ijeff@lemdro.idM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agoAndroid fixes Emergency SOS to prevent accidental 911 calls9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down11
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minus-squareVampiric_Luma@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·1 year agoMy touch screen randomly disabled itself and when I attempted to shut my phone off, it instead triggered a 911 call. The only way to stop it? Swiping right on the touch screen. I was just a bit frustrated and had no idea 5 taps triggered emergency calls. What a terrible event. Q.Q
minus-squareHooPhuckenKarez@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 year agoI too was having screen issues. Once i had accidentally started the call, I waited for them to answer, explained what happened, and apologized. I then stopped fuckin’ around with my broken ass phone.
minus-squareContend6248@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThat option is opt-in on my Pixel, when i read how it works i noped the fuck out
My touch screen randomly disabled itself and when I attempted to shut my phone off, it instead triggered a 911 call.
The only way to stop it? Swiping right on the touch screen.
I was just a bit frustrated and had no idea 5 taps triggered emergency calls. What a terrible event. Q.Q
I too was having screen issues. Once i had accidentally started the call, I waited for them to answer, explained what happened, and apologized. I then stopped fuckin’ around with my broken ass phone.
That option is opt-in on my Pixel, when i read how it works i noped the fuck out