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Police warn Android phone users over 999 call feature (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Forces say update that lets button pushes trigger calls is bombarding operators with "silent" calls.

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[–] angelsomething@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

yeah happened to me the other week. had the phone in my pocket and somehow I dialled the emergency number like 4 times. I was mortified. ended up disabling the feature just in case.