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Severe weather notifications (Geo News), Sending help messages, Receiving notifications

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Security features Sending help messages In an emergency situation, quickly press the Power button three times. The device sends messages to your primary contacts. The messages include your location information. Severe weather notifications (Geo News) About severe weather notifications (Geo News) Use this feature to receive notifications about severe weather conditions close to your current location. • The feature identifies your location and provides you with information about disasters if they occur in your area. The information provided may differ depending on the service provider in your current location. To view information about severe weather conditions and the regions and languages that the information is available in, visit www.samsung.com/geonews. • To receive severe weather notifications, connect the device to a Wi-Fi or mobile network. • This feature may not be available depending on the region or service provider. Receiving notifications On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Safety assistance → Geo News, and then tap the Geo News switch to activate it. Warning notifications Tick Geo News notification pop-ups. If the weather conditions worsen, the device displays the notification in a pop-up window. You can make an emergency call or send emergency messages to preset contacts from the pop-up window. 128

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Security features
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Sending help messages
In an emergency situation, quickly press the Power button three times. The device sends
messages to your primary contacts. The messages include your location information.
Severe weather notifications (Geo News)
About severe weather notifications (Geo News)
Use this feature to receive notifications about severe weather conditions close to your current
location.
•
The feature identifies your location and provides you with information about
disasters if they occur in your area. The information provided may differ depending
on the service provider in your current location.
To view information about severe weather conditions and the regions and
languages that the information is available in, visit
www.samsung.com/geonews
.
•
To receive severe weather notifications, connect the device to a Wi-Fi or mobile
network.
•
This feature may not be available depending on the region or service provider.
Receiving notifications
On the Apps screen, tap
Settings
→
Safety assistance
→
Geo News
, and then tap the
Geo
News
switch to activate it.
Warning notifications
Tick
Geo News notification pop-ups
.
If the weather conditions worsen, the device displays the notification in a pop-up window.
You can make an emergency call or send emergency messages to preset contacts from the
pop-up window.