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My phone is stuck in sos mode

How do I stop it from showing the "Your emergency contacts have been notified" message? I cannot turn the phone off.


iPhone 12 mini, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 21, 2022 6:08 PM

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Posted on Sep 22, 2022 12:05 PM

The problem's been fixed now by my pressing a combo of keys on the sides of the phone.


Having read more now, I can see that the two answers I've received would totally have worked if I even could have gotten to an unlock screen in the 1st place or gotten any response when I pressed the red time button. The phone, whenever on, would only show a screen saying emergency contacts had been notified , and was frozen that way.



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Sep 22, 2022 12:05 PM in response to askbarnabas

The problem's been fixed now by my pressing a combo of keys on the sides of the phone.


Having read more now, I can see that the two answers I've received would totally have worked if I even could have gotten to an unlock screen in the 1st place or gotten any response when I pressed the red time button. The phone, whenever on, would only show a screen saying emergency contacts had been notified , and was frozen that way.



My phone is stuck in sos mode

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