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Android’s emergency call shortcut is flooding dispatchers with false calls (arstechnica.com)

submitted 3 years ago by DrGiltspur@kbin.social to c/tech@kbin.social

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Google says it's working on a fix, but as usual, manufacturers will need to update.

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[–] BedSharkPal@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago (2 children)

"Android 12 added an easy-access feature for emergency services: just press the power button five times, and your phone will dial emergency services for you"

Man, who could have seen this one coming?!

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[–] cptapathetic@rustyshackleford.cfd 4 points 3 years ago

Holy shit that is a monumentally stupid feature.

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[–] Punkster812@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago

I got frustrated and accidently triggered it. Very next thing I did was track down how to disable it in settings.

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