How to Handle Emergency Calls when Your Android Phone Is on Silent

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Install the app Tasker.

   You can install this right from the app store.
   
   It is free for 14 days, and then you can purchase it for around $6 or £3.99. ,,,, Erase the numbers, and put in your the numbers of people you want to be able to unsilence your phone during emergencies. , Just be sure not to go over the character/text message limit, which is usually 140 or 160 characters.
   
   Tasker won't split the message in half.
   
   Be sure to put in only reply with the code if it is an emergency. ,, Unless you want to change the keyword for unsilencing.
   
   If you want to change the keyword follow these steps:
   Find the file un-silence.prf.xml and open it.
   
   Search for "wakeupcall".
   
   Once you find that, change "wakeupcall" to whatever keyword you would like.
   
   Then save this file. ,
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   Step 2: Download the XML files that you will have to import into Tasker.

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   Step 3: Open and unzip the file "Emergency Handler for Tasker".

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   Step 4: Open up send-wakeup-instructions.prf.xml in your text editor.

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   Step 5: Find the line: 5554443333/5551234566/5559876543.

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   Step 6: Find this line: Automated message: My phone is on silent... You can customize the message.

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   Step 7: Save your edited file.

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   Step 8: You are all done editing the files!

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   Step 9: Now you have finished editing your XML files!

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