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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

Android’s emergency call shortcut is flooding dispatchers with false calls

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Android’s emergency call shortcut is flooding dispatchers with false calls

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alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to

Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

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

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Mine just went off by accident for the first time 10 minutes ago, I only stopped it in time.
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    I got to it within the 5 seconds before initialising the call.

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