unknown callers

We hear from people who want to help their parents and grandparents who have been scammed. Scammers are smarter than ever, and once you’ve caught someone on the phone, it’s easier than you might think to get them to hand over your personal information or money.

This tip will save your relatives the headache of dealing with spam. Note: Silencing unknown callers means you may miss legitimate calls. In my experience, real people who need to contact you leave voicemails.

To silence unknown callers on your iPhone:

• [設定]>[電話]>[不明な発信​​者を黙らせる]Go to.
• Slide the toggle next to Silence Unknown Callers.

Now your phone won’t ring when you get a call from an unknown number. Be muted, sent to voicemail, or appear in your recent list. Incoming calls from familiar numbers will ring normally.

You can also hide the text from unknown reminders. Method is as follows.

• [設定]>[メッセージ]Go to.
• [不明な送信者をフィルター]Slide the toggle next to

Here’s how to block calls from unknown callers on your Android phone.

• First, tap the phone icon at the bottom of the screen.
• Tap the More menu in the upper right corner.
• [設定]>[ブロックされた番号]Choose.
• [身元不明の発信者からの通話をブロックする]Slide the toggle next to

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