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by JHonaker 3154 days ago
Don't do this on your iPhone X... I just did this to test if it disabled Face ID, and it beeped really loudly with an emergency alert blip. It startled me and my dogs; I dropped it on my lap, and almost didn't get to cancel the 911 call before the 3 second timer went off.
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Not 100% accurate - if you disable the "Auto Call" function, you don't have the alarm or timer. [1]

Turn off Auto Call

When Auto Call is on and you try to make an emergency call, your iPhone begins a countdown and sounds an alert. After the countdown ends, your iPhone automatically calls emergency services.

Here's how to change the setting:

Open the Settings app on your iPhone.

Tap Emergency SOS, then turn Auto Call on or off.

If you turn off this setting, you can still use the Emergency SOS slider to make a call.

[1] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208076