alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoAndroid’s emergency call shortcut is flooding dispatchers with false callsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down10
arrow-up170arrow-down1external-linkAndroid’s emergency call shortcut is flooding dispatchers with false callsarstechnica.comalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareSentinian@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoThis happened to me recently. My phone screen randomly stopped working and I triggered the emergency shortcut trying to turn the screen on.
minus-squareSmallAlmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoDude, same thing happened to me
minus-squareCmdrShepard@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s happened to me 3 or 4 times now with my phone in my pocket. Samsung has “Emergency Call” button on the lock screen that allows you to pocket dial 911 without much interaction with the phone.
This happened to me recently. My phone screen randomly stopped working and I triggered the emergency shortcut trying to turn the screen on.
Dude, same thing happened to me
It’s happened to me 3 or 4 times now with my phone in my pocket. Samsung has “Emergency Call” button on the lock screen that allows you to pocket dial 911 without much interaction with the phone.