This simple tip could save your life: Make your emergency medical information and contact numbers visible on your locked phone. I've been contributing to PCMag since 2011 in a variety of ways.

the folks at Android Authority have discovered that Google could implement an additional gesture, which will require users to touch and press the screen in order to initiate an emergency call.

Emergency services on Android phones could get a big boost in functionality soon. Android Authority took a look at the code for Google Messages in an Android APK teardown and found currently ...

What would happen if you were out in public and needed urgent care but couldn't communicate with first responders? Do you have an ID on you? Is there any way for them to know your drug allergies?

Many Android devices allow you to add emergency contact info via the ... for something called Screen Lock or Lock Screen Message. If your phone doesn't have a way to make emergency information ...