iPhones and Android phones have an Emergency SOS feature to help you contact the police or other emergency services when needed, without dialing the number. But while this shortcut to assistance is useful and potentially even life-saving, it’s currently causing a lot of problems on some Android phones.
Speaking to the BBC, the UK police have said that the Emergency SOS feature is being accidentally activated on some Android phones. It sounds like it’s wasting a significant amount of police time, too, with Devon and Cornwall Police saying that they received 169 of these accidental calls between midnight and 7pm on Sunday alone.
