You need to know about this Samsung Galaxy feature that could save your life. There’s an SOS mode built into the flashlight, as long as you know the right settings to turn on.
Did you know that your Samsung Galaxy smartphone or tablet is hiding a little-known flashlight feature? Your phone’s flashlight is an SOS beacon, which flashes the Morse code SOS signal.
Samsung Galaxy feature that could save your life
Many would say that you could just use your flashlight to blast out the SOS code manually, but what if you’ve forgotten it in the panic of the moment? That’s where this feature could prove to be lifesaving.
Samsung has not built the SOS feature into the standard flashlight which you’d enable through your quick access panel or lock screen.
To enable this feature, you need to use the Edge panels function — these are on by default, but not the one which features the SOS torch.
You will need to enable a specific Edge panel which is buried within the Settings menus. Open the Settings app and tap Display.
Scroll down to Edge panels. They’re set to on by default. You can still toggle on Edge panels and then tap the Edge panels text to enter the menu.
You can Tap Panels to choose which panels are included in Edge panels. By default, it’s only Apps. Swipe along the list and tap Tools to enable this panel.
Edge panels on Samsung phones
Edge panels are activated by swiping in from a specific location on the screen — the position where you swipe from is called the handle.
Once the Edge panel accessibility is sorted, Tap the three dots symbol and then tap Flashlight. An SOS symbol will appear at the bottom of the panel. Tap the SOS symbol to enable the SOS beacon.