Emergency information
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The Android screen for medical details and emergency contacts that others can see from the lock screen.
Google package
Personal Safety
Advanced: com.google.android.apps.safetyhub Advanced Vendor documentation
Google's safety app with Emergency SOS, Safety Check timers, emergency location sharing and crisis alerts. You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first.
What it does
Personal Safety is Google's emergency app, shown simply as Safety on many phones. It runs Emergency SOS, which can call emergency services, send your location to the people you picked and record video when you press the power button five or more times, as well as Safety Check timers, emergency location sharing and alerts about nearby crises. It also keeps the medical details and emergency contact list you enter.
Also shown as Safety.
If you disable it
Emergency SOS actions, Safety Check, emergency sharing and crisis alerts stop working. Ordinary emergency calls from the phone app still work.
How to disable it
Settings offers Disable for this package on most phones. Open Settings > Apps > See all apps > Personal Safety > Disable.
Disable it (reversible)
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.apps.safetyhubTurn it back on
adb shell pm enable com.google.android.apps.safetyhubThe stronger option removes it for your user only; the original copy stays on the phone and a factory reset brings it back. Prefer disabling: it is easier to undo.
Uninstall for the main user
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.safetyhubRestore after an uninstall
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.google.android.apps.safetyhubNew to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.
Data and battery
Uses your location and chosen emergency contacts when a safety feature is triggered, and stores the medical details you enter on the device.
Where it appears
- Made by Google LLC.
- Listed on Google Play: Personal Safety on Google Play.
Questions people ask
What is com.google.android.apps.safetyhub?
com.google.android.apps.safetyhub is Personal Safety. Google's safety app with Emergency SOS, Safety Check timers, emergency location sharing and crisis alerts.
Can I disable Personal Safety?
You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first. You can do it from Settings or with ADB.
What happens if I disable Personal Safety?
Emergency SOS actions, Safety Check, emergency sharing and crisis alerts stop working. Ordinary emergency calls from the phone app still work.
Sources
- Google Play: Personal SafetyGoogle Play listing
- Pixel Phone Help: Get help in an emergency using your Pixel phoneVendor documentation
- Universal Android Debloater list entryCommunity list
Each source answered when this page was checked on 25 October 2026.
Confidence: Vendor documentation. Backed by the maker's own documentation, the Android source or the Play listing. How we decide a verdict.
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