Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoHaving ICE (In Case of Emergencies) in your phone contacts might give off the wrong impression to people now.message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down18
arrow-up175arrow-down1message-squareHaving ICE (In Case of Emergencies) in your phone contacts might give off the wrong impression to people now.Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 days agoI never understood why people did that, your phone is locked how are they going to see the contact?
minus-squareHM King Charles III DG FD@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 hours agoYou can set up emergency information on your phone with contacts and even medical info and address, which doesn’t need to be unlocked in order to view
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 hours agoYou still wouldn’t need ice
minus-squareHM King Charles III DG FD@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoDo people actually call them ICE?
minus-squareNotyou@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·2 days agoPhones that are locked can still be used to call 911 and whoever you put in your emergency contact.
minus-squaremyplacedk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoYes, this advice seems out of date now. Maybe your lock screen has an ICE function, otherwise just put it on your lock screen as plain text.
minus-squareReturn_of_Chippy@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoWhen I got my first phone in high school, your phone being locked was not a thing(over a decade ago). My parents made me put them a neighbor and a couple relatives in as ICE.
minus-squareWalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoThere’s an emergency call thing for calling 911 (or whatever it is in your region?) or ICE contacts I believe.
I never understood why people did that, your phone is locked how are they going to see the contact?
You can set up emergency information on your phone with contacts and even medical info and address, which doesn’t need to be unlocked in order to view
You still wouldn’t need ice
Do people actually call them ICE?
Phones that are locked can still be used to call 911 and whoever you put in your emergency contact.
Yes, this advice seems out of date now.
Maybe your lock screen has an ICE function, otherwise just put it on your lock screen as plain text.
When I got my first phone in high school, your phone being locked was not a thing(over a decade ago). My parents made me put them a neighbor and a couple relatives in as ICE.
There’s an emergency call thing for calling 911 (or whatever it is in your region?) or ICE contacts I believe.