All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission. Reading time 4 minutes We ...

Emergencies can strike at any moment, catching us off guard and leaving little time to react. Whether it's a health crisis, an accident, or an unexpected threat, having a quick response plan in place ...

With yet another hurricane bearing down on the U.S., this time it's Milton that has the entire Florida peninsula in its sights, it's a good time to remind everyone who's upgraded to iOS 18, and has an ...

Smartphones come with several features baked into the operating system that can be useful during emergencies. These go above and beyond the simplest thing you'll do in an emergency: call 911 or your ...

Imagine you’re out hiking in a remote area when you suddenly witness a friend take a serious fall. They’re unable to move, and you’re unsure of the extent of their injuries. In the past, you might ...

Hurricanes often leave a path of physical damage to impacted regions, power blackouts and cell service outages that could last for days after a storm hits. As Florida residents prepared for impact ...

Following Hurricane Milton's landfall in Florida, here's how to make sure you can send messages via satellite if you have no cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology ...

Google is working on a new feature that will allow you to share live video with emergency services. It appears the feature will work similarly to the Emergency SOS Live Video feature Apple introduced ...